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Deputy Headteacher

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Randstad

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Location:
United Kingdom, Saxmundham

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Category:
Education

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Contract Type:
Employment contract

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Salary:

49000.00 - 54600.00 GBP / Year
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Job Description:

A Deputy Headteacher is sought for a small, specialist SEMH school in Saxmundham, Suffolk, serving pupils aged 11-17. The role involves leadership responsibilities, driving forward high standards, improving quality of education, and fostering collaborative relationships within the school and community. The position offers ongoing professional development opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact in a unique educational setting.

Job Responsibility:

  • Deputising for the Headteacher when necessary
  • proactively contributing to the leadership team
  • modelling a consistently aspirational approach, ensuring 'Highest Expectations for All'
  • embodying the vision and ethos of the School and the wider organisation
  • holding responsibility for Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes
  • managing resources to ensure the best outcomes
  • promoting and securing engagement and involvement with staff, parents and the wider community
  • ensuring that the vision of the School is clearly articulated, understood and acted upon effectively by all staff
  • ensuring that the school's statutory requirements are met
  • providing strategic leadership that constructively evaluates and then drives forwards high standards for 'Behaviour and Attitudes' and 'Personal Development'
  • contributing to the strategic leadership that secures the continuation of improvements for 'Quality of Education', acting as a role model for all staff
  • involving and developing others in the leadership of the Schools to embed a distributive approach
  • collaborating with other Schools within the organisation to pursue and attain shared goals.

Requirements:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential, along with extensive experience teaching students with SEMH needs
  • proven track record of successful leadership
  • adept at managing complex behaviours and creating a positive and structured learning environment
  • strong advocate for inclusive education and passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people
  • excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling collaborative work with students, staff, parents, and external agencies.

Nice to have:

  • Accreditation
  • Curriculum knowledge and experience
  • Fiscal Management
  • Increasing enrolment
  • Pastoral Care
  • Raising the school profile
  • Relationships with extended community
  • Safeguarding
  • School Improvement
  • School Policy Development
  • Senior leadership experience
  • Staff Recruitment Initiatives
  • Start-up/Founding leader experience
  • Vision and strategy.
What we offer:
  • The chance to lead a school with a unique ethos and make a real impact on the students' lives
  • supportive and collaborative working environment
  • ongoing professional development opportunities.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 03, 2025

Expiration:
April 13, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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