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Deputy Head Teacher - Alderman Knight School
Gloucestershire
School: Alderman Knight School (Special)
Address: Alderman Knight school, Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
Title: Deputy Head Teacher - Alderman Knight School
Grade: Leadership Scale 18-22
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 09/03/2025
Interview Date: 24/03/2025
Start Date: 01/09/2025
We are a maintained special school for children and young people, aged 7 to 19 with a range of needs. The school spans four key stages and there are currently 242 pupils and students on roll and 106 staff.
The school requires a new Deputy Headteacher to work alongside the Headteacher to lead and manage our committed and talented staff team including, 4 senior assistant headteachers, 8 middle manager, 21 teachers and 53 teaching support staff.
We believe this is a really exciting opportunity for a forward thinking senior leader to join the staff team and work with us all to ensure what we offer our young people is truly the best it can be.
About you
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational and aspirational Deputy Headteacher with a passion for improving outcomes for all our pupils and students.
This is an excellent opportunity for those senior staff who are aspiring to headship.
Key Responsibilities
This is a key role and you will play a significant part in delivering the school’s offer while ensuring, through focused and strategic whole school planning, the school continues to evolve and adapt to an ever changing landscape.
We need the strengths of our new Deputy Headteacher to complement those of other team members and allow them to become a highly effective and integral part of our senior leadership team.
The role will include:
- Leading on aspects of whole school self-evaluation
- Leading on significant sections of the school improvement plan
- Playing a lead role in building school-wide teams to improve provision and outcomes for
all pupils and students.
This will focus especially on the leadership and management of
the T+L teams and the pastoral teams.
It is vitally important that you have a deep understanding of how to develop an effective progressive curriculum across the phases that can support our young people for whom academic learning is always going to be hard, but also our learners where the biggest barriers for them is anxiety and self-belief.
Being an outstanding teacher who can lead and inspire staff to achieve the best for all pupils, no matter their barriers to learning, is a given.
Additional Perks:
- Membership in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support including access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Convenient Location: Situated next to the M5 on the edge of the Cotswolds, the school is
easily accessible and close to excellent shopping facilities and local amenities.
- On-site parking.
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Additional non-contact days – 6 per year
Ready to join us?
Alderman Knight School is a very special place to work and if you feel you would like to be part of our team and share or desire to make a real difference then please submit an application form, along with a covering letter through:-
Teaching jobs and Recruitment - - Eteach
References should include you present or most recent Headteacher or employer and if selected for interview these will be requested prior to the interview.
Please note Alderman Knight is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. It is now also a requirement for the school to carry out social media checks on any person short listed for interview.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please click on the website link to the right of this advert - click on School Information and then on Vacancies to apply.
Closing date for applications: 09-03-2025
Salary: Leadership Scale 18-22
Hours Per Week: Full Time
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