Deputy Head Teacher

Essex Primary School

“Everyone Valued, Everyone Challenged, Everyone Achieving”

 

Start date: 20^th April 2020 or 1^st May 2020

Location: Newham

 

Essex Primary School is an outstanding school committed to raising the standards of achievement as well as providing all children with remarkable opportunities through a culturally inclusive curriculum.

 

We are a large, four-form entry school with a 156 place Nursery and ASD Resourced Provision. We are located in the London Borough of Newham – a vibrant, inner city borough just 25 minutes from the centre of London, within an ethnically diverse local community.

 

The school is seeking to appoint a talented, dedicated and inspirational Deputy Head Teacher to our senior leadership team. The school has an amazing team who work hard for the children and each other; it also has fantastic, enthusiastic children who love to learn.

Do you have strong leadership skills, a love for learning, a passion for challenge, an eye for opportunities and high expectations and standards for all?

If the answer to this question is YES then Essex Primary School would love to hear from you!

 The successful candidate will:

• be an outstanding teacher with proven leadership skills
• have a clear vision which inspires colleagues and pupils
• challenge expectations to raise standards of achievement and progress for all pupils
• have a track record of successfully leading continuous school improvement

Responsibilities for this role will include:

• Curriculum Development - fostering an inclusive and forward looking curriculum in order to improve outcomes and progress for all our pupils
• Innovation in school culture, climate and attitudes to learning
• Performance management reviews, school improvement and self-evaluation
• Planning strategically for inclusive teaching and learning
• Safeguarding

We welcome informal visits from prospective applicants for a tour of the school and an initial conversation with the Executive and Associate Head Teacher. Please contact Jas Seehra, School Business Manager. Telephone: 0208 472 0322 or  jaswant.seehra@essex.newham.sch.uk

Closing date: 13^th February 2020

Interviews:  Week beginning 24^th February 2020

Essex Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation and applicants will be required to complete a ‘Disqualification by Association’ Applicant Declaration as part of the safeguarding procedure.