Assistant Headteacher

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council seeks an ambitious Assistant Headteacher to join the Senior Leadership Team of a school in Liverpool. The role is non-class-based initially, with significant whole‑school responsibilities and active involvement in teaching and learning.

You may model teaching and deliver targeted interventions while deployment and duties evolve with school priorities. Working closely with the Headteacher and SLT, you will drive standards, support teachers and subject leaders,

Qualifications

• is an excellent classroom practitioner with successful leadership experience
• has strong knowledge of teaching, learning, curriculum and assessment
• can support, coach and appropriately challenge colleagues and subject leaders
• has high expectations for behaviour, attendance and achievement
• is committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils
• has a strong understanding of safeguarding
• builds excellent relationships with children, families and staff
• works successfully as part of an established leadership team
• leads with integrity, empathy, resilience and a genuine commitment to every child

Responsibilities

• teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and interventions;
• supporting and developing teachers and subject leaders;
• whole-school standards and school improvement;
• attendance and punctuality;
• Pupil Premium and improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils;
• championing Looked After and Previously Looked After Children (LAC/PLAC); and
• acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
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Job description

We are seeking an ambitious and highly effective Assistant Headteacher with strong communication skills to join our established Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in the continued development of our school. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who is passionate about high-quality teaching, raising standards and ensuring that every child is able to attend, belong, achieve and thrive. The post will be non-class-based in the first instance, enabling the successful candidate to fulfil the significant whole-school responsibilities of the role. The Assistant Headteacher will remain actively involved in teaching and learning and may model teaching, provide targeted teaching or intervention and work alongside colleagues. Deployment and teaching commitment may change in the future according to the needs and priorities of the school., Working closely with the Headteacher and existing SLT, you will have significant whole-school leadership responsibilities, including:

Responsibilities

• teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and interventions;
• supporting and developing teachers and subject leaders;
• whole-school standards and school improvement;
• attendance and punctuality;
• Pupil Premium and improving outcomes for disadvantaged pupils;
• championing Looked After and Previously Looked After Children (LAC/PLAC); and
• acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).,

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Requirements

• is an excellent classroom practitioner with successful leadership experience;
• has strong knowledge of teaching, learning, curriculum and assessment;
• can support, coach and appropriately challenge colleagues and subject leaders;
• has high expectations for behaviour, attendance and achievement;
• is committed to improving outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils;
• has a strong understanding of safeguarding;
• builds excellent relationships with children, families and staff;
• works successfully as part of an established leadership team; and
• leads with integrity, empathy, resilience and a genuine commitment to every child.

If you are a collaborative and child-centred leader who combines high expectations with strong relationships and wants to make a real difference to the lives of our children, we would be delighted to hear from you.