Assistant Headteacher: Teaching & Learning

The Duchess's Community High School; Alnwick; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Duchess's Community High School is seeking an exceptionally effective classroom practitioner with a strong current teaching record who intends to continue teaching and lead teaching and learning improvements. The post requires proven leadership of professional development beyond your own classroom and the ability to drive school-wide improvement.

Desirable attributes include experience with middle leaders, safeguarding knowledge, and a track record designing and delivering professional

Qualifications

• A highly effective classroom practitioner with a strong current teaching record and intent to keep teaching.
• Successful leadership of teaching and learning or professional development beyond your own classroom.
• Experience leading change that improved practice in other people's lessons.
• Experience designing and delivering professional development for teachers.
• Experience working with and developing middle leaders.
• Ability to develop colleagues without diminishing them.
• Ability to gather and interpret evidence about classroom practice and translate research into routines.
• Genuine appetite for improvement in yourself and others, with patience for slow wins.
• Judgement to know when to hold a line and when to adapt, and the confidence to change what is not working.
• QTS, a good honours degree and evidence of continuing professional development.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding practice and principles.
• Desirable: senior leadership experience in a secondary school; ITT/ECT induction; instructional coaching; NPQ in leading teaching or senior leadership; familiarity with Making Every Lesson Count or similar framework.

Skills

Effective teaching

Leadership of teaching & learning

Mentoring teachers

Designing professional development

Working with middle leaders

Evidence-based practice

Research to practice

Adaptability

Judgement & decision-making

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Honours degree

CPD evidence

NPQ/Leadership qualification desired

Tools

Making Every Lesson Count familiarity

Job description

• A highly effective classroom practitioner with a strong current teaching record, who intends to keep teaching
• Successful leadership of teaching and learning or professional development beyond your own classroom
• Experience of leading change that improved practice in other people's lessons
• Experience of designing and delivering professional development for teachers
• Experience of working with and developing middle leaders
• The ability to develop colleagues without diminishing them
• The ability to gather and interpret evidence about classroom practice accurately, and to translate research into practical classroom routines
• A genuine appetite for improvement, in yourself and in others, and the patience to keep going when there are no quick wins
• The judgement to know when to hold a line and when to adapt, and the confidence to change what is not working once you understand it
• Qualified Teacher Status, a good honours degree and evidence of continuing professional development
• A deep understanding of safeguarding practice and principles
• Desirable: experience at senior leadership level in a secondary school; experience of ITT or ECT induction; experience of instructional coaching; an NPQ in leading teaching or senior leadership; familiarity with Making Every Lesson Count or a comparable framework