Deputy Headteacher

• Take responsibility for the overall management of the curriculum, working with the Head Teacher and the senior leadership team to ensure that all targets are met, and that data is accurate.
• Take responsibility for constructing and staffing the timetable
• Lead the future development of the curriculum, taking a positive and sensitive attitude to change management in order to take advantage of new opportunities.
• Provide strategic leadership in encouraging growth and responding positively to all Government initiatives, strategies and policies for education.
• Prepare all necessary operational plans, liaising internally and externally as required.
• Ensure that the curriculum remains financially viable and academically successful, meeting the needs of learners.
• Continually improve standards of curriculum delivery and student achievement.
• Develop and embed internal quality assurance systems consistent with overall school quality practices.
• Provide clear leadership and effective management of staff, including recruitment and training, consistent with the requirement for excellence.
• Ensure that curriculum delivery incorporates up to date and relevant Information & Learning Technology (ILT) techniques and meets the requirements of KCSIE & Ofsted.
• Communicate the purposes and perspectives of the curriculum with enthusiasm and energy to internal and external audiences.
• Actively promote the school’s equality and diversity policies in all aspects of the curriculum
• Comply with all appropriate policies, including the policy to promote equality of opportunity.
• Participate in and promote relevant Performance Management and Professional Development activities including conducting sickness interviews, appraisal, and supervision.
• Undertake such duties as may reasonably be required, commensurate with grade and general level of responsibility.
• Support with teaching when required
• Team Management - The postholder will line manage a team of approximately seven teachers, as well as HLTAs and TAs across all class and Nurture
• This will require delivery of individual supervision and annual appraisals, planning, delivering and leading team meetings and offering feedback on performance.
• Equality and Diversity - The post holder is required to ensure that they uphold the requirements of legislation and organisational policy and procedures and the training they
• receive in ensuring they value diversity and support fairness in the undertaking of their duties.
• Health and Safety - The post holder is required to ensure that they maintain their own health and safety, and support that of any colleagues, students, or visitors in their environment in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and the training they receive.
• Continuous Professional Development - The post holder will undertake and engage positively with relevant training and personal development activities as required.
• Team Support - The post holder will be expected to support the work activity of all colleagues . Occasionally it may also be purposeful for the post holder to support other members of the school team as relevant to the competences of the post holder and in so far as this does not prevent effective delivery against the main duties detailed above.
• Promoting the Organisation - In their dealings with external agencies and visitors the post holder is expected to uphold and promote the positive image of Cavendish View School and Ambito.
• Respecting Information - The post holder is expected to respect any information that come into their possession or exists in their environment relating to students, colleagues, and other individuals. This requires following good practice and guidance on confidentiality.
• Safeguarding - The post holder has a duty to maintain the safety and welfare of the students and within the scope of their post must ensure all organisational policies and procedures on safeguarding are implemented. The post holder has a duty to report any concerns or incidents regarding student welfare promptly in accordance with school procedures and their training.
• Student Support - The post holder will need to recognise they work in a school environment which will occasionally require them to support student related activity. This may involve direct student support or supporting colleagues in the delivery of such activities.

This job description should not be seen as all encompassing, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any other responsibilities appropriate to the post as identified by the company.