Non-Teaching Deputy Head

Job Description

Are you looking for the next step in your leadership career? Are you currently a teaching Assistant or Deputy Head, ready to make the move out of the classroom to work in a bigger environment? We are seeking to appoint a non-teaching Deputy Head, to join our successful Senior Leadership team. Brightlingsea Primary is a larger-than-average Primary with approximately 650 children on roll, taking children from aged 2 - 11 years. Set in a lovely coastal town, in beautiful grounds, the school was relatively recently awarded 'outstanding' Ofsted grades for Leadership and Management, Personal Development and Behaviour and Attitudes. We are keen to keep improving and want to make our school the best it can possibly be.

The successful candidate will lead our extensive Inclusion Team (SENCO; SENCO Assistant; Inclusion Officer; Behaviour & Relationships Lead; Attendance Officer; Thrive Practitioner; Creative Play Practitioner) and will:

· have a thorough understanding of the current educational landscape, particularly for SEND

· have been an outstanding teacher who is passionate about school improvement

· be energetic, determined and passionate about improving standards for all children

· have a proven leadership track record in evaluating the quality of education, implementing change and holding others to account, resulting in improved outcomes for all

· have excellent interpersonal skills and professional integrity

· have an understanding of the expectations for each Key Stage

· be uncompromising and relentless in the pursuit of excellence

· have experience of maintaining a culture of excellent safeguarding practices

We will offer:

· investment in you; bespoke CPD to meet your leadership development needs

· a supportive school community, set in the heart of a lovely sea-side town

· the unique rewards of working in such a large primary school, complete with beautiful Nursery (providing for age 2 years+)

· the opportunity to work in a successful leadership team

· a fully inclusive, caring ethos

Information about the School

In September 2018, Brightlingsea Infant School & Nursery and Brightlingsea Junior School became Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery. We are a large Primary School, taking children from 2 to 11 years, with a three form entry and approximately 750 children on roll. This is an exciting time for our school and we are looking to further improve outcomes for our children and families. As a large school we are able to offer some exciting opportunities for staff: we recognise the importance of professional development and believe in investing in staff to help us to achieve our vision.

We are an inclusive school and strive to deliver a fully accessible social and academic curriculum. Our aim is for all pupils to achieve their full potential. We provide a welcoming, caring and supportive environment, which allows children to develop socially, emotionally and academically. All our staff play an important part in children's development. Parents are actively encouraged to take a vested interest in the school, so that together, school, parents and children can work together in partnership.