Deputy Head Teacher
Kensington and Chelsea
Primary School
September start
Leadership Scale Salary
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity for an inspirational, motivated educator to join our exceptional team.
We seek an outstanding classroom practitioner with strong interpersonal, strategic and organisational skills, the ability to lead and inspire others, and commitment to our ethos and values. The role has a strong pastoral element, and includes responsibility for the day-to-day running of the school, safeguarding, compliance and induction.
The successful candidate will:
1. be a full member of the Senior Leadership Team, actively supporting the Headteacher in ensuring that the provision for all pupils is excellent;
2. believe in and passionately support the vision, ethos and policies of the school, helping to embed them at the core of teaching, learning and behaviour of the highest quality;
3. have an excellent understanding and substantial experience of teaching and learning in the primary years;
4. help to develop a school culture that is utterly committed to high expectations and “learning without limits”;
5. lead on a range of whole-school initiatives;
6. be an outstanding teacher with a track record of successful leadership and have excellent interpersonal skills;
7. be keenly interested in how children learn, embracing equality of opportunity and a collaborative approach to teaching and learning;
8. lead by example, sharing a deep understanding and knowledge of outstanding teaching and learning in order to develop the practice of others.
You can offer us:
9. a commitment to improving standards, ensuring that every child is challenged to achieve their maximum potential;
10. successful experience of raising achievement of all pupils through high expectations and challenge;
11. a commitment to develop all our staff through coaching, mentoring and ongoing support;
12. a proven ability to work effectively in partnership with parents, governors and other stakeholders.
We can offer you:
13. excellent career support through exceptional professional development (including additional opportunities offered through being the learning hub for Leadership & Management as part of the Harrow Educational Partnership Board);
14. the opportunity to be part of a larger senior leadership team;
15. membership of a large, friendly, hardworking team of staff; Believe Achieve Succeed – Learning without limits Updated March 2024
16. the opportunity to work with a strong, knowledgeable Governing Body, supportive, ambitious parents and carers, and most importantly;
17. the privilege of working with highly motivated, enthusiastic and well behaved children.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.