Driffield Junior School, Bridlington Road, Driffield, YO25 5HN
Interviews are Week commencing 7 October .
Are you ready to join our team? Are you aspiring to be a senior leader within a school? Then if so, we are looking to appoint a deputy headteacher from 1st January 2025 for Driffield Junior School which is an East Riding of Yorkshire local authority school.
Following the promotion of our previous deputy headteacher, our new appointment will be part of our senior leadership team and work in partnership with the school community and the governing board in our continuing drive for improvement. You will lead assessment, be our pupil premium champion, oversee pastoral care, and have a pivotal role with behaviour management across the whole school. This is a non-class based role but will involve one day per week of teaching.
The successful applicant will:
* be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to inspire all.
* be passionate about pupil progress and the development of teaching and learning at all levels.
* have wide experience of teaching (in particular Key Stage 2).
* have experience of leading assessment and analysing data.
* have experience of leading others.
* be able to work well in partnership with the Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, and Governors in monitoring and evaluating the standards of teaching and learning within school.
* have excellent communication skills that make you approachable to all stakeholders.
* be enthusiastic, positive, and a facilitator of improvement.
* be well organised and able to prioritise tasks in a busy environment.
* have the highest expectations of pupils’ learning and behaviour.
The school will offer:
* a welcoming and inclusive learning environment where children respect adults and each other.
* a supportive senior leadership team and governing board.
* a dedicated and talented staff, who are highly motivated to provide our children with stimulating, challenging, and memorable learning experiences.
* great opportunities for personal and professional growth within the school.
Driffield Junior School is a large 7-11 Junior School with 504 children currently on roll. Our school vision is based on the key principles of Caring, Learning, Sharing - Success for All. We believe that, by abiding by these principles, we allow everyone in our school environment to feel happy and safe, and experience joy and success in their school life.
Pupils enjoy a variety of individual, group, and whole-class teaching approaches depending upon which is thought to be the most appropriate for the needs of the children and which is the best use of teacher time. Each year group has a designated year leader who will be one of the class teachers in that year group, managing all activities in that area of the school. In addition, there is also a programme of support for children in the school including specific support for children with special educational needs.
Our school has an established and supportive leadership team comprising a headteacher, deputy headteacher, 4 x year leaders, SENDCo, child and family support (DSL), and a school business manager.
Our Ofsted Inspection in April 2023, which confirmed that we continue to be Good, reported that ‘Pupils, staff, governors, parents and carers are proud of the friendly and caring ethos in the school. Leaders have high expectations of pupils. Pupils happily come to school to work hard and do their best.’
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be appointed subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
If you are an aspiring or experienced senior leader and are ready for this exciting challenge, we look forward to hearing from you.
Our website has further information about our school. If you feel that you have the necessary attributes and are enthusiastic about joining us, then we encourage you to visit us to see the staff and children at work. If you would like to visit, please contact our School Business Manager, Mrs S Lazenby via email or telephone. All visits must be pre-arranged.
Online applications close on 29 September. Applications will be received at the school up until 9am on 30 September.
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This school does not have the resources to send individual notifications to all applicants who are not shortlisted, so if you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have been unsuccessful.
If selected for interview, an online search will be conducted for candidates. This is in line with KCSiE 2022.
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