What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to recruit an aspirational and effective Assistant Headteacher to support the leadership of our school and contribute to our school improvement journey. The successful applicant will play a key part in supporting the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team with strategic planning and ensuring the highest quality teaching and learning outcomes throughout the school. Safeguarding children is our top priority therefore the role will include being one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads.
Thornbury is a thriving, popular primary school with an integrated language support centre for children with developmental language disorder. We have happy and motivated children who share a love of learning. Our staff are committed and dedicated to giving our children the very best. If you think you are the right person to become part of our Thornbury family, please visit our school website where you will find further details about the children, staff and curriculum in place.
The right candidate for us will be:
• An outstanding teacher able to communicate your passion for learning.
• Clear and aspirational in your vision of education, and able to articulate and implement this.
• Committed to promoting the achievement of all.
• Experienced in rigorous tracking and data analysis, impacting substantially on pupil progress.
• Able to demonstrate successful whole school leadership in school improvement.
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment that supports and celebrates learning.
• Creative, energetic, enthusiastic and able to reflect effectively on your own practice.
• Committed to a rich and broad curriculum where all areas of learning are valued.
• An excellent communicator with strong levels of emotional intelligence and experience of leading teams, as well as supporting and engaging parents.
We are looking for someone who:
• Has high expectations of themselves and the children and staff they work with.
• Has an innovative and creative approach to the curriculum.
• Ensures high levels of pupil engagement and progress.
• Uses all sources of data effectively to identify areas for development.
• Has a proven understanding of addressing these areas effectively.
• Can effectively support the Headteacher to develop and lead aspects of wider school life.
• Can work closely alongside the Headteacher to adapt and develop the curriculum.
• Understands and ensures that the needs of all pupils within a specialist provision are met.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
• A highly supportive school invested in your growth and professional development.
• A Trust culture that promotes diversity, equality and social justice.
• A supportive approach for all staff and an innovative approach to appraisal.
• Comprehensive induction and wide-ranging opportunities for professional development.
• An opportunity to be part of a forward focussed and growing Trust, author of the UK’s first ocean conservation curriculum with 8 European Blue Schools and national winner of the Community Impact of the year Trust award 2023!
Further details about the role
Connect Academy Trust
Connect is a family of 8 large, successful, and happy primary schools. The Trust now educates over 3300 children with 550 staff, in both Plymouth and Torbay. Connect was formed in 2016 and aims to provide a firm foundation for developing support staff, teachers and leaders to secure the best learning opportunities and outcomes for all children. It operates a dynamic, values-based system where each school is a giver and receiver of support. Connect is an inclusive Trust and 3 of our schools have specialist support centres, for deaf children, those with an ASC diagnosis and for those with a developmental language disorder.
Please email admin@thornbury.plymouth.sch.uk for a full application pack. There will be opportunities to visit the school on Monday 3rd February (am), Thursday 6th February (pm) and Friday 14th February (pm). Please contact us to make an appointment.
Closing date 03/03/2025 at noon.
Interviews to be held w/c 17/03/2025 tbc. Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check and online checks will be used.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.