What skills and experience we're looking for
• Honours degree equivalent
• Qualified teacher status
• Excellent subject knowledge and classroom practice
• Appropriate professional development for the position of Assistant Headteacher
• Teaching experience in schools and a commitment to comprehensive education
• A high regard for young people and the learning process
• Ability to deliver/facilitate training sessions which link theory and practice
• Clear understanding of school-based ITT
• Track record of high-quality teaching
• Experience of coaching and mentoring
• Experience of middle or senior leadership
• Experience of working with parents
• An understanding of the management of change and the willingness to view change as a positive developmental process
• Commitment to and experience of maintaining the highest standard of pastoral care
• A passion for improving the social and economic success of young people in the local area
• Ability to create vision for the wide stakeholders involved in ITT
• Self-motivated and resilient and the ability to develop effective partnerships and handle multiple lines of accountability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Honesty, integrity and loyalty
• Good sense of humour
• ICT literacy, with sound competence in the use of word processing and spreadsheets, and the desire and ability to learn and develop new software packages readily
• A well-developed understanding of the issues surrounding the use of ICT in the curriculum
• Skills and attributes to fit with those of current Leadership Group
• Ambition for self and school
• A willingness to speak your mind, while maintaining absolute integrity, honesty and confidentiality
What the school offers its staff
Davenant is a Church of England Ecumenical school that was founded in 1680. It achieves outstanding examination results, has a strong focus on extra-curricular provision and seeks to nurture “mind, body and spirit”. We are a supportive school with a staff welfare programme that reflects our care.
Davenant is recognised as an “good school” by Ofsted with an “outstanding” Sixth Form. Academic standards are high (88% Grades 9-4 – one of the highest achieving schools in Essex). Many of our students move on to take degrees at university and high level apprenticeships
We are situated close to the M25 and can easily be reached either from London or from the Essex/Herts. countryside.
Further details about the role
We are looking to appoint a dynamic leader to run our very successful Teacher Training Consortium that includes over 30 schools from Chelmsford, Harlow, Epping and Havering.
Essex Schools ITT works with TES Institute and manages and supports 50+ student teachers each year in their training, including seminars, lectures and in school support. We are looking for someone who can lead the ITT team, liaise with mentors and senior leaders and ensure high quality support and learning for the trainees.
The successful candidate will also be part of a strong senior leadership team at Davenant Foundation School working with the team on strategic planning and the day to day running of the school.
This job is being advertised as both a teaching and non-teaching post. Please feel free to contact us for a visit or an exploratory discussion headteacher@davenant.org
Please visit our websites to get an insight into Essex Schools ITT and the Lead School Davenant:
Commitment to safeguarding
Davenant is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedure in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.