Deputy Headteacher Job Description

Deputy Headteacher Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Deputy Headteacher to join our team.

Ensuring that the school’s policies and procedures supporting students’ safety and wellbeing are continually updated and rigorously monitored;
Persuasively communicating a coherent and ambitious vision and sense of direction, supported by clear objectives and measurable success criteria;
Raising the expectations and aspirations of students and their families;
Overseeing the upkeep and further development of the school’s site and resources to provide an appealing, stimulating and cost- effective environment;
Ensuring that all staff have high expectations of what they and their students can and should achieve;
Taking the lead in making the school a welcoming, stimulating, safe and thoroughly inclusive community;
Identifying, promoting and embedding best practice in teaching and learning;
Establishing effective management, organisation and administration to support the school’s day-to-day running and its continuing development;
Teaching staff appraisal;
Whole school CPD along with recruitment and retention;
Line management of key faculties (to be negotiated);
Developing a curriculum that meets the needs of students, ensuring effective timetabling;
Ensuring that the use of data informs and enhances student progression;
Other aspects of the role to be negotiated;
Support high standards of Teaching and Learning.

Evidence of continuing professional development including working towards or attainment of Leadership Pathways, NPQH or NPQSL (D);
Line management of key faculties (to be negotiated);
Teaching staff appraisal;
Whole school CPD along with recruitment and retention;
Quality of Education: Curriculum Intent & Implementation;
Support high standards of Teaching and Learning;
Masters (D);
Qualified Teacher Status;
A Good Honours Degree;
Evidence of wider, recent and relevant professional development related to whole school leadership issues.