Deputy Principal in Edgware

We are seeking a committed, inspiring and forward-thinking Deputy Principal to join our leadership team and play a central role in shaping the future of Krishna Avanti Primary School – Harrow. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for someone who is ready to make a meaningful, measurable impact across all aspects of school life—working alongside a dedicated team and a vibrant, caring community.

Krishna Avanti Primary School is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. Staff and pupils at the school do not originate from any specific faith background. Applications are welcome from practitioners of any faith and from those of none. The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities of all our pupils. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our pupils.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both pupils and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our pupils to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our pupils and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all pupils enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

What will you do?

Attainment:

• Have a significant impact on pupil attainment.
• Promote high expectations throughout the school.
• Provide strategic leadership to raise academic outcomes particularly at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, ensuring high standards of progress and attainment across all subject areas.
• Monitor and evaluate progress (with other members of the Senior Leadership Team) made by individuals, groups, classes, year groups and the whole school.
• Ensure that challenging short and long-term targets are in place for individuals, groups, classes, phase groups and the whole school.
• Support an approach to learning that promotes children in being active and responsible learners: excited, involved and motivated.
• Take part in school-based induction, relevant training and development, and assessment of performance in accordance with school policy and practice.
• Maintain personal continuous professional development and share this learning with colleagues.

Leading Teaching:

• Working with the Head of School and Senior Leadership Team to develop an outstanding teaching and support team.
• Be an exemplary and outstanding teacher in the classroom.
• Set high expectations for all teachers and support staff.
• Work with the Senior Leadership Team and Extended Leadership Team to set appropriate targets.
• Monitor and evaluate the standard of teaching and its effectiveness in securing individual and school targets, identifying and organising professional development and training needs as required.
• Enhance standards of teaching through positive feedback and the commitment to a consistent approach to the development of pedagogy.
• Work with the Principal to recruit and develop the best available staff and deploy them effectively.
• Undertake the line management of designated staff, to include performance management in accordance with the school’s performance management framework for teaching and support staff, in order to raise standards, develop staff expertise and support individual career aspirations.

Provision:

• Develop an outstanding curriculum and learning environment.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of the National Curriculum and effective use of data tools such as FFT and Insight to inform strategic decision-making.
• Lead a subject or phase, if/when required, in which children achieve high standards, are motivated and excited by their learning.
• Work with the whole staff team to develop a creative, relevant and ambitious curriculum that meets the immediate and long-term learning needs of the children.
• Share the whole school responsibility to ensure a positive ethos, with high expectations for good behaviour including the religious life of the school.
• Maintain and develop further the highly inclusive ethos and practice of Avanti Schools Trust.
• Work with other members of the SLT and ELT to deliver an exciting and interactive curriculum and learning environment.
• Create positive relationships with members of the local community.
• Support parents to support and challenge their children in order to raise aspirations and enhance attainment.
• Draft policies that meet the overall vision, values and priorities of the school, as agreed by the School Stakeholder Committee and Trust Board, selecting objectives that result in successful implementation.

Accountability:

• Accept personal and team accountability; reporting accurately, openly and honestly to the SLT, School Stakeholder Committee, the Avanti Schools Trust and Ofsted.
• Support the Principal in meeting responsibilities; prepare reports and collate evidence, support the drafting of self-evaluation documents, devise objectives and evaluate progress towards those objectives.
• Secure best value and manage designated budgets, efficiently and effectively by careful selection and use of physical resources in accordance with the financial regulations of the school.

Partnership - Secure the best for the children:

• Further develop the reputation of the school in the local and wider community.
• Foster partnership with schools in the locality and wider community in order to undertake joint professional development for the benefit of children and staff.

Safeguarding - Lead pupils to a safe and happy lifestyle:

• As part of the leadership team, ensure the highest standards of safeguarding practice and compliance across the school.
• Share and support the corporate responsibility for the wellbeing, safety and discipline of all children in accordance with the values, culture, ethos, equal opportunities and inclusion policies of the school.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures adopted are fully implemented by all staff, visitors and volunteers.
• Follow adopted procedures for reporting concerns about any child’s wellbeing.
• Maintain the safety of children and staff by ensuring appropriate action is taken to identify, analyse, minimise and manage any risks to health, safety and security in the working environment and in off-site school activities.

Overall:

• In the absence of the Principal, if required, assume the role and responsibilities of the Principal.
• Accept any other delegated responsibilities or tasks that might be reasonably required of the Deputy Principal by the Principal or Avanti Schools Trust.

Why should you apply:

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development.
• Teacher pension scheme (subject to eligibility).
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers.
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership.
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps).
• Cycle-to-work Scheme.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience in a leadership role within a primary school or similar educational context.
• QTS Qualified.
• Experience in building effective relationships with staff, parents and carers, governors, and the wider school community.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of wider educational social issues.
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.