Assistant Headteacher

A person appointed Assistant Head Teacher in a school, in addition to carrying out the professional duties of a teacher other than a Headteacher, including those duties particularly assigned to him/her by the Head or Executive Team, shall:

• Play a major role under the overall direction of the Headteacher and/or Executive Team in:
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school.
• Establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved.
• Managing staff and resources to that end.
• Monitoring progress towards their achievement.
• Undertake any professional duties of the Assistant Headteacher reasonably delegated to him/her by the Head and/or Executive Team.
• Undertake to the extent required by the Head and/or Executive Team, PHMAT Trust Board, the professional duties of the Head in the event of his/her absence from the school.
• Ensure that they uphold the vision, values and ethos of the Trust at all times.
• Be entitled to a break of reasonable length as near to the middle of each school day as is reasonably practicable.

With additional responsibility for: See job specification attached.

What the school offers its staff:

Perry Hall Multi-Academy Trust has a singular, clear and unwavering purpose: to improve outcomes for all children across the Trust regardless of their starting point in life. This is achieved by delivering a world class education, by ensuring pupils perform above national expectations, by providing holistic support to our pupils and their families and by adding value to the pupil experience at every given opportunity. We safeguard and protect all of our schools, providing a platform from which we can grow and succeed together. Our ethos is to support, collaborate and empower our schools to succeed. We celebrate their individuality and cherish their respective identities. Every one of our schools is different, with unique challenges, opportunities and personalities. We recognise that as a strength and something to be celebrated.

School to school support and staff CPD is provided by the PHMAT Training and Development team and creates an environment wherein all our schools work together to prosper and share best practice. It also provides a number of opportunities for staff to enhance their careers and share their specialist knowledge to others who are able to benefit from it, resulting in better outcomes and experiences for our children.

We are now seeking to appoint an experienced, dynamic, inspiring leader with high expectations and ambition for all children to rapidly drive quality improvement in all aspects of teaching and learning to ensure improved outcomes for all. The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience of leading quality improvement, including a proven track record of securing sustained improvements in teaching and learning, across a wide range of areas.
• Have the ability to gather, analyse and interpret information to help effect change and improvement.
• Be passionate about children's success and will be driven to make their experiences and outcomes the best they can be.
• Have the ability to motivate and inspire staff, solve problems and effectively manage performance to create high performing teams across the Trust.
• Have a thorough and up to date knowledge of educational developments and best practice and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be an outstanding practitioner who is able to support and improve quality of teaching and learning.
• Have experience of leading EYFS and KS1.
• Have experience or be willing to lead on Early Reading.

Access to an employee benefits portal which includes a number of discount vouchers for shopping, entertainment and dining. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person who wants to make a difference to the lives of our children.