Deputy Headteacher - Full-time

Recruiter
ST JOHNS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL-3
Location
Maidstone
Salary
Competitive
Posted
14 Mar 2017
Closes
27 Mar 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Pay: Leadership scale, L4-L8

Start Date: Sep 2017

We are excited to announce that we are looking to recruit a talented and dynamic Deputy Headteacher to start in September 2017.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who embraces challenge and constantly strives to improve performance through inspiring and leading others and who can contribute to growth and development in our successful school. St John's is a Single Academy Trust with Voluntary Aided status. We welcome candidates who value our Christian ethos while contributing individual flair to our evolving school.

St John's has an excellent reputation amongst our local community and we work in collaboration with a number of other primary schools and a secondary school to share best practice for the benefit of staff and to enrich the lives of the children. Together with the Governing Body and Headteacher you will have the opportunity to develop our Academy. We will ensure that you are well supported and nurtured in your role as our Deputy Headteacher.

If you want the chance to inspire and develop our proud, enthusiastic and motivated children alongside our hardworking and passionate team, who are dedicated to the excellence of our school and the educational experience of our pupils, then why not come and visit us? Visits are warmly welcomed.

Please contact Mr Smith Deputy Head (Headteacher from September 2017) to arrange a visit.

We offer you:


delightful, responsive children, who are eager to learn
a fantastic learning environment set within beautiful grounds
very supportive colleagues, parents and Governing Body
many opportunities for professional development
strong links with other schools in our Maidstone schools consortium


The Deputy Head position is full time starting September 2017. Remuneration is within the Leadership scale, L4-L8. There is no formal classroom responsibility with this post beyond PPA cover.

In order to apply for this post you will need to download the Job Description and Person Specification and study them carefully.

These documents will be used by the selection panel to shortlist your application so please think carefully about the criteria for this role and demonstrate in your Reason for Application how you meet this.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Closing Date: 07/04/2017 at 12:00

Interviews: 4th & 5th May

Information about the school

We are a Church of England Primary Academy with two-form entry in Years R-4 and Year 5 from September 2017. We are oversubscribed with two children applying for every place. Our most recent Ofsted (July 15) rated us Outstanding in all areas. St. John's serves the owner occupied Grove Green estate, between Bearsted and Maidstone. Our school opened in September 1987. It is well resourced with extensive grounds. There is an active PTA and a very supportive governing body. We are staffed with very caring, positive, enthusiastic, hardworking teachers, TAs, office staff and caretaking team.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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