Deputy Headteacher Quality of Education
Deputy Headteacher Quality of Education
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Overview and Responsibilities
Deputy Headteacher Quality of Education
Location:Pilning Bristol BS35 4JN
Salary:L5 L9
Hours: 40 hours per week
Closing Date: 7th May 2025
Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 719 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.
We are currently looking for a Deputy Headteacher Quality of Education for ourAurora Hedgeway School.The schoolsupports young people aged 7 19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.
We offer life skills and a wide range of GCSE/ Functional Skills/BTEC accreditations alongside a functional skills/entry level pathway. Behaviours across the school are excellent.
The role:
We are looking for an inspirational and engaging Deputy Headteacher who shares our commitment and vision in providing an ambitious and therapeutic personcentred learning environment for our students.
Working collaboratively with the Headteacher you will have knowledge experience and interpersonal skills to develop our school in accordance with our shared values and development plans. You will also lead manage and deputise for the Headteacher on site and off site as and when required as well as occasionally carrying out the professional duties of a class teacher as required.
Key Duties:
- Work with the Head Teacher to ensure that the aims values and objectives of the school are achieved through an effective School Development Plan.
- Develop a clear knowledge of the administrative and financial matters of the school and to support the School Business Manager in monitoring the capital and operational expenditure
- Support the Head Teacher in the evaluation of the School Development Plan.
- Ensure that all staff adhere to national standards and regulation.
- Carry out staff appraisals as designated by the Head
- Ensure appropriate opportunities for staff induction and to work with other designated staff to ensure opportunities for continuous professional development are in place.
- With the Head Teacher to share responsibility for Progress meeting and interventions for of all pupils.
- Maintain an agreed teaching commitment.
Please see the attached job description for the full breakdown of duties: Quality of Education JD Hedgeway School .docx
Skills and Qualifications
Experience:
Successful candidate are likely to demonstrate the following:
- Qualified Teacher Status with further professional qualification in a relevant area.
- Show evidence of at least 5 years successful proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within the special needs environment.
- Experience of teaching in a specialist ASD/SEMH Environment.
- Evidence of major whole school responsibilities and experience of turning policy into effective and successful practice.
- Experience of working with and developing links with the community
- Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.
- Experience of working with and involving school governors/trustees or executives
Benefits and Additional Information
Whats on offer
- Training and Development
Within Aurora we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.
- on your bills!!
With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to on things like your weekly food bill phone plans internet eating out gym memberships insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.
- Competitive Pay and Reward
Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to ensure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave Company Sick Pay Pension and Life Assurance.
- UK Health Cash Plan
This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.
- Employee Assistance Programme
Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues helping you with online tools information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.
- Refer a friend for 1000
Well reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company *terms apply)
How to apply
Please complete an online application form in full remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at .
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Employment Type
Full-Time
