Post Title: Assistant Headteacher

School: Manor Community Primary School

Contract Type: Fixed Term February 2025 - February 2026

Contract Hours: 32.5 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Grade: Leadership Pay Scale  L2 - L5

Salary:  L2 £52,400 -L5 £56,320

Position Start Date: As soon as possible

Advert Closing Date: (We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date): 5th January 2025 11:59pm

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Manor Community Primary School are seeking to an appoint an Assistant Headteacher to join the team. This is an integral role in the overall leadership and management of the school, supporting with sustaining and building a school culture that is nurturing and rigorous. The successful candidate will share responsibility for the management of the school, as well as leading, developing and supporting outstanding quality first inclusive teaching and learning practice to ensure all pupils make the required progress and realise their potential.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic middle leader who is seeking to gain an insight and experience of a primary leadership role. The successful candidate will support the Headteachers in leading an aspect of the operational and ongoing strategic development of the school.

You will have the support and guidance of experienced colleagues as you step into this role and will not only contribute to the academic success of our students, but also begin a journey of personal development. This role offers the chance the grow professionally and make a real impact on the lives of our pupils.

Further details about the role

· Ensure that teachers are clear about teaching objectives, understand the sequence of teaching and learning within their curriculum areas and communicate this to students.

· Plan and monitor the teaching and learning across the school with a focus on Pupil Premium children.

· Support and provide guidance for colleagues to select the most appropriate teaching and learning methods and resources to meet the needs of the full range of students.

· To help to implement PIXL and Arbor practices for assessing, recording and reporting on student achievements in line with academy policy.

· Evaluate the teaching within all areas in the school; use this analysis to identify effective practice and areas for improvement.

· Take appropriate action to improve further the quality of teaching within any area when curriculum required.

Strategic direction and development

· To continue to develop, promote and ensure implementation of the School Improvement Plan across the school.

· As Assistant Headteacher produce short, medium and long-term plans to develop the school in relation to:

· behaviour and attitudes/pupil premium

· targets, CPD and support for realistic but challenging improvements.

Leading and managing staff and self

· Lead all staff in conjunction with the Headteachers.

· Promote and maintain a culture of high expectations for staff and others.

· Support and challenge colleagues throughout the school, recognising their achievements and holding them to account where necessary.

· Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own development, seeking advice and support from others.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact the school office on 01322 383314.

Manor Community Primary School

At Manor Community Primary School, we firmly believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their full academic potential and understand that hard work and determination are the key to success in life.

Our ethos is that a happy child is a successful child, and we provide a safe, stimulating environment where all children thrive. Our unique curriculum creates leaners who are motivated and resilient, whilst instilling a lifelong love of learning.

We work in close partnership with our parents to ensure we do all we can to promote and establish strong, respectful relationships that enhance the outcomes for all children and their families. All children have dreams and aspirations, and we work hard to guide them to be the best they can be.

For further information about the school, please visit www.manor.kent.sch.uk

Cygnus Academies Trust

Manor Community Primary School is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn.

Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.

For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk

We offer:

· Teachers Pension Scheme

· Employee support services.

· Effective CPD opportunities

· Collaborative working with other schools

· Excellent ICT facilities

· Opportunities for flexible working

Safer Recruitment

Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview. Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

Equal Opportunities

Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Additional Information

- References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview.

- Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.

- Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.

- Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.

- The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.

- The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.