PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR THE POST OFDEPUTY HEADTEACHER AT

STANFORD JUNIOR SCHOOL

Criteria
Qualifications /
  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • A current DRB clearance
  • A good Honours or Masters degree
  • An interest in further professional development
  • Evidence of further professional qualifications/further study
  • Evidence of outstanding classroom practice

Experience of … /
  • Teaching in more than one school
  • Teaching all year groups in KS2
  • Senior leadership and management
  • Leading school improvement issues/projects
  • Curriculum development/innovation
  • Working with a variety of support agencies/partnerships and awareness of how these can support the school
  • Mentoring students/NQTs
  • Leading meetings for parents/carers
  • Leading assemblies
  • Leading one/two subject areas successfully
  • School improvement planning and contributing to the school self-evaluation process

Knowledge and understanding
of … /
  • Strategies that will raise achievement
  • NC/statutory requirements
  • The use of assessment to inform next steps in learning
  • The impact of learning environments on pupil progress
  • What constitutes a creative, engaging and broad/balanced curriculum
  • The role of governors/working with governors
  • Current educational issues
  • The use of comparative data for benchmarking, planning and target setting

Professional skills
Have the ability to … /
  • Monitor and evaluate standards of teaching, identify areas for improvement and support others to improve
  • Plan and implement strategies to improve teaching where needs are identified
  • Manage change
  • Monitor the impact of intervention/support on standards and achievement, in particular of individuals/groups identified as vulnerable/disadvantaged
  • Support and monitor new staff (teaching and support staff)
  • Monitor pupil standards and achievement against annual targets
  • Monitor curriculum coverage and learning outcomes
  • Implement measures to ensure good order and behaviour throughout the school

Personal Qualities
Be someone who … /
  • Is a positive role model for staff, pupils, parents, carers
  • Is able to build and maintain effective team working
  • Is highly organised in all aspects of work and able to work to deadlines
  • Acts with professional integrity within and beyond the school
  • Maintains an appropriate standard of confidentiality at all times
  • Overtly promotes the values, vision, ethos and ambitions of the school
  • Is able to work in partnership with the SLT to establish and maintain effective communication systems across the school and with all stakeholders
  • Demonstrates a real commitment to effective personal and professional development
  • Is committed to and understands the issues related to equal opportunities
  • Promotes a positive and enthusiastic professional culture through their own personal behaviour and attitudes
  • Has the ability to consult and negotiate effectively
  • Is able to respond quickly and effectively with subtlety and sensitivity, when situations demand
  • Is not afraid to challenge when appropriate
  • Has excellent self-management skills, is self-controlled, self-disciplined and diplomatic
  • Has a good sense of humour
  • Is able to delegate

Safeguarding
You should … /
  • Have up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding issues and CP procedures

Your letter of application should show the extent to which you meet the criteria as laid out in the person specification.