Assistant Headteacher: Community and Conduct

Ref: SCH-AA-0042

Establishment: Ansford Academy Location: Ansford Academy Salary: 56082 - 61882 Job Type: Full Time Key Stage: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

Closing Date: 18/03/2024 10:00 Interview Date: 27 & 28 March 2024 Start Date: 01/09/2024

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 0.00 Weeks per Year: 0.000 Pay Grade: L 8-12

The Role

The Trustees of the Academy are seeking an Assistant Headteacher to lead our Pastoral Support Team with the knowledge, experience and skills to build on our strong values and our drive to improve outcomes for all the young people of our community.

The core purpose of this post

To provide the strategic leadership of the Academy’s Behaviour Management Policy, including the implementation of the school’s provision and the day to day management of associated systems and processes, including the line management of the Heads of Year and the Pastoral Support Leader: (Behaviour Intervention and Support).
To provide strategic leadership of the Academy’s approach to rewards and recognition, creating a positive ethos, developing opportunities to celebrate all aspects of students’ development and embedding the Academy’s values.
To lead and develop strategies and approaches to maintain positive partnerships with families, ensuring high levels of engagement, strengthened networks and effective communication that build confidence in the school in the wider community.
To develop approaches and initiatives to create opportunities for student leadership within and beyond the classroom, promoting exceptional attitudes to learning and empowering students to make a positive difference, enabling them to grow as individuals.

Ansford is an inclusive school of around 550 students, with intake from the rural town of Castle Cary and its surrounding villages. We are a community school at heart with a central role in developing the lives of the young people in our care. We are at an exciting time in our development journey and the school is well positioned to continue improving so that we can offer our young people the very best educational experience that we can, with every student enabled and supported to achieve the very best they are capable of, whatever their starting point.

We hope the application pack provides you with the information you need about this opportunity. However, we also welcome visits prior to application if you want to learn more about us.

Please go to https://ansfordacademy.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies to apply

Closing date 18 March 2024 at 10.00

Interviews will take place on 27 and 28 March 2024

Benefits

Other
Access to an employee well-being service including coaching support
Comprehensive training package through the National College
Teachers pension scheme
Working in a beautiful, rural campus

Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
Qualified Teacher Status		Essential
Degree in subject relevant to the school curriculum		Essential
Senior leadership or management qualification (or willing to work towards)		Desirable

Skills

Leadership
Effective leadership and motivational skills	Essential
Ability to instill a strong sense of belief and accountablility in both staff and students	Essential
Personal Attributes
A genuine liking of young people and a willingness to support and assist them	Essential
Ability to stay calm when facing a challenge and to strive to find solutions.	Essential
Experience
Leadership experience within a school setting	Desirable
Relevant Skills
Ability to work strategically and to seek and implement creative solutions	Essential
Full commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people	Essential