Deputy Headteacher

Larkmead School is seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher with responsibility to lead on Curriculum and Teaching. The vacancy arises from the promotion of the previous incumbent to Headship.

The Curriculum and Teaching Lead will build upon our strategies and developments in teaching & learning, the curriculum and assessment to enable us to achieve our ambitions for all students and our school. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing teachers at all stages in their career, part of our culture of professional learning, reflection and professional pathways, as well as providing practical and strategic leadership for our curriculum leaders.

The appointment is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational leader who can model and demonstrate the key values and attributes of leadership at Larkmead:

• Courage, conviction and creativity to achieve the best outcomes for all
• Positive, enthusiastic outlook, creating and embracing opportunities and solutions
• Drive for improvement, sharing good practice and research with a focus on development
• Address underperformance through support and challenge, constructive conversations and coaching
• Visible and proactive presence around school, engaging with students and staff to support positive behaviour
• Effective communication and listening skills, influencing and inspiring individuals, teams and groups
• Respect, compassion, fairness and empathy towards others
• Advocacy for social justice, equality, diversity and inclusion for students and staff
• Integrity and consistency in relation to your own and the school's practice
• Mutual support in the face of challenges, promoting the well-being and mental health of yourself and others
• Mentoring and developing teams, supporting career progression and succession planning
• Collaborative partnership working, within and beyond the school
• Leading learning as a reflective practitioner committed to continued professional development

Larkmead is an oversubscribed, happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for a leader with ambitions to progress to Headship, developing the whole school experience and impact that will support career development while working as part of a mutually supportive SLT and wider leadership team committed to achieving our goals for our students, staff and school.

If this sounds like the sort of opportunity and environment you are looking for in your career journey and you feel that you have the attributes to play a leading role in the continued development of our school then we very much look forward to meeting you. Tours are encouraged and welcome, if you wish to have a look around our school, please contact Rich Evans to make this appointment via the following email: [email protected]