Salary: £55,000-£60,000

Role Title: Deputy Headteacher (Director of Studies)

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Kingston upon Thames, KT2

Key info:

An exciting opportunity to join a unique and nurturing environment that truly embraces difference and harnesses talent. This small, mixed, independent secondary school is based within touching distance of Richmond Park and is designed to meet the specific needs of it’s pupils. There are 75 students on roll, most of which have special educational needs and/or disabilities and 85% with an EHCP. Whilst most access a broad, mainstream curriculum and GCSE programmes, functional skills are available where appropriate to ensure each individual has the opportunity to progress. The school community is a happy and inclusive one, where students support and respect each other. There is an understanding that wellbeing is as equally important as academic achievement, as such each student is enabled to feel safe, understood and settled whilst in school.

Role Overview:

The school is seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher to join their team. This is a newly created position to add leadership capacity and therefore will allow the successful candidate to utilise their skills, experience and personality to shape the future of the role and responsibilities.

As the ‘Director of Studies’ you will play a major role in:

• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the School’s aims and objectives
• Ensuring that the school’s ethos and values are deeply embedded and visible

Duties and responsibilities include supporting the Headteacher in leading on:

• School culture and behaviour
• Teaching, curriculum and assessment
• Additional and special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities
• Organisational management and school improvement
• Governance, accountability and working in partnership
• Timetable and staffing requirements
• Internal and public examinations
• Managing the careers process and work experience programme.

The school is seeking a talented individual with a ‘can do’ attitude that makes the Director of Studies so much more than just a job title.

If you thrive on seeing the opportunities in a situation, rather than the challenges, then I want to hear from you.

Please APPLY NOW or contact me for more information:

0203 6333 222 / 07793 209 744

Greg.Bookman@MLK-Search.co.uk