Deputy Headteacher

PHILIP MORANT SCHOOL & COLLEGE

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER

Pay Range: L20-L24 (£75,331 - £83,081)

Start Date: September 2024

In August 2025 our Senior Deputy Headteacher will retire having served the community of Philip Morant School and College for 30 years.

We plan to appoint an additional Deputy Headteacher for September 2024, ahead of the Senior Deputy Headteacher’s departure, to ensure a smooth transition and no interruption to the leadership of the school.

Philip Morant School and College was judged as “Good” in all areas by Ofsted in September 2024. We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who can be a key part in our journey to Outstanding. Specific responsibilities of the post will be agreed on appointment reflecting the experience, skills and interests of the successful candidate and the needs of the School.

We are interested in receiving applications from those with a background in any area of senior leadership: Behaviour and Attitudes, Operational Organisation, Quality of Education.

The Role

The successful candidate will be an outstanding senior leader who fully embraces our vision of “A Community where everyone feels they belong and is the best they can be.”

We are looking for:

• Demonstrable evidence of Senior Leadership experience and impact.
• An enthusiastic leader, with the ability to inspire, challenge, motivate and empower teams and individuals to achieve high goals.
• Ability to develop and sustain good relationships with staff, parents and governors.
• Understanding of methods of monitoring and evaluating school performance data, including interpretation and analysis.
• A leader of learning who demonstrates, promotes and encourages outstanding classroom practice.
• The highest levels of integrity and reliability.

(The full details can be found in the attached Job Outline and Person Specification).

As stated in our Ofsted report, staff are proud to work at the school and feel valued. They see the differences that leaders are making. 

We are a community where everyone feels they belong and are the best they can be.

We are the largest secondary school in Colchester and students travel from across the City of Colchester to be a part of our community. 

We have extensive facilities for science, technology, art, music, sports and fully refurbished classrooms and offices following significant investment in the facilities by the Sigma Trust.

We are the home of Sigma Sixth Colchester, adding the benefit of a sixth form provision to our school.

We are proud of our inclusive school. We are the home of the enhanced provision for deaf and vision impaired students for North East Essex. Our SEN provision, as confirmed by Ofsted, ensures students are very well catered for. We have welcomed refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, many of our children have come to the UK from non-English speaking countries and we are proud of our EAL provision and celebration of culture. As part of the Sigma Trust there are many opportunities to work alongside other senior leaders across our primary and secondary schools and to be fully engaged in professional learning development.

We are driven by our vision and our values and strongly recommend a visit to the school and a conversation with the Headteacher ahead of your application. 

As stated in our Ofsted report:

“School is a calm and orderly place. Pupils respect staff.”

“Staff are proud to work at the school and feel valued. They see the differences that leaders are making. As one member summed up the views of many, “It is a school that genuinely wants the best for the students.”

We strongly recommend visiting the school and will be offering visits at the following times:

Friday 19th April 2-3pm, 3:30-4:30pm, 4:30-5:30pm

Tuesday 23rd April 7:45-8:45am

Thursday 25th April 7:45-8:45am

Friday 26th April 2-3pm

Please contact jean.robinson@pmsc.school for further details.

Why work for The Sigma Trust, Philip Morant School & College?

We can offer you:

• A Competitive Salary
• Robust school CPD training programme that enables you to flourish
• Opportunities to work with colleagues across the Trust to share resources, ideas and build collaborative relationships

Employee benefits include:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme
• Free membership to Perkbox
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted gym membership at selected local gyms

Please note that an integration period applies to all new staff joining the Trust, to support introduction into the organisation.

To Apply

To apply for this post, please follow the URL link provided below:

https://careers.sigmatrust.org.uk/Apply/U2lde695nbWEgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gRm9ybSBOb3ZlbWJlciAyMDIzfDM5fDU0NTY5M3wxfHxGYWxzZXwyMTIyfDMwMjg2ODh8MA%3d%3d?i=NUSKvNB7mDk%3d

Please note that only fully completed application forms will be accepted and any CV’s and accompanying covering letters will be disregarded. A Notes for Applicants document is attached for further information.

• Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 28th April
• Shortlisting: Monday 29th April
• Interviews will be held: Between the 2nd and 10th May.

The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

The Sigma Trust is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision ‘To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts’, where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.