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Deputy Headteacher for Teaching and Learning

Deputy Headteacher for Teaching and Learning

Tidemill Academy

Lewisham

Salary:
Inner London Leadership Scale: 12-16 plus additional benefits
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2015
Apply by:
11 May 2015

Job overview

Leadership Scale Point 12-16 (negotiable depending on qualifications and experience). Final salary will depend upon the level of experience of the successful applicant.

Are you looking for an exciting, rewarding new role? Tidemill Academy is looking to appoint a dynamic, motivational leader who is looking for the opportunity to shape the future of a successful teaching school. This is a non-class based role.

Tidemill has an excellent reputation for being an outstanding and innovative school at the leading edge of educational reform. An overwhelmingly positive culture exists within our happy and successful school community. We believe Tidemill is a haven where children from all backgrounds can flourish and we achieve all this in a buzzing, multicultural area of South East London. Our vision for Tidemill is clear - we believe that children must have the best possible education to improve their life chances.

As a member of the dynamic leadership team you will have opportunities both within Tidemill and externally – working with a range of partners and other outstanding schools. We demand a lot from our teachers, but you can be assured of support from an outstanding staff team whose commitment is recognized and rewarded at all times. In addition to this, you will be in a multi-award winning building and able to enjoy the freedoms that being an Academy brings. Do you think you have the talent, drive and dedication to make the difference to a very deserving community?

You will need to be a strategic leader who:

  • Is a dynamic, motivational leader with a proven success record of improving teaching and learning
  • Leads by example and has a track record of raising standards and levels of achievement
  • Is able to inspire and motivate staff to be part of an outstanding team
  • Is an excellent, engaging communicator who will develop strong relationships with children, parents and the wider community

We offer:

  • The opportunity to shape the future of our successful school
  • Enthusiastic, creative and respectful children
  • Inspirational, talented, committed staff
  • A vibrant, richly diverse school community
  • The opportunity to positively impact school improvement and the educational landscape through the National Teaching School
  • First class professional development opportunities
  • The chance to work with a supportive family of schools who share the same passion for primary education

Key responsibilities include:

  • Non class-based post with 0.3 teaching timetable
  • CPD lead with responsibility for coaching and mentoring
  • Assessment
  • Data
  • Contribution to Endeavour Teaching School by training & developing trainees and colleagues

The final role will be negotiated based on the skill set of the applicant

Why don’t you come and see for yourself ……

For further details and an application pack, please call Rachel Delacy-Taylor on 0208 305 6092 or email businessmanager@tidemill.lewisham.sch.uk. Visits are highly recommended and further information about the school is also available at www.tidemill.net.

Visits: Wednesday 22nd April @ 8.15am / Wednesday 29th April @ 4pm / Tuesday 5th May @ 8.30am

Closing Date: Monday 11 May @ 12 noon
Interviews: Friday 15th / Monday 18th May 2015

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to satisfactory DBS, GTC and reference checks.

CVs are not accepted. Completed applications to be returned to:-
TIDEMILL ACADEMY
11 Giffin Street, Deptford, London, SE8 4RJ
Tel: 020 8692 3470
Fax: 020 8692 0779
Email: businessmanager@tidemill.lewisham.sch.uk
Headteacher: Miss Lorraine Stewart

Mainstream, 3 - 11 years (Mixed), State - Academy

About Tidemill Academy

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+44 20 8692 3470

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TIDEMILL – AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO WORK

Tidemill Academy is an outstanding two- form entry primary school situated in next to the busy and diverse Deptford High Street, 6 minutes from London Bridge by train. With a vibrant market, lots of exciting new shops and bars and a thriving art scene on the doorstep, Tidemill is an exceptional place to work.

THE AREA
Our school is co-located with the golden Deptford Lounge building, which we moved into in January 2012 as part of a £29 million regeneration programme. As a result we have great sports facilities, professional stage lighting and state of the art technology, classrooms and learning environments. We are now a key feature of the Deptford landscape and part of the wider regeneration sweeping through the area. Deptford is well-located, only 6 minutes from London Bridge, 11 minutes from Cannon Street and Waterloo and accessible by DLR. 

Deptford has a rich maritime history, is accessible to Greenwich on foot and is well located to explore the many educational attractions of London and beyond. At the heart of Deptford and almost on our doorstep is the colourful market, the food and fruit and veg stalls highlighting the diversity of the local community. There is a thriving arts scene with the Laban Dance Centre, a number of local galleries, studio spaces and the Albany theatre just a stone’s throw away from the school.

THE SCHOOL
Our school roll is currently 465 pupils and we are over-subscribed in nearly all year groups. We have a 26 place nursery with a mix of full and part-time pupils and we also have a Speech, Language and Communication Resource Base for 16 pupils. Tidemill enjoys generous staff:pupil ratios with HLTAs in most classes, specialist music, PE and art teachers to cover PPA and additional teaching staff providing interventions. Our vision for Tidemill is clear; we believe that our children must have the best possible education in order to improve their life chances. This vision is met through our aims, which are to:

  • Equip children with the skills and attitudes needed to succeed in the 21st century 
  • Have high expectations of every child and value them as individuals 
  • Utilise creativity to promote life-long learning 
  • Celebrate diversity, challenge prejudice and bullying 
  • Provide a safe and supportive environment which empowers children to achieve their best 
  • Have strong, meaningful links with parents, carers and the local and global community

NATIONAL TEACHING SCHOOL
In March 2013, Tidemill gained Teaching School status. This has enabled us to continue our work supporting other schools and additional funding has meant that we have been able to expand into other areas such as educational research. This ensures that Tidemill is at the cutting edge of teacher development and training. The Endeavour Teaching School Alliance includes our strategic partners Robert Fitzroy Academy, Aerodrome Academy, REAch2 and the Institute of Education. Together we work to develop schools in our network and beyond in the areas of:-
• Initial Teacher Training
• Peer-to-Peer professional and leadership development
• Identifying and developing leadership potential
• Designating and brokering Specialist Leaders in Education
• Research & Development

STAFF BENEFITS
Our staff team are exceptional and we reward them with additional benefits over and above the National Pay and Conditions in recognition of their dedication and commitment:- 

  • Outstanding CPD and career development opportunities, including writing and leading teaching programmes
  • Opportunities for Specialist Leader of Education training and work
  • Interest free loans for season tickets and bicycle purchase
  • Childcare voucher scheme
  • Heavily subsidised Masters courses
  • International links / development oportunities
  • Staff children included in admissions criteria

THE FUTURE
These are exciting times for Tidemill and we are looking for exceptional experienced teachers, as well as capable and enthusiastic young teachers who can be supported and developed by our talented staff team, to join our vibrant Tidemill family. 

Tidemill is a busy, innovative school which has always worked flexibly with positions and start dates to secure the right staff.  Please feel free to speak with the Head if you would like to discuss your career aspirations, start date or just to get a feel for whether the school is the right place for you.
 

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