Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher Benhurst Primary School, Hornchurch

Required: September 2024

Contract: Permanent Salary:

Scale L10 - L13 (£62,703 - £67,178) Inclusive of Outer London Allowance

Hours: Full Time FTE: 1.0

Application Deadline: 07/05/2024 

Building Great Learning Communities 

Our Mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees. To help us with this, we are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher at Benhurst Primary School.

The successful candidate will:

• Have high expectations for our whole community
• Be an exceptional, committed and inspiring person with a proven record in educational leadership.
• Have the vision, skills and experience to successfully take a leading role at Benhurst
• Energy and passion to shape the personal development at Benhurst
• Have energy and enthusiasm to challenge and empower all members of the school
• Be a strong advocate for an inclusive educational approach Able to help achieve our mission to empower young minds
• Be creative, empathetic and reflective in your approach
• Be a team player who enjoys the hard work and responsibility that comes with senior leadership
• Be an excellent classroom teacher

The successful candidate will be part of a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.. The school is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for the pupils in a safe, secure and friendly environment. 

In return we can offer you:

• A strong commitment on developing individual career paths
• An approach that supports professional growth
• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Happy, friendly and well-behaved pupils
• A stimulating and welcoming learning environment in a fantastic school community with a family feel
• High quality continuous professional development
• An all-inclusive and supportive Senior Leadership Team and Multi-Academy Trust
• Free flu vaccinations
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS) the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24 hour a day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more
• Increased priority in admissions to the Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls school within the Trust
• Close proximity to Hornchurch Railway Station and on a main bus route
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to TES Development
• Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
• Retail discounts

Applications:

Please forward your completed application form, together with a letter of application and address it to Ms Alice Larkman. Applications and supporting paperwork should be submitted to recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com by 9am on Tuesday 7th May. A copy of

the school’s Teacher Application Form can be found on the school website benhurst.havering.sch.uk/. Shortlisting will take place on 8th May and interviews will be held on Friday 10th May. The school reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. 

For further information about this role, please contact Vicky Smith, Trust People Manager via email at recruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed. 

The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.