The role

We are appointing an Assistant Headteacher to lead teaching and learning. It is a full-time, on-site post on the senior leadership team, and it sits at the heart of what we do next.

Our teaching and learning principles are simple and shared: task design and independent practice, explanation and modelling, questioning and feedback. Our current focus is on strong lesson-start routines and checking for understanding. You will own this work. That means working with curriculum and subject leaders on schemes of learning that are coherent and ambitious, leading our professional development programme, running instructional coaching and collaborative planning, and mentoring colleagues at every stage of their career.

You will spend time in classrooms, use evidence and data with care, and make sure our agreed approaches are applied consistently across the school. As a senior leader you will contribute to whole-school improvement planning, share in safeguarding and pastoral work, and play a full part in the life of the school and the Trust.

Who we are looking for

• A qualified teacher with significant, successful experience in secondary classrooms
• Proven leadership of a curriculum area, phase or department, with clear evidence of improved teaching and learning
• Real expertise in instructional coaching, mentoring and staff development, including designing and delivering professional learning
• Confident use of assessment, data and evidence-informed practice to raise attainment and close gaps
• Excellent classroom practice and the credibility to model great teaching across subjects
• Warm, clear communication and strong relationships with students, colleagues, families and partners
• A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and equality of opportunity, with high expectations for every learner
• The ability to think strategically, manage competing priorities and lead change with integrity and resilience