Deputy Head Teacher

ACER ACADEMY

Post: Deputy Head teacher

Pay Range: Leadership Range: L8 L12

Responsible to: Headteacher

Responsible for: Behaviour, attendance, PD and safeguarding. To be a Deputy DSL.

Core Purpose

The post holder will provide strategic and operational leadership to secure consistently high standards of behaviour, attendance, personal development and safeguarding, in line with the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF). The role will contribute to ensuring that all pupils benefit from a safe, inclusive and ambitious school culture in which they can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

Key elements of the role include leadership of behaviour and attitudes, attendance, personal development, alternative provision, safeguarding and pastoral systems, while supporting high-quality teaching, staff development and effective day-to-day school operations.

To ensure that the Headteacher is supported in establishing this new free school, and prepare the school for its first post-opening Ofsted inspection.

The role aims to:

Help ensure smooth operational running of the school. To ensure that children are regulated and calm and when children become dysregulated, the systems are in place to help them manage their emotions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To be a Deputy Headteacher at Acer Academy and work with the Trusts Directors and Behaviour Leads.

Key Responsibilities

Behaviour, Attitudes and Attendance (Behaviour and Attitudes)

• Provide strategic leadership to ensure consistently high standards of behaviour, conduct and attitudes to learning across the school.
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of whole-school behaviour and attendance policies, ensuring they are applied consistently and fairly.
• Monitor behaviour and attendance data to identify trends, address barriers to engagement and inform targeted intervention.
• Ensure calm, orderly and purposeful learning environments, including during unstructured times such as break and lunchtime.
• Promote positive relationships, mutual respect and a culture of high expectations for all pupils.
• Lead the pastoral Team including Inclusion Manager and Learning Mentor.
• To significantly improve attendance so it is at least in line with national average.

Interview dates as below:

Closing date is 12pm 6^th March.

Interviews Tuesday 10^th March.

Applications to be sent to anicholson@kingsacademytrust.co.uk or hr@kingsacademytrust.co.uk