Job title: Deputy Headteacher

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: £63,815 - £70,293

About this Role

Thank you for your interest in applying for the role of Deputy Headteacher at Hillside Primary School, Ipswich.

Hillside is a co-educational primary academy for children between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It serves the Maidenhall and Stoke areas of South-West Ipswich and has a richly diverse school community.

Hillside is well-established in the community and provides a broad education and aims to encourage each child to develop to their full potential, not only academically and socially, but in the arts and in sporting activities too. There are high expectations for the children and they are encouraged to explore, discover and question through exciting learning opportunities and the curriculum on offer. The staff team endeavour to provide a calm environment where good behaviour and mutual respect are modelled by everyone and everyone is valued.

Hillside Primary School also benefits from being part of the Active Learning Trust, a Trust keen to ensure that each of its schools retains its individuality and responds to the needs of its local community. Hillside has a committed staff team who also benefit from strong and experienced leadership with ongoing support from the wider Trust.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will:

Have an uncompromising commitment to ensure that each child has a well-rounded education through a creative and challenging curriculum.
Be an inspirational leader.
Remain committed to developing each child as an individual who is valued, respected and treated equally.
Continue to strive for excellence.
Support and motivate our dynamic and forward-thinking staff by fostering respectful relationships and focusing on their career development and wellbeing.
Promote inclusion and remove all barriers to education and extracurricular activities.

Be excited by learning and has a strong commitment to ensuring children's social, emotional and mental health needs are met.

What we can offer:

Engaged and creative children.
Motivated and talented staff with high expectations.
Vivup Benefit Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Access to Teachers Pension Scheme

Extensive support and development opportunities

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. To discuss the role further, or to arrange a visit, please contact Lucy Wass, Headteacher via email: l.wass@hillsideprimary.co.uk

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months' probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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