DEPUTY HEADTEACHER

Location

ELM TREE COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Elmers Wood Road , Skelmersdale , WN8 6SA
Tel: 01695 50924
School website: www.elmtree.lancs.sch.uk/
Roll: 158

Information

Elm Tree Community Primary School are now seeking an inpiring and dedicated Deputy Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team. We are looking for an outstanding teacher, a visionary leader, and an experienced professional who will not settle for anything less than excellence in whatever form that looks for every pupil. The successful candidate will value and promote inclusion and have the skills to support a diverse school community.

The appointee will be a strong, dynamic, and inspirational character who is not afraid to take risks and thinks creatively. A track record of first rate teaching, significant curriculum leadership and organisation, as well as a rapport with pupils and colleagues is vital, as well as significant experience of teaching pupils with special educational needs.

The nature of this role, coupled with the demand for creative future facing leadership of the curriculum and teaching, requires a professional who demonstrates sophisticated research led, evidence based practice. If we are to reimagine education for the middle of the twenty first century, we need to know what works and where the spaces for innovation exist.

The ability to inspire others, communicate well, think flexibly, and to lead, create, and work as part of a team are essential. High level analytical and data handling skills will be essential to successfully delivering the strategic aims.

If you are interested in this position, please see attached the job description and person specification for more details! 

If you would like to apply for the position, please complete the attached application form along with a cover letter and email it to Jordan Calderbank - HR & Transport manager by 21st February 2025 at 12 noon -

calderbankj@elmtree.lancs.sch.uk. The interview date for shortlisted candidates will be on 6th and 7th March 2025.

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

More Information can be found at http://www.elmtree.lancs.sch.uk/

Essential Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status

Degree

Desirable Qualifications

National Professional Qualification

Essential Experience

To be able to effectively use data, assessment and target setting to raise standards/address weaknesses

To be able to exemplify how the needs and outcomes of all students within school have been met through high quality teaching

Desirable Experience

Experience of teaching in more than one school

Experience of teaching in a special school

To have knowledge of teaching across KS1 and KS2

Proposed Interview Date:

06/03/2025 

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

Application Form to be returned to Jordan Calderbank
HR & Transport Manager
. Jordan Calderbank
HR & Transport Manager
Elm Tree Community Primary School
Elmers Wood Road
Tanhouse
WN8 6SA

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.