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Deputy Head Teacher

Advert closes on 14 May 2025

Job ID:

5833

77552

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North Ridge High School, Alworth Road, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RP

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Salary: £77,552 - £85,529 per annum

You will work as a member of the senior leadership team with the head teacher and other deputy to run, lead, manage the school and deputise for the Head Teacher in her absence.

You will have key areas within leadership that you will be responsible for and lead on. These will be negotiated after the appointment.

You may be required to teach pupils and students in the age range 11 – 19 years who have moderate, severe, profound or complex learning difficulties. However this would be a very small percentage of your working week.

As a teacher:

If teaching pupils – teaching & learning

To assess the pupils/students and plan individual learning targets to meet their needs.
To assess the effectiveness of the individual targets you have set.
To teach groups of pupils/students and subjects as required.
To lead and co-ordinate the work of the staff in your class.
To make use of the resources within the community by organising educational visits to support areas of the curriculum.
To attend, as required, appropriate meetings about pupils/students.
To use ICT to support teaching and learning in all areas.

Record Keeping

To use ICT to keep pupil/student records up to date by implementing the record keeping systems used in School.
To use ICT to write reports concerning pupils/students you teach.

About the Candidate

You will be required to:

To take an active role in the leadership team to ensure effective communication systems that enhances and supports the school as it grows and develops.
To show strong resilient leadership and cope with the day to day challenges of leading in a special school.
To attend regular leadership meetings and lead in aspects of work related to your role.
To develop and manage good team work in the school.
To manage budget areas and show a good understanding of best value.
To lead in planning the annual Development plan for areas of priority ensuring that you have gained the views of stakeholders and evaluate fully the impact of this on school improvement.
To manage, co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate the work of teachers, support staff and pupils in the school
To work in partnership with the senior leadership team to develop a system for school self-evaluation and completion of the SEF.
To fully evaluate your areas of responsibility
To be responsible for the performance management of a team of teachers and support staff in the school.
To work in partnership with the leadership team to develop whole school targets.
To work in partnership with the senior leadership team to develop the school ethos, mission statement and school aims.
To be accountable to and work in partnership with the Governing Body
To support the Head teacher in the recruitment of staff to the school
To contribute to the leadership of the effective day to day running of the school by ensuring the effective management and supervision of school routines

About Us

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

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