Assistant Headteacher with Responsibility of DSL and Behaviour & Attitudes

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Purpose of the Role

The Assistant Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher, will take a role in:

• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
• Overseeing whole school behaviour, attendance and exclusion data

The Assistant Headteacher will also have a timetabled teaching commitment of up to 50%, complying with the teachers’ standards and modelling best practice for others.

They may also be required to undertake any of the duties delegated from the Headteacher.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Headteacher and/or Head of Education:

• Some classroom teaching
• Support the Headteacher and Head of Education in the day-to-day management of the school
• Communicate the school’s vision compellingly and support the Headteacher’s strategic leadership
• Lead by example, focusing on providing excellent education and behavioural standards for all pupils
• Lead on particular whole-school strategies and policy areas including, but not restricted to:
• Build positive relationships with members of the school and wider community
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet own needs Provide regular CPD around whole school behavioural analysis
• Oversee extra-curricular activities and manage the staff rota during these unstructured times.
• Promoting Good Behaviour, Anti-Bullying, Exclusions and Attendance

For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job Description

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About us

Dibden Park School is a brand-new school based in Southampton**. **Dibden Park School will place 60 students and will cater to students with social and emotional mental health and other complex needs. This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop with a new staff team in a newly established independent special school.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

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