Assistant Headteacher & DSL

The Assistant Headteacher will support the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher in: • Communicating the school’s vision compellingly and supporting the headteacher’s strategic leadership • The day-to-day management of the school • 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 meeting the school’s aims and objectives The Assistant Headteacher will also have a timetabled teaching commitment, complying with the Teachers’ Standards and modelling best practice for others. They may also be required to undertake any of the duties delegated by the Headteacher. Designated Safeguarding Lead The assistant headteacher will: • Maintain and review annually the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy for the school. • Be the key advisor to staff regarding safeguarding, including online safety, supporting in recognising and acting on concerns. • Keep detailed, confidential records of all concerns, decisions, actions and referrals. • Monitor patterns in safeguarding referrals and risk indicators. Where required report trends and compliance to the School SLT, the Education Director and Governors. • Lead safeguarding audits and school self-evaluation, feeding into the school’s action plan. • Manage safeguarding referrals appropriately to external stakeholders including: Children’s Social Care, PREVENT and the Police. • Build and maintain effective working relationships with key staff from Children’s Social Care, the Police, CAMH’s and the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). • Deliver, record and monitor annual safeguarding training for all school staff, including updates to key pieces of legislation such as Keeping Children Safe in Education. • Actively participate in Safeguarding strategy meetings and Child Protection conferences, which are held locally and nationally. • Promote a school-wide trauma-informed, emotionally safe environment, especially tailored to SEMH learners. • Advise on behaviour interventions and attendance strategies. School culture and behaviour • Create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life • Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life • Ensure a culture of staff professionalism • Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school • Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy • Encourage high levels of pupil attendance and help to uphold a school culture of safety, enjoyment, and engagement with learning to support attendance Teaching, curriculum and assessment • Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across subjects and phases, based on evidence • Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent…