Deputy Headteacher Visa Sponsorship Uk

Human Resource
Uk
March 30, 2025
£85 - £96 / year
Full Time
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Job Description

Job Reference Number: EDV/2025/WHS/36724
Location: Porlock Avenue, Harrow, Greater London, HA2 0AD
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Term: Full-Time
Salary: £85,396.00 – £93,779.00 per year (Actual)
Closing Date: 9:00 AM, 22nd April 2025
Start Date: September 2025
Positions Available: 1
Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
Interview Date(s): Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Friday, 25th April 2025

About the Role
Main Duties:

  • Ensure excellent outcomes and provision across all areas and key stages of the school.
  • Teach to a high standard across the 11-18 age range.
  • Support the Headteacher in developing and communicating a clear vision and ethos for the school.
  • Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring anti-discriminatory practices are implemented across all aspects of your work.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for key aspects of the school’s activities, with a focus on inclusion (areas to be discussed with the successful candidate).
  • Lead rigorous self-reviews of areas within the school, contribute to the development and implementation of the School Improvement Plan, and monitor its success.
  • Line manage Assistant Headteachers and oversee the quality of provision in linked departments and year groups.
  • Conduct regular reviews of school activities to identify strengths and weaknesses, implementing effective interventions as necessary.
  • Foster a culture of sharing best practices throughout the school and with other schools/organisations to secure excellent outcomes for all.
  • Ensure that the school’s policies, systems, organisation, and processes are efficient, effective, and well-considered.
  • Develop a balanced and coherent curriculum that meets the needs of all students.
  • Maintain high standards of behaviour, ensuring a safe, calm, and well-ordered environment for both students and staff.
  • Champion the progress and personal development of vulnerable, disadvantaged, and underachieving students.
  • Support the development of high-performing teams by training, developing, and coaching staff.
  • Identify training needs and contribute to the delivery of training programs.
  • Collaborate with the Headteacher, Governors, and colleagues to recruit and retain high-quality staff.
  • Ensure the school meets all statutory safeguarding requirements, reflecting best practice in safeguarding provision.
  • Build and maintain positive working relationships within the school community.
  • Chair and attend meetings, working groups, and committees as required.
  • Respond calmly and promptly to urgent issues and emergencies.
  • Contribute to a rigorous Performance Management process.
  • Assist the Headteacher with matters of staff discipline, grievance, capability, and sickness absence procedures.
  • Contribute to the effective daily running of the school and deputise for the Headteacher when needed.
  • Undertake other tasks as reasonably required to meet the changing needs of the school.

Contact Details:

Janina Zachopoulos-Butler
Phone: 02088647688
Email: applications@whitmore.harrow.sch.uk

Personal Statement Section
Whitmore High School requests that all candidates answer the following questions in their personal statement:

  1. Please outline your suitability for this role.
  2. What would you bring to Whitmore High School?
  3. How do your skills and experience match the demands of the post?

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