Assistant Headteacher

Job Purpose

The

Assistant Headteacher will support the Headteacher in providing strategic

leadership and management for the school, ensuring a clear vision for

high-quality education and excellent student outcomes across Key Stages 3–5.

The Assistant Headteacher will drive whole-school improvement, leading on key

priorities to secure outstanding teaching, strong pastoral systems, and a

culture of high expectations, inclusion, and continuous improvement. The role

involves developing staff, using data intelligently, and ensuring all students

achieve their full academic and personal potential.

Key

Duties

Curriculum Impact

Set goals that stretch and challenge students of all backgrounds,

abilities and dispositions Be accountable for

students’ attainment, progress and outcomes Students should be

able to verbalise:

o their learning within the lesson

o how the lesson contributes to the end point of the unit

Be aware of

students’ capabilities and their prior knowledge, and plan teaching to build on

these Guide students to

reflect on the progress they have made Know and understand

how to assess the relevant subject including statutory assessment requirements Make use of

formative and summative assessment to secure students’ progress, including

effective use of questioning throughout the lesson Use relevant data

to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons Give students

regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage

students to respond to the feedback Give feedback on

your classes to your second in charge after each Assessment Point, including

your planned interventions to tackle any underachievement in your classes

Curriculum

Implementation – Subject Knowledge

Have a secure knowledge in the relevant subject(s) and curriculum area.

Be able to verbalise the sequencing of the components of each unit of work Foster and maintain

students’ interest in the subject Address

misunderstandings / misconceptions Demonstrate a

critical understanding of developments in the subject Take responsibility

for promoting high standards of literacy, articulacy and the correct use of

standard English Take part in

regular CPD in order to ensure that your knowledge is up-to-date Use ICT to

effectively enhance learning Develop high

standards of Numeracy whenever appropriate Ensure that your

approaches to T&L contribute to the design and provision of engaging

lessons within the agreed national Curriculum programmes of study

Planning and Teaching

Effective use of lesson time in order to maximise students’ achievement

and enjoyment Set homework and

plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate knowledge where appropriate Reflect

systematically on the effectiveness of your lessons and