Deputy Headteacher

Everyone needs the same three things to thrive. The Catch22 Charity vision is for a strong society where everyone has a good place to live, a purpose and good people around them.

At Catch22 , we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work.

Catch22 provides young people aged 4 to 18 with alternative and special education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained education or employment. We do this through high quality teaching and learning based on effective relationships that enable the achievement of life skills and meaningful qualifications.

We are an independent specialist alternative provision with two sites located in West London – Freston Road and Southall (The Phoenix Centre). We work with students who have complex high needs for whom mainstream school has not been successful. These are some of the most vulnerable young people who deserve access to the best quality and relevant education offer which meets their needs.

We are looking for an experienced Deputy Headteacher with a desire to make more of an individual difference. This is a fantastic challenge that will see you supporting the Headteacher in planning, overseeing and delivering a specialised service with a maximum of eight learners per class. As well as taking a personal interest and making an in-depth contribution to each pupil’s life and outlook, you will actively contribute to the education provision of the Trust as a whole.

In this role you will support the Headteacher to provide leadership, vision and direction across the School.

You will establish and lead an area of specialism to ensure the development of the School as a catalyst for social change, improving sustainable outcomes for young people and the community as a whole.

You will be responsible for maintaining and improving the school’s inspection ratings through the delivery of high quality and high challenge, people focused and compliant education.

Main Duties & Accountabilities

• Strategic overview of the design, development and delivery of outstanding, innovative and creative curricula and pastoral support across the school, including high quality and high challenge vocational and academic options and utilising the latest technologies.
• Devise, develop and deliver through modelling, coaching and Team Teaching, a programme of CPD to ensure quality teaching and pastoral support for all delivery, learning and assessment to be at least good or outstanding.
• Lead quality assurance across the school and the use of self-evaluation to drive school improvement and strategic improvement of overall standards.
• Be the designated LAC lead for the school, overseeing a team of Assistant Headteachers, SENCO & Pastoral Managers to ensure that all SEND and LAC policies and statutory provisions stipulated through learning plans are adhered to. Similarly, oversee the EHCP and LAC caseload and the process of achieving ECHP and LAC outcomes.

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Essential Qualifications

• A recognised higher qualification with significant experienced of teaching and planning with a willingness to work towards QTS and NPQH.
• Degree in related subject.
• It is a requirement that the post holder has attended/will attend local safeguarding training that complies with national guidance.

Essential Knowledge

• Knowledge of schools quality frameworks and Ofsted.
• Knowledge of the statutory requirements and legislation relating to school leadership and management including safer recruitment, safeguarding and health and safety.
• Understanding of the delivery and contractual requirements of foundation learning, vocational learning and alternative provision.
• Understanding of the risks entailed in service delivery to vulnerable/troubled young people and risk management processes.
• Understanding of a range of teaching and learning and behaviour strategies to meet young people’s needs.

Essential Experience

• Experience of working with our cohort of young people including those with complex, high behaviour and additional learning needs.
• Extensive behaviour management experience with students who have complex needs and extreme behaviour.
• Significant experience of leading and managing teams for improved performance in an alternative provision setting.
• A track record of developing and using relevant management information/quality systems to ensure high levels of operational performance.
• Experience of driving standards of delivery with demonstrable impact on people and performance.
• Experience of financial planning, managing diverse budget lines and achieving value for money/maximising contract opportunities.

Essential Skills & Abilities

• Leadership
• Team work
• Customer focus & influence
• Decision making
• Sound financial awareness
• Independence
• Information seeking and sharing
• Interpersonal awareness
• Logical & conceptual thinking ·

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Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Hours:  37 hours per week

Salary: Up to £58,000 per annum

Catch22 is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The Deputy Headteacher should support the Headteacher in ensuring that:

• The policies and procedures adopted by Catch22 are fully implemented and followed by all staff
• Sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable the designated person and other staff to discharge their responsibilities
• All staff and volunteers feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice in regard to children, and such concerns are addressed sensitively and effectively in a timely manner in accordance with agreed disclosure policy and code of conduct.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.