Deputy Headteacher Pastoral 0.6 (Job Share)

We are a thriving school with a strong focus on providing an excellent education for our students. Our values of belonging, aspiration and respect – raise the bar are embedded in all that we do and we support our students to embody these values. We are rated as Good by Ofsted and have seen a huge increase in the number of families applying to join our school, which is now oversubscribed. Kings Heath Secondary School is a maintained 11- 16 school with seven forms of entry.

We want to empower every child to develop the attitudes and characteristics they need to thrive in every aspect of their lives. This will be a key role in school, leading our superb pastoral, inclusion and SEN teams to ensure that we meet the individual needs of every learner.

Our students come from diverse backgrounds and it is the positive community cohesion in our school which we celebrate. We have high expectations of our students in terms of attendance, punctuality, effort and willingness to take an active role in school life. School fosters a happy, caring environment where students feel safe to achieve the very best they can. Strong partnerships exist between the school, the students, their families and the community. We find our students flourish at Kings Heath Secondary because they feel supported, encouraged and enthused by all around them.

You will need to be:

• Passionate about chemistry and dedicated to enabling students to make excellent progress

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic

• Ambitious for yourself and the learners you serve

• Committed to continuous professional development

• Be fully committed to providing a safe, caring and inclusive environment for everyone

• Have excellent communication skills, emotional intelligence, resilience and tenacity

For further information or an informal discussion about the position, please email Ms J Phelan (Head’s PA) on [email protected] ,

To apply applications should be e-mailed to [email protected]