Assistant Headteacher - Harrow Virtual School (Maternity Cover)

Job Description

The London Borough of Harrow's Virtual School is looking for an Assistant Headteacher to champion the educational needs of Children and Young People Looked After, Post 16 wherever they are being educated.

You will drive up standards of education for vulnerable children Harrow, to improve their life chances and overall outcomes, identify which interventions are most effective in supporting the educational achievement of children in care and disseminate good practice, particularly in raising the level of awareness among schools, social work teams and carers about how to help children in care to enjoy and achieve in their formal education and in their life outside of school.

In addition, the post holder will work together with all relevant professionals to implement the Harrow Pledge and contribute to delivering relevant education plans.

This is a term-time-only position, requiring you to work exclusively during the school term.

The successful candidate will have:

• Knowledge of student monitoring and assessment
• Ability to analyse and utilise key data and research to promote the Virtual School as a centre of excellence and support school improvement.
• Excellent understanding of current education policy and performance issues for practitioners in schools.
• An understanding of financial processes and procedures, service level agreements and commissioning strategies which may be of relevance to the Virtual School.
• Experience of promoting student development and raising attainment through effective management and leadership.
• Significant experience of work in schools and education settings to raise attainment of individual pupils
• Ability to communicate effectively orally, and in writing, with a diverse range of internal and external audiences.
• Good ICT skills, including familiarity with monitoring and tracking systems, report writing and presentations.
• Ability to deal sensitively with people and resolve conflicts in the context of working in partnership with school leaders, governors, carers and the wider community; as well as pupils with challenging behaviour.
• The ability to travel across the local authority and more widely, as required, in order to meet the operational needs of the Service.
• QTS and evidence of continued professional development.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and Safer Recruitment policy.

For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria

About us

Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.

Other information

Support for candidates visit:Harrow.gov.uk Our behavioural indicators roles below G11 and above G11 Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow' Please click here to view Harrow Council's benefits

Important Note

To deliver our commitment to equality of opportunity in service provision, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs at the London Borough of Harrow. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender, reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification applies. As such, we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

As a disability-confident employer, we are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes reasonably adjusting the recruitment process for those with disabilities or long-term health conditions. For further information, please contact us at resourcing@harrow.gov.uk

London Borough of Harrow is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Harrow operates stringent, safer recruitment procedures.

Due to the high number of applications received for some posts, we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Harrow redeployees will be given priority consideration.

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