Depute Head Teacher (Generic)
Role of the Depute Head Teacher
To provide effective, dynamic and inspirational leadership, to ensure that every child is able to fulfil their true potential.
Responsible to the establishment Head Teacher and South Lanarkshire Education Resources, under the overall direction of the Executive Director of Education Resources.
Primary purpose of the role
To assist and where necessary to deputise for the Head Teacher in relation to leading and managing the establishment. Ensuring the achievement of excellent educational standards and promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and staff.
Ethos and vision
- To promote a culture of encouragement, support and challenge which provides each child the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
- To assist in ensuring the establishment’s vision is clearly and effectively articulated, shared and understood with all stakeholders.
- To lead designated aspects of the school improvement plan as part of the overall approach to self evaluation.
- To actively engage in the maintenance of the school profile.
- To ensure the establishment ethos and relationships lead to continuously improving outcomes for pupils and that parents/carers are engaged in supporting learning.
Leadership and management
- To develop, motivate and lead staff to achieve the highest professional standards promoting and building leadership capacity at all levels.
- To assist in building a collaborative learning culture within the establishment, actively engaging with appropriate early years, primary and secondary establishments and partner agencies, to build effective learning communities.
- To maintain and enhance community links, working in partnership with colleagues, parents, other specialist agencies and staff in other schools as appropriate.
- To ensure the continuous professional development needs, career development and performance of colleagues are reviewed annually and are consistent with current conditions of employment.
- To mentor and coach probationers, students and newly appointed staff, providing support, guidance and advice.
- To undertake personal and professional development and ensure the well being of colleagues.
- To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably expected.
Learning, teaching and curriculum for excellence
As designated by the Head Teacher:
- To lead and manage appropriate aspects of the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring of a curriculum which inspires, motivates and engages all pupils.
- To assist in developing a consistent and continuous focus on pupil assessment and achievement, using appropriate data and benchmarks to set, monitor, track and evaluate individual pupil progress.
- To provide challenge and support to ensure continuously improving learning outcomes for children.
- To provide nurturing and attentive pastoral care for pupils.
- To ensure exemplary standards of behaviour and attendance.
- To develop the promotion of achievement and celebration of success.
- To monitor, evaluate and review designated classroom practice and promote improvement strategies.
Communication and consultation
- To build effective relationships with stakeholders through excellent communication and interpersonal skills, taking and providing appropriate advice.
- To consistently assist in using and developing two-way information sharing links with stakeholders.
- To co-ordinate work with other agencies and establishments at points of transition.
- To work with the Head Teacher and staff to regularly and effectively communicate the progress of every child’s learning to parents/carers and others as appropriate.
Other duties
- The role of the Depute Head Teacher may vary in line with current initiatives. Changes will be reviewed in close consultation with the Head Teacher.
- The Depute Head Teacher will undertake other reasonable duties which may be delegated by the Head Teacher.