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Assistant Headteacher – Achievement

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Queensbridge School Queensbridge Road Birmingham B13 8QB
Salary
L10 to L14
Closing date
14 Oct 2024
Reference
JOB002302
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Job Details

Start date: 1 January 2025

Queensbridge School
Queensbridge Road
Birmingham
B13 8QB
Telephone number: 0121 464 5566

Contact email: recruitment@queensbridge.bham.sch.uk

Contract type: Permanent  

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Assistant Headteacher, who will share our determination to transform the life chances of our students.

Queensbridge School is an 11 - 16 comprehensive, friendly and oversubscribed all-ability Foundation School. At QB our mission is to equip our students with the character, skills and academic knowledge they require to live to happy and fulfilled lives. Our values allow us to ensure this is a reality. We believe in Respect, Kindness, Resilience, Leadership and Aspiration.

We have dedicated, supportive and highly skilled staff. This is reflected in our outcomes for students which are consistently well above the national average.

Specific areas of responsibility within the role:

  • assessment: lead whole school assessment strategies and data reporting
  • examinations: oversee the examinations process for year 11
  • year 11 outcomes: monitor performance, implement intervention strategies, and work with middle leaders to ensure the best outcome for students
  • options process: lead on the year 9 options, ensuring curriculum needs are met and providing information for informed decisions

The successful candidate will:

  • be passionate about enhancing opportunities, educational outcomes, and life prospects for all students, working alongside the deputy headteacher to deliver a high-quality curriculum
  • have a proven track record of successful leadership at middle or whole school level, with personal skills that align with a positive and committed team
  • fully committed to the school’s ethos and vision, with a willingness to pursue professional development and go the extra mile as an outstanding senior leader

In return, you will benefit from working within a forward thinking, creative and dynamic strategic leadership team providing you with whole school experience and opportunities to develop your career.

How to Apply

The interview will consist of a two-day process that will take place on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 October 2024.

Informal visits to our school welcome. Should you require an application pack then please visit our website.

Potential applicants should ensure that they read our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.

The School and all its staff are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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Telephone
0121 675 7070
Location
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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