Beech Hall School
Saudi Arabia
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Job description
The Deputy Head will hold a key role on the Leadership Team and will work in conjunction with the Executive Principal and Heads of School to support a clear strategy that sits alongside the ethos of the whole school. The post holder will offer visionary leadership and play a crucial role in the day to day management of the educational offering in the school, as well as offering wider support to the team.
- Line managed by the Executive Principal
Core responsibilities:
Learning and Teaching – ensure that the curriculum being taught is broad, holistic and sequential, and that all requisite components are planned for and delivered to the highest standard.
- Work in conjunction with the Leadership Team to develop the curriculum and approach in seniorsbringing together the Beech Hall School Riyadh Tapestry and the IEYC, IPC, IMYC, American Curriculum and IB.
- Lead on a CPD programme that supports all staff to teach effectively in line with best practice internationally, and one that ties in with the ethos and vision of the educational model at BHSR.
- Lead on systems for quality assurance that are measurable and that lead to growth and development in a collegiate and supportive manner; oversee a programme of lesson observations and book scrutinies, liaising openly and positively with members of the leadership team with regard to the monitoring of learning and teaching at BHSR.
- Ensure that Assessment for Learning is constructive and informative, enabling learning to be tailored to each cohort, and supporting progress for all children.
- Oversee the school assessment calendar, ensuring that all assessments are carried out in an organised manner, and that all materials are available. Ensure any external assessment is carried out in the correct conditions.
- Lead on the design, production and distribution of academic reports/grade cards. (annual and termly reports).
- Ensure the school is ‘Inspection ready’ in conjunction with the Head and Business Manager at all times.
- Create a culture of aspiration, ensuring that there is ample challenge and ambition for every child.
Pupil wellbeing – support the implementation of effective pastoral care programmes to enhance the well-being and personal development of students.
- Contribute to a monitoring system for pastoral matters and review regularly looking for patterns.
- Promote a safe and inclusive learning environment, fostering positive relationships between students, staff and parents. Ensure a high level of provision for the pastoral needs and well-being of every pupil.
Inclusion – working with the Director of Inclusion, nurture a climate that is fully inclusive, celebrating the strengths, habits, and skills of every child, including those with specialist learning needs. Regardless of need or challenge, every child will be a valued and included member of the learning community.
Supporting the effective and timely communication systems between home and school- attending meetings as appropriate with the board and provide reports as required.
Operational Leadership:
- Lead on the school’s use of iSAMS or other MIS in future .
- Oversee and update the staffing matrix to ensure that lessons are taught by specialists and that all staff have the right number of teaching periods, planning periods and other school duties.
- Oversee the cover of absent staff, ensuring cover is allocated fairly and tracked.
- Lead on the staffing matrix, with the support of the senior leadership team.
- ensure that all relevant learning and teaching and pastoral policies and procedures pertaining are fit for purpose and embedded in a clear and consistent way.
Staffing recruitment and management
- Support recruitment through contributing to interviews and observations.
- Using the staffing matrix to plan staffing in an organised and proactive manner, in liaison with the senior leadership team.
- Ensuring safeguarding policies are followed.
This job description does not constitute a complete description of duties. The post holder will carry out the professional duties of a teacher and may be required to undertake other duties as reasonably requested by the Executive Principal.
Person Specification
The successful candidate for Deputy Head is likely to fit the following profile:
Skills and Knowledge Requirements
- Deep understanding and experience of the challenges and demands of leadership in an all-through, international educational setting.
- Experienced senior practitioner and leader.
- Experience of operational leadership at a whole school level.
- Experience of the International and/or American curriculum.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and leading high performing teams.
- Recognised academic and intellectual credentials.
- Capable, strategic and involved in social media to help promote and market the school.
- Cultural sensitivity and the ability to relate to parents, pupils, and stakeholders of the school from a wide variety of countries and cultural backgrounds.
- A keen supporter of inclusive education
Beech Hall School
- Beech Hall School
- 4036 Al Baldah, 7490 Al Khuzama, Riyadh
- 12581
- Saudi Arabia
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