Deputy Headteacher - Full-time

Dartford Science and Technology College, Dartford

Ref:KCC886-4026-147L
Posted:16/03/2018
Pay:L18 to L22 (£60,943 to £67,106)
Start Date:Sep 2018
App Close Date:17/04/2018 at 09:00
Interviews:Week beginning 23rd April 2018

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Two Vice Principals required

One with responsibility for Curriculum, Data and Assessment
One with responsibility for Behaviour, Welfare and Safeguarding

Required from 28th August 2018 (the first day of our new academic year)

If you would like to visit DSTC prior to application there will be the opportunity to do so on Friday, 23rd March at 9am or Tuesday, 27th March at 11am. Please email susan.wells@dstc.kent.sch.uk to make an appointment

Due to a retirement and a relocation we are looking to appoint two ambitious, innovative and outstanding Vice Principals to join our Senior Leadership Team and provide strategic leadership. The successful candidates will have exceptional leadership and management skills, will be outstanding teachers and will have evidence of successfully leading change. We anticipate that the successful candidates will already have at least 2 years’ experience at Senior Leadership level.

Dartford Science and Technology College is a Good school where "pupils achieve well and thrive" and "all groups of pupils achieve well" (Ofsted March 2017). We have a clear vision for the future and have set a range of challenging targets. This is a high quality learning community for girls aged 11-18 with a mixed Sixth Form. Our ethos puts learning at the heart of everything we do.

DSTC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that supporting statements should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Information about the school

Why work at Dartford Science and Technology College?

DSTC is a small, non-selective secondary school for girls in Dartford. We are family-centred with high aspirations and pride ourselves on excellent pastoral care. There is a strong sense of community, based on excellent relationships between staff, pupils and parents. In 2017 Ofsted graded the school Good overall and Good in each category and in March 2022 they said that DSTC continues to be a good school.

The school is a safe space for pupils to learn and develop as young citizens. The school has high expectations of pupils; behaviour, with strong systems to manage it. As a result, pupils behave very well. 100% of staff feel proud to work at DTSC and 85% of parents who responded to Parent View would recommend DSTC to other parents (Ofsted March 2022).

Lessons at DSTC have a calm and purposeful atmosphere with the students showing a genuine interest in learning. Our teachers tell us they enjoy being able to teach and enable the students to learn without disruption.

We are a Co-operative Trust school and are committed to supporting our workforce to be the best they can be. We can offer accelerated professional development with a personalised approach to developing all staff through coaching, mentoring and both internal and external training. Our new staff will have unparalleled opportunities to learn and bring excellent practice to bear in raising achievement for the students of DSTC.

Job Contact Information

Name:Mrs Susie Wells
Address:Heath Lane, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2LY
Telephone: 01322 224309
Email: susan.wells@dstc.kent.sch.uk

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