Portmead Primary School - Deputy Head Teacher (closing date: 9/1/24)

Closing date: Noon on 9 January 2024

Shortlisting: 12 January 2024

Lesson Observation: Week commencing 15 January 2024

Interviews:
Monday 22 January 2024 - Pupil and Staff Councils plus a 10 minute presentation. (Presentation title to be given in due course).
Tuesday 23 January 2024 - Formal Interview with Governors

Our Shared Vision

At Portmead Primary we strive to build a community where children feel safe, happy and are respectful. We recognise and celebrate the unique qualities of others and ourselves. We aim high in all we do and place no limits on what we aspire to achieve. Our bespoke creative curriculum provides our children with the knowledge skills and experiences that ignites their curiosity, sparks their imagination and inspires awe and wonder. We help our children to build resilience so they have the confidence, courage and self-belief to face whatever their futures may hold.
Above all this we promote kindness to each other.

'Work hard, be kind!'
'Gweithiwch yn galed, byddwych yn garedig!'

Portmead Primary School is situated on the outskirts of Swansea. The school is blessed with extensive grounds, which include a school garden and is the site of one of Wales' first 'Tiny Forests'. We have a Flying Start (Portmead Jaspers) and we have 2 STF classes for pupils with autism.

The governors, staff, pupils and parents of Portmead Primary School are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deputy Headteacher to help lead this successful, happy and inclusive school.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an enthusiastic, fun, inspirational, innovative leader with proven teaching and management skills;
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Be committed to maintaining high standards and continuous improvement;
• Be enthusiastic about maintaining the partnerships between pupils, parents, staff, governors and the wider community;
• Implement and demonstrate a clear vision of the ongoing development of this successful primary school;
• Be committed to further development of pupil voice, Rights Respecting Schools and Restorative Practice and
• Be an effective people manager who is committed to their own and their teams' development.

The school can offer:

• Happy, enthusiastic children who are eager to learn and are a pleasure to teach;
• A friendly, dedicated and hard-working staff;
• A highly supportive governing body;
• A commitment to your professional development and wellbeing;
• The commitment to working in partnership with families who are passionate about ensuring their children can be the best they can be;
• Opportunities to foster and develop partnerships with a range of agencies within the community, and
• A nurturing environment where every child and every person is valued.

We would encourage prospective candidates to visit our wonderful school on 8 January 2024 at 4pm. Please inform Mrs Allison Evans (Headteacher) EvansA1045@hwbcymru.net if you intend/would like, to visit.

Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding .

All applications are to be returned via email to the Chair of the Governing Body, Matthew Davies - DaviesM2440@hwbcymru.net

Application form - headteacher/deputy headteacher (Word doc) [171KB]
Portmead Primary School - Deputy Head Teacher job description (PDF) [501KB]
Portmead Primary School - Deputy Head Teacher person specification (PDF) [127KB]

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS):

This post requires the postholder to have the level of DBS disclosure as indicated below:

Standard DBS Disclosure Application

Enhanced DBS Disclosure Application

No DBS Disclosure Application

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