Deputy Head

Deputy Head Teacher (Curriculum & Standards, Behaviour & Attitudes)

Coal Clough Academy wishes to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic and committed Deputy Head teacher to join an already committed and dedicated leadership team. We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who will join our current leaders to fulfil the school’s full potential. You will play a key role in the school in assisting the Headteacher to secure positive relationships, create an environment of the highest expectations for all members of the school community.

This post offers outstanding opportunities for continuous personal and professional development for a highly motivated and ambitious leader looking for career development.

If you are experienced, enthusiastic, open to new ideas and have a flexible ‘can do’ approach, we would welcome an application from you.

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager –

• To provide support and deputise for the Head Teacher in the leadership of, and responsibility for, the day-to-day efficient management, ensuring a high-quality education for all pupils on roll.
• To deputise and undertake overall responsibility for the school in the absence of the Head teacher and on any other occasions which are deemed necessary.
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably set by the head teacher.
• To further the aims of the school and support the Head teacher in ensuring the vision of the school is clearly communicated and embedded.
• To work with the Headteacher to ensure that the aims and objectives of the school are achieved through an effective School Improvement Plan.
• To promote awareness of and compliance with Safeguarding and Health and Safety.
• To ensure that there is a strong and constant focus on maintaining and improving the conduct of our pupils, with a particular focus on reintegration to mainstream/special school or a fixed term suspension.

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• An experienced leader with a range of educational experiences in different settings.
• An excellent understanding of Alternative Provision and the flexible nature of working in this environment.
• To assist the Headteacher in identifying key priorities and areas for development through self-evaluation, as agreed by the Local Governing Body and Trust.
• To meet with the school leadership team on a regular basis to discuss matters of policy, organisation and development.
• To ensure that the school’s systems, organisation and processes are well considered, efficient and fit for purpose.
• To support the Trust in exercising strategic, curriculum-led financial planning to ensure the equitable deployment of budgets and resources, in the best interests of pupils’ achievements and the school’s sustainability.
• To manage organisational change effectively.
• To share with the Headteacher the responsibility for supporting and promoting the wellbeing of all staff.

Coal Clough Academy is an 11 - 16 Alternative Provision for young people, many of whom have found it difficult to be successful in a mainstream school.

We are making exciting and positive changes to our school and are very proud of the provision we offer. At Key Stage 3, the focus is on supporting young people to return to a mainstream school. At Key Stage 4, we focus on providing the opportunity for students to gain 5 GCSEs to ensure a successful transition to college, training or employment.

Pupils are taught in small groups, where they study the core curriculum and can receive the extra support they require. Students are then able to make good progress as staff can ensure that learning is tailored to individual student needs. In addition to the core curriculum, we provide rich and varied curriculum opportunities ranging from vocational courses, academic programmes and programmes that support pupils' personal and social development.

You can view our full curriculum at other parts of this website.

Many of the young people who attend Coal Clough Academy arrive here at a difficult period in their lives. We aim to ensure that we give them the…