Trust: Diocese of Norwich Education Academies Trust (DNEAT)

Academy Name: St Matthew’s Federation (Gayton Church of England Primary Academy and Middleton Church of England Primary Academy)

Vacancy Job Title: Deputy Executive Headteacher and SENCO

Pay Scale:  Leadership 4-8

Contract: Permanent Full-time

Advert Closing date: 29 April 2024

Interviews: 10 May 2024

Following the appointment of our current Deputy and SENCO to the post of Executive Headteacher we are now able to offer this exciting opportunity for a leader to join our staff team. This post would be suitable for an experienced teacher with leadership responsibilities or a current leader looking to work in a forward thinking and supportive federation and Trust.

There is a lot that St Matthew’s can offer! –

– Fantastic pupils who have great attitudes to learning and thrive in our warm, calm and ambitious learning environment

– Committed teachers who go the extra mile and form excellent relationships with every child in their class

– A well-sequenced and engaging curriculum that offers exciting learning opportunities to every child

– A community that is second to none in its support of our school.

– A well-planned professional development offer for all our staff team through the TRUST. We strongly encourage and support colleagues to access training opportunities which motivate them and support our school’s ongoing journey of improvement.

– Workload and wellbeing are taken seriously at St Matthew’s. We believe that working in a school is the best job in the world and we want our staff to feel that every day too.

– Skilled, intelligent and friendly support teams. From TAs to our admin team, everyone at St Matthew’s pulls in the same direction to get the best for our children.

– Easy access to/from Norfolk’s beautiful coastline and the Sandringham Estate. Our community is rural but benefits from living in close proximity to the beautiful Norfolk coast and countryside.

We are looking for someone who –

• has experience of leadership
• is willing to train as a SENCO or already holds the SENCO qualification
• has a commitment to promoting high standards and helping children to be the best that they can be
• is able to fully embrace the role of SENCO as part of this post
• has the potential to be a consistently good/outstanding role model in all aspects of school life
• has excellent behaviour and relationship management skills
• is able to prioritise their workload and school day effectively
• has the ability to communicate with the whole school community in a variety of situations
• has a sense of fun!

Whilst this is a largely non-teaching post with no direct class responsibility there will be an expectation to provide cover for lessons or classes from time to time.

For further details please contact the Academy directly though office@gayton.dneat.org or by phone 01553 636267.   Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed.

This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations Gayton CE VA Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check will be required and the appointment will be subject to satisfactory references.