Deputy Headteacher - Secondary

Ref: SCH-AAT-0095
Establishment: The Gatwick School Location: Crawley Salary: 48483.00 - 67927.00 Department: TEACH Job Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 22/05/2024 12:00 Interview Date: 23/05/2024 Start Date: 01/09/2024

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 32.50 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: Leadership Pay Scale - Fringe | L01 - L15

The Role

Job overview

We are looking for an outstanding Deputy Headteacher, with a Secondary focus to join our staff team from September 2024.

The Gatwick School (TGS) is an all-through school catering for pupils aged 4 -16 located in a unique position 10 minutes from Gatwick airport in the busy and thriving Manor Royal District.

This newly created position will play a critical role in the further development of provision within the secondary phase of our TGS family.

The successful candidate will be:

  • An experienced leader with a passion for developing curriculum and helping staff to be the very best that they can be
  • Committed to providing the best possible learning opportunities for students and helping them to overcome any barriers to create the Choices, Chances and Culture for continued success
  • Excited by the opportunities and potential that all-through schools offer with their unique place in the sector
  • Extremely ambitious about a fast-track career path to their first Headship role

We can offer:

  • A unique opportunity to lead in an all-through school with an ambitious, committed and highly skilled leadership team
  • Pupils who are hungry to achieve and know the value of a great education
  • The opportunity to be part of a multi-academy trust that has collaboration at its heart and will support you every step of the way
  • A school that has recently been through a rigorous and highly positive full OFSTED inspection
  • Highly positive emergent reputation of excellence
  • A recently updated extremely comprehensive benefits package

To find out more about the role please see the supporting information along with the job description and person specification.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit to our incredible school, please contact our Headteachers’ Executive Assistant, Vicki Haridimou at vharidimou@thegatwickschool.org.uk

Safeguarding Information


Aurora Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.


Aurora Academies Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

 

The Gatwick School

23 Gatwick Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 9TP

Emily Sturt

The Gatwick School is an all-through school to Year 11, located just a few minutes south of London Gatwick Airport. 

Founded in 2014, our school is part of the Aurora Academies Trust, and has approximately 400 students in primary and 600 in the secondary phase. 


‘I love working at TGS because it truly feels like one big family. It’s not often you find a workplace where, the support we give each other is so exceptional. We come together during challenging times and take time to celebrate the good moments as well. It makes it easy to show up every day when you have such a strong, caring team around you.’ 



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