At Porchester, we are a family and work together to ensure that our school meets the needs of all of our children and our community. The school’s vision and ethos are at the heart of everything we do. We continually aspire to develop knowledgeable, passionate and confident individuals, who are the best versions of themselves and proud of who they are. We are the PRIDE of Porchester: continually demonstrating our values of respect, aspiration, responsibility, confidence and resilience every single day. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic leader, determined to ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their potential. We are actively seeking and excited to find an aspirant or current Deputy Headteacher who has the ability to form outstanding relationships with children and get to the heart of each and every child in their care. We are looking for someone who is passionate about leading teaching and learning, supporting our school to build on the best practice already in place. This post will balance classroom responsibility, with significant leadership responsibility alongside the Headteacher. They will be the ‘critical friend’ of the Head Teacher and will work as part of the SLT in delivering bold and inspirational leadership.  Fundamental to the role, will be to support and enable a culture of continuous reflection, learning and development, that engages all staff.

We are incredibly proud of our amazing children who support us to lead our school. Our children have the opportunity to take part in leadership roles through out their time with us. Our children lead on school improvement, peer support (well-being, sports leadership, librarians) and raising funds for our fantastic school.  

 We can offer you:

• Children that will make you smile.
• A team that cares.
• A team that is driven to work together to improve outcomes for all children.
• Quality professional learning opportunities.
• Significant support from your Head teacher.
• An unrivalled CPD offer to support your ongoing development. We will support you to develop with this role in the direction that you choose. 
• Talent management: supporting you to achieve your goals through bespoke training—and the opportunity to progress your career across a partnership of schools
• A partnership with relationships at its heart, ensuring a friendly atmosphere encompassing a supportive ethos.
• A competitive salary and employee benefits.
• An organisation committed to supporting and enabling the wellbeing of all staff

We are looking for someone who:

• Cares about the community they serves
• Has a passion for teaching and learning and consistently role modelling excellent practice in the classroom.
• Is unshakable in their commitment to put children first.
• Assists the Head Teacher and SLT in delivering bold and inspirational leadership.
• To provide key senior leadership capacity, to support the ongoing development of the school.
• Is able to inspire and motivate others.
• Has high expectations and believes that every child can achieve.
• To lead teaching and learning, developing a strong teaching profile across the school.
• Is tenacious in their approach, with an unrelenting drive to deliver great outcomes for all children.
• Is committed to professional learning with a determination to grow, reflect, develop and learn.
• Is flexible and willing to respond to new challenges.
• Is able to share and learn from best practice whilst knowing how to utilise the partnership opportunities we have within the Multi Academy Trust and Teaching School. 

For further information about Flying High Partnership, visit our website or have a look at our Recruitment Information Booklet.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.