Assistant Headteacher

Assistant Headteacher – Rivacre Brook School, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 1AN Salary: £45,000 £50,000 | Full Time (40 hours/week) Purpose of the Role To lead and develop the curriculum, teaching quality, and pupil achievement across the school, ensuring that all pupils, including those with complex needs, receive a high-quality, broad, balanced, and coherent education. The Assistant Headteacher will champion evidence-based teaching practises and professional development, modelling the Keys Group EPIC values and adhering strictly to the Staff Code of Conduct. At Rivacre Brook School What makes Rivacre Brook School special is our staff's ability to foster excellent working relationships with our students where other schools haven't managed. Our students require specialist support from the English Teacher to help them feel supported enough to engage in learning and it is this caring, nurturing, trauma informed environment that we provide. While we recognise the importance of, and our students work towards, formal qualifications such as AQA unit awards, Functional Skills and GCSEs, we also ensure our students leave us with a wide range of life skills and qualities by taking part in activities such as outdoor learning, swimming, horse riding, rock climbing, E-Sports, boxing and many, many more. Key Responsibilities Model professional integrity, respectful communication, and high standards of behaviour consistent with the Staff Code of Conduct Work collaboratively with senior leaders, staff, parents, and external agencies to meet pupils’ needs Embed trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches in curriculum delivery and teaching practises Lead the design, development, and implementation of a curriculum that is accessible, engaging, and tailored to the needs of pupils with complex needs and SEND Ensure statutory curriculum requirements are met, and that literacy, numeracy, science, ICT, and vocational subjects are effectively delivered Use assessment data to identify gaps