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Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
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Welccome
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m He
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each
her
Dear Ca
andidate,
I am delighted you have
h
expresssed an interest in the position of Depu
uty Headteaccher at Cross
sflatts
Primary School.
I was ap
ppointed here
e in Septemb
ber 2015 as the
t Headteacher after wo
orking at Cro
ossflatts Prim
mary
School as
a the Deputty Headteach
her and Assisstant Headte
eacher for a period
p
of eight years. I kn
now our
school, children,
c
fam
milies and sta
aff extremely well and hav
ve been provvided with the platform to
o
develop as a leader myself. The Governing body
b
are forw
ward thinking
g and very su
upportive of
developing our peop
ple and their careers.
Whilst, I am intensely proud of th
he legacy we
e have built at
a Crossflatts Primary Sch
hool, I am resolutely
focussed
d upon the horizon
h
of ourr future in ord
der to contin
nue to build on
o our previo
ous successe
es and
secure excellence.
e
I am excited at
a the prospe
ect of securin
ng a perman
nent Deputy H
Headteacherr, who
has lots of energy an
nd enthusiassm, who will support
s
me and
a the senio
or leadership
p team in my
y mission
to lead Crossflatts
C
Primary School and contin
nue its succe
essful journeyy to one of b
becoming an
outstand
ding school.
From myy point of vie
ew the role off the deputy is simple. To
o be my rightt hand perso
on. The perso
on, who
is first an
nd foremost an Outstand
ding teacher, who unders
stands childre
en and how tthey succeed
d. The
individua
al, who know
ws how to ligh
ht the fires within
w
our chilldren and sta
aff, who has the highest
expectattions of everryone and lea
ads at all times by examp
ple. It is impe
erative that I can, on occa
asion,
leave the
e building off almost 500 children and
d 70 memberrs of staff in the
t safest of hands with every
e
confiden
nce.
At Crosssflatts Primarry School, all
a children arre at the heart of all we do at school. Whilst we pride
p
ourselve
es on providing a warm, welcoming
w
and secure en
nvironment, education off the highest
standard
d remains ou
ur priority. We
e also have a significant role to play in
i shaping co
ore values within
w
our
children, so that we are preparing and shapin
ng our childre
en for life. I firmly
f
believe
e that we are
e here to
ensure each
e
and eve
ery one of the children, who
w arrive thrrough our do
oors, leave as the greates
st
version of
o themselve
es, that they possibly can
n be.
The Dep
puty Head Te
eacher assesssment proce
ess is a
rigorouss and demanding one, bu
ut it is also a great learnin
ng
experien
nce. It also gives an insig
ght into the daily demands
and skillls required to
o fulfil the role at the stan
ndards we
operate at on a dailyy basis. We are
a not lookin
ng for
perfectio
on; we are lo
ooking for a committed,
c
hardworking
professio
onal, who is passionate about
a
childre
en and their
learning, whilst posssessing an exxcellent sensse of humourr
and som
me sparkle.
Please spend
s
some time visiting our website as this will
give you
u some insigh
ht to the kind
d of school we
w are. I wou
uld
warmly welcome
w
you
u to come vissit school and have a loo
ok
for yoursself to see if our unique le
earning com
mmunity, with its
own spe
ecial brand off magic is the
e place for you.
y
I look forward to mee
eting you.
Nicola Bennett
B
Headteacher Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
Cross
sflatts Primarry Scho
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We
elcom
me frrom Chair
C r of Gove
G ernorrs
pplicant,
Dear Ap
Thank you
y for the intterest you ha
ave shown in
n the post of Deputy Headteacher at C
Crossflatts Primary
P
School.
We are currently
c
a ‘G
Good’ school, with our sig
ghts firmly se
et on being ‘O
Outstanding’’ at our next
inspectio
on. The Governors at Crossflatts
C
Prrimary are se
eeking an insspirational De
eputy who ha
as the
drive and determinattion to work with
w our Hea
adteacher to take the sch
hool to the ne
ext level.
Our new
w Deputy Hea
adteacher will need to ha
ave the highe
est commitment to the ed
ducation and wellbeing off all the childrren in our scchool as well as being an outstanding teacher who
o will act as a role
model fo
or all staff. You
Y will also need to have
e excellent in
nter-personal skills and b
be able to build
positive relationshipss with all the stakeholderrs in and arou
und our scho
ool.
Crossfla
atts Primary School
S
reallyy is a magica
al place for ch
hildren and our
o vision is b
best summed
d up as
‘Come as
a you are an
nd leave at your
y
best’. So
S if you are able to bring
g a sparkle o
of magic and a
passion for enhancin
ng the educa
ation of our children, plea
ase apply for the position..
We lookk forward to hearing
h
from you.
Yours siincerely,
Mary Mo
organ
Chair of Governors
Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
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Crossfla
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and Nursery
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is a Bradford Loc
cal authority community p
primary scho
ool. We
take chilldren from 3--11 years and currently have
h
484 chilldren on roll.
We are currently
c
a 2 form entry school
s
and our
o intake allo
ocation is 60 children perr year group..
Crossfla
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and Nursery
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A Designate
ed Specialist Provision (D
DSP) for child
dren with auttism
4 classes pe
er key stage base
Newly refurb
bished libraryy
A thriving brreakfast club
A popular Affter School Care
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Club (C
Crazy Cats)
Separate gyymnasium an
nd school halll
Outstanding
g external pro
ovision includ
ding:
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A BMX
X/ pump cyccle track
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A flat cycle track
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Sportss fields
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Outdo
oor Cardio eq
quiment
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An all--weather mu
ulti-use game
es area
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Dingle
ey Dell (our woodland
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and stream are
ea which form
m part of ourr forest schoo
ols
provission)
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Adven
nturous oppe
ertunities pro
ovided by ourr off-site resid
dential visits (which start in Year 3)
Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
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Arrea In
nform
matio
on
BRADFOR
RD
The cosmo
opolitan dis
strict of Brad
dford truly has
h something for everryone. From the world famous
curry hous
ses of Bradfford city cen
ntre to the city’s
c
status
s as UNESCO
O City of Fillm, and from
m Ilkley’s
award-win
nning flowerr displays an
nd Michelin-starred res
staurants to Saltaire’s p
pretty cobble
ed streets,
this busy district
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has so much to
o offer – you
u just need to
t know whe
ere to look!
CONTEM
MPORARY CULTURE
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The district of Bradforrd is both culturally rich and
a excitinglyy
diverse. The
T city of Brradford itselff is a UNESC
CO City of
Film, boasting not only Yorkshire’ss only Imax cinema
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but
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Med
dia Museum. Just a shortt distance
also the National
away, Saltaire’s charm
ming cobbled
d streets are alive with
historic memories,
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fro
om the superrb Salts Mill with
w its
fantastic galleries,
g
anttiques emporium and res
staurants to
the many
y vintage shops dotted
around th
he town. Closse by is pictu
uresque distrrict of
Thornton,, the Birth Place of the Brronte Sisters
s. The
handsome town of Ilkley is also bu
ursting with culture,
c
with
its award--winning flora
al displays a
and superb litterature
festival.
HING FOR EV
VERYONE
SOMETH
Bradford truly is one of
o Yorkshire’ss most divers
se districts. If
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you’re loo
oking for outd
door activitie
es, the unusu
ual ‘Cow and
Calf rocks
s’ near Ilkleyy are the perffect place forr rock
climbing (for
( experien
nced climberss!) or simply for
scramblin
ng and hiking
g in beautiful surrounding
gs.
Alternativ
vely, if you’re looking for a more relax
xed outing,
spend an indulgent affternoon in th
he award-win
nning Betty’ss
Tearoom,, browsing in
n Keighley’s sshopping cen
ntre or
visiting historic Haworrth to discove
er the
charming railway statiion made fam
mous in the film
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of The
Railway Children!
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SALTAIRE
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The World Heritage site
e of Saltaire
ed in 1853 byy Sir Titus Sa
alt, a
was founde
leading ind
dustrialist in the Yorkshire
e woollen
industry. Th
he name of the
t village co
ombines
the founder’s surname and the nam
me of the
pretty river that runs thrrough the village.
Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
KE
EIGHLEY
Ke
eighley is nes
stled betwee
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the
e charming countryside
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of
Airredale and Keighley
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oors. The tow
wn is the
terrminus of the
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an
nd Worth Valley Railway, a
he
eritage steam
m line which
ha
as been lovingly restored.
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
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Tel: 01274
4 782070
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ossflatts.brradford.sch
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Morton
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ngley, BD16
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Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk
Crossflatts Primary School
“Achieving Success For All”
Job Description
Core Purpose
Crossflatts Primary School is a school with an excellent reputation for standards of attainment and behaviour. The core purpose of the Deputy Headteacher is
to support the Headteacher in providing professional leadership and management for our school. This will secure success and improvement for the school;
ensure high quality education and personalised learning for all its pupils and high standards and achievement in all areas of the school’s work. The Governing
Body will expect the Deputy Headteacher to lead by personal example in demonstrating a full and professional commitment to excellence in primary
education.
The jobholder will carry out the duties of a Deputy Headteacher as set out in the current edition of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document issued
by the Department for Education. This includes undertaking such reasonable activities as the head teacher and the Governing Body may, from time to time,
require also deputise for the head teacher in her absence
A = assessed at application
I = assessed at interview
Job description
Attributes required
Shaping the future
Essential
Critical to the role of Deputy headship at our
school is to work in partnership with the Head
teacher, Governing Body and others to further
develop a shared, strategic vision and plan
which inspires and motivates pupils, staff and
all other members of the school community
and leads to raised standards of achievement
and increase rates of progress..
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Morton Lane, Bingley, BD16 2EP
T = assessed through selection test
Able to work with the leadership team to build a coherent vision of excellence for the school and has the
ability to work steadily towards this goal.. (A, I)
Proven experience of raising standards of achievement. (A, I)
An inspirational leader, able to motivate and empower staff. (A, I)
Proven experience as an excellent classroom practitioner. (A, I, T)
Able to identify what characterises a highly effective school. (A, I, T)
Able to make difficult decisions and follow them through, taking advice where appropriate. (I,T)
A determination to work with the Headteacher to raise standards across the school and ability to do so
effectively. (I)
Has good oral and written communication skills and good listening skills. (A,I,T)
Has experience of strategy formation and implementation in a school or other appropriate setting. A, I)
Ability to uphold, promote and nurture the distinctive character of our school. (A, I)
Ensures creativity, innovation and the use of appropriate technologies to achieve excellence. (A,I)
Tel: 01274 782070
Email: office@crossflatts.bradford.sch.uk
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Closing
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Shortlis
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Assessment
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We are seekin
ng a dynamic a
and forward th
hinking leader,,
who
o will guide ourr warm welcom
ming
school on our journey frrom good to ou
utstanding.
Deputy He
eadteacher
L12--L16
To start September 2016
Crossflatts Prrimary School is a very successful, inclusive 2 form entry
e
school with a morning and
afternoon nurssery and a Designated Specialist Prrovision (DSP).
We are now looking for an ou
utstanding and in
nspirational Depu
uty Headteacherr to assist the
newly appointted Headteacherr in driving forward this school.
Our prospec
ctive Deputy He
eadteacher will:
5 be a forward thinking outsta
anding practitioner
5 be a highlyy visible, warm an
nd excellent com
mmunicator
5 have the ability to build exccellent relationships in school and
d the wider comm
munity
5 be passion
nate and innovative in your appro
oach to children'ss learning.
In return we
e can offer:
5 well behavved children who are eager to learn
5 well resourrced excellent faccilities
5 a fun, supp
portive and lively place to work
5 the opportu
unity to shine witth ongoing suppo
ort for your professsional career de
evelopment.
We ourr very proud of our pupils, staff an
nd achievementss to date and we warmly
encourag
ge you to visit to see
s for yourself. To arrange a suitable appointme
ent please
con
ntact Anne Watkiinson (School Bu
usiness Managerr) on 01274 7820
070.
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Shortlisting: 3rd
3 March 2016
Ass
sessment : 23rd & 24th March 2016
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All postss are subject to an
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Morton
n Lane, Bingley, BD16 2EP
Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274 7
782070
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Em
mail: office@cro
ossflatts.bradfo
ord.sch.uk
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ossflatts.brradford.sch
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Crossfla
atts Primary
y School
Morton Lane,
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Crossfflatts,
Bingley, West Yorkshire,
BD16 2E
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Tel: 012
274 782070
Email: office@crossf
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flatts.bradforrd.sch.uk
Morton
n Lane, Bin
ngley, BD16
6 2EP
Tel: 01274
4 782070
Email:: office@cro
ossflatts.brradford.sch
h.uk