Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Person Specification – Deputy Headteacher
CRITERIA
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
HOW ASSESSED
Qualifications, Training
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Degree
- Evidence of recent relevant professional
development relevant to preparation for Deputy
Headship e.g. commitment to a Masters degree
- Catholic Certificate of Religious
Studies or equivalent
- Catholic Leadership Programme
Application
Faith Commitment
- Practising Catholic
- Experience in leading collective acts of worship
- Parish and community involvement
Application
References
Interview
Leadership
- Successful leadership at Assistant Head level
- Experience of securing accountability of middle
leadership
- Experience in raising standards of achievement
- Experience of the use of data in raising
standards
- Teaching experience in a Catholic
school
- Experience of leading a subject/
faculty
- Whole school leadership
responsibility for the strategic use
of data
Application
References
Interview
Learning & Teaching
- Excellent classroom practitioner
- Experience of effective ways of supporting and
developing staff in their own teaching
- Whole school leadership
responsibility for teaching and
learning
Application
References
Interview
Person Specification – Deputy Headteacher
CRITERIA
Professional Knowledge and
Understanding
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
HOW ASSESSED
Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
- The distinctive nature of a Catholic school
- The leadership role of a deputy head in fostering
spiritual, moral and personal development of
learners
- Knowledge of current educational issues
- Knowledge of curriculum design
- Effective ways of supporting and developing staff
- How to move from consistently good to
outstanding learning
- Expertise with data
- Engage with the wider community
- Understanding of the school’s responsibility for
safeguarding
- The principles and practice of effective school
self-evaluation
- Building on links with primary
Application
schools, parishes, the Archdiocese References
and the LA to support learners
Task
- Understanding of the role of the
Interview
Governing body
Effective
in a Catholic
ways of supporting and developing staff
school
- Knowledge of financial
management and budgetary
processes
Person Specification – Deputy Headteacher
CRITERIA
Personal and Professional
Qualities
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Applicants should be able to provide evidence that
they have the necessary personal skills and
abilities required by the post:
- A futures and strategic thinker
- Ability to lead, motivate, inspire and enthuse
- Loyalty with respect for confidentiality
- A good communicator
- Ability to prioritise, plan and organise
- Ability to work independently and cope with a
challenging workload
- A dynamic, innovative and creative thinker
- A good finisher
- Competence and confidence in the use of
technologies
- Exhibit immense drive and resilience
- Good sense of humour
- Ensure accountability at all levels
- Suitability to work with children and a
satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure with the CRB
HOW ASSESSED
Application
Interview
Task
References
Ability to prioritise, plan, organise well and work with oth
The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children and young people.