Download our audit tool
Assess your skills against the criteria for a successful assistant or deputy headteacher. You can use it to:
- See if you're ready to make the jump to being an assistant or deputy headteacher
- Assess how well you're performing in your current role
The DfE doesn't publish specific standards for members of the senior leadership team, so this audit tool is based on the Headteachers' Standards, with the criteria tailored towards assistant and deputy roles.
It covers the following areas of responsibility, as set out in the standards:
- School culture
- Teaching
- Curriculum and assessment
- Behaviour
- Additional needs
- Professional development
- Organisational management
- School improvement
- Working in partnership
- Governance and accountability
Adapt the document to include any more areas of responsibility in your role, or the role you're applying for.
KeyDoc: assistant or deputy headteacher skills
