Deputy Head of School

Bricknell Primary School, Hull, HU5 4ET

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  1 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: leader Ship Pay Range L12 -L16

Deputy Head of School job summary

Bricknell Primary School is an innovative and high achieving school where pupils thrive and staff are well supported. The school is situated close to the University of Hull and is currently one of the largest primary schools in the city, with 670 pupils on roll, including a 10 place resource base specialising in pupils with ASD.
We are seeking to recruit a Deputy Head of School to take a key leadership role in continuing our successful journey. The appointed candidate will be the strategic lead for the quality of teaching and learning across the school and will lead the continued development of the school curriculum. The role will be non-class based in the first instance but will involve planning and teaching for identified groups of pupils where required.
Salary: Leadership Pay Scale L12 £65,286 - L16 £72,162
In addition to the successful candidate’s responsibilities, the role will involve:
• Contributing fully to the overall leadership and effectiveness of the school.
• Ensuring all groups of pupils are in receipt of appropriate provision, including intervention programmes, to accelerate their progress and ensure they are able to fully participate in the life of the school.
• Working in partnership with the Head of School to ensure staff are deployed effectively to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Holding staff to account to ensure there is first quality teaching for all groups of pupils.
• Ensuring all staff have a programme of effective support and training, based on an accurate assessment of their needs.
• Monitoring provision and tracking progress to ensure it is effective in raising achievement.
• Reporting to the SLT, Local Governing Body and the Academy Trust Board, using clear and accurate data analysis, to ensure the school budget is deployed effectively to raise standards for all pupils.
• Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Attendance Lead.

The successful candidate will:
• Have recent, relevant senior leadership experience.
• Be an outstanding teacher with a proven record of raising standards.
• Be able to demonstrate proven leadership skills and significant impact at a whole school level.
• Have excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Be committed to meeting the needs of all pupils, including those with specific educational needs (successful experience of this would be an advantage)
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to excellence.
We will offer:
• High quality leadership development and training.
• Opportunities to work with effective leaders beyond our school.
• High quality support from the Governing Body.
• Opportunities to further develop leadership skills across the Multi Academy Trust.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to discuss the role or to arrange a visit.
The school is part of The Constellation Trust provides students with more than merely academic success. We offer learners a broad range of experiences, which seek to build their confidence, open their minds and equip them for life in an ever-changing world. The Constellation Trust consists of Appleton Primary, Bricknell Primary, Francis Askew Primary, Paisley Primary, Rokeby Park Primary, Stoneferry Primary, Sirius Academy West, Sirius Academy North, The College @ Sirius, Blueprint Alliance and Rise Academy, which are all based in Hull.

The Constellation Trust are also a Registered Apprenticeship Provider, delivering training apprenticeships predominantly in the education sector.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Bricknell Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 655 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bricknell Primary School website
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