Deputy Head Teacher
Bardwell School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4RZ17 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale L14-L18
Deputy Head Teacher job summary
Bardwell School is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Deputy Head Teacher who will support the Head Teacher in leading Bardwell School by joining the Academy’s successful Leadership Team.
The successful candidate will bring their experience, operational and strategic abilities and extensive knowledge of SEND to the role. They will also be a skilled SEND practitioner, modelling and understanding excellent classroom practice. They will have the ability to engage pupils with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties and have a clear commitment to improving pupil outcomes.
This role will have a key focus on the quality of education, teaching and learning at Bardwell School. It will also provide the opportunity to contribute to the Gallery Trust as it expands and to work with colleagues across the MAT.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a strong grasp of the strategies needed to deliver an outstanding quality of education to students with a diverse range of needs
- Have experience of middle leadership within a school, and aspirations to move to senior leadership
- Have a strong understanding of restorative approaches and positive behaviour management in schools
- Have experience of Safeguarding procedures within a school
- Have up to date knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and principles around EHC Plan processes
- Be a highly skilled teacher, who is able coach and mentor new staff
- Be passionate about improving outcomes for students, and be driven to ensure all students reach their potential
- Be dedicated to the inclusion of students with SEND in education and society as a whole
Why join Bardwell School?
At Bardwell School, you’ll be part of a vibrant, caring community where every member of staff is valued. You’ll work in a school with a strong ethos of compassion, high expectations, and ambition for every pupil. With significant recent work on curriculum development and the opportunity to shape practice across the Trust, this is a fantastic time to join us.
If you're ready to inspire, lead and make a real impact — we would love to hear from you.
How to Apply:
To apply for this post, please fill out an application form via MyNewTerm
Please submit your application form by Monday 19 May 2025 at 9:00am
The interview process is scheduled to take place on 21 and 22 May 2025.
Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks, including ID verification, qualifications, right to work in the UK, health clearance, and an Enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, NCTL and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bardwell School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 113 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bardwell School website
Bardwell School is a community special school for children aged 2 – 19 years with severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties. The school has 105 pupils on roll, following recent expansion of the school buildings.
We are passionate about students at Bardwell having their abilities recognised and celebrated, whilst receiving an excellent education. The staff team is committed to very high standards in relation to every aspect of our pupils’ education. The school is values led, with every decision underpinned by its principles and values. These values include a positive reinforcement approach to behaviour management and a non-label led, individualised approach to planning and delivering learning for all students.
Bardwell School is a member of The Gallery Trust, an expanding Special Needs Multi Academy Trust, which is dedicated to improving outcomes for SEND learners in Oxfordshire. The Trust has a national reputation for excellence and is influential in the development of SEND strategy in the county. With six academies currently in the Trust, our aim is to build a community of eight to ten special schools over the next five years.
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