17 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Easter 2026 (or September 2026)

  • Closing date

    22 February 2026 at 5pm

  • Date listed

    4 February 2026

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 L16 - 20

Additional allowances

Leadership Scale L16 - 20

Deputy Head Teacher: Curriculum job summary

The successful candidate will bring their leadership experience, operational and strategic abilities and extensive knowledge of SEND to the role. They will be a skilled SEND practitioner, modelling and understanding excellent classroom practice. They will have the ability to engage students with a complex range of SEMH / ASC needs and a clear commitment to improving student outcomes.

In this role you will have responsibility for curriculum and teaching and achievement, and will also take responsibility for assessment and monitoring cycles in the classroom, embedding EHCPs in the curriculum. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner, modelling exceptional teaching, learning and planning: there will be a maximum 0.4 teaching commitment as part of the role. You will also be responsible for the line management of named Curriculum Leads.

As a member of SLT you will work collaboratively and in partnership to deliver on school improvement, ensuring an understanding of quality across the school through quality self-review processes, whilst supporting and leading operational management on a day-to-day basis. As part of the SLT you will be able to lead and define the vision and ethos of the school, using clear inclusive values.

You will be provided with the opportunity to contribute to the Gallery Trust as it expands and to work with colleagues across the Trust.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have a strong grasp of the strategies needed to deliver an outstanding curriculum through excellent teaching to students with a diverse range of needs
  • Have good experience of at least middle leadership within a school, this will include leading monitoring cycles and ensuring quality. Senior leadership experience is highly desirable.
  • Have a strong understanding of restorative approaches and positive behaviour management in schools, with positive impact and values alignment
  • Have experience of ensuring quality 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 to coach and mentor staff and help us to develop future leaders
  • 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
  • Be able to deliver on high-expectations for all learners, with a drive toward achievement and accreditation

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, 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.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
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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, 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

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About Orion Academy

School type
Academy, ages 10 to 18
School size
74 pupils enrolled
Age range
10 to 18
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School website
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Orion Academy currently offers places to 94 students, and the roll of the school will rise steadily over the next three years to cater for 108 students, aged from 10 to 18 years. Students attend from throughout the county, and transfer from our SEND feeder school, Northern House Academy, and from mainstream primary and secondary schools. All students who attend Orion Academy have an Education, Health and Care Plan, which describes their special needs and drives their educational provision.

Students are taught through a differentiated and bespoke curriculum designed to enhance their personal and social development and academic achievement. We have a strong intent to ensure our students leave with the personal characteristics to thrive in their communities. Classes are taught in stages, not necessarily age, allowing innovation and creative approaches to teaching and learning. The Academy provides support for our students with social and emotional needs through our Academy Community Learning Team, which consists of youth workers, therapeutic and pastoral workers.

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