Deputy Head teacher

Danegrove Primary School, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8UD

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Outer London L13 to L17

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• is an enthusiastic, dynamic and inspiring leader;
• has experience of successfully leading at a senior level;
• has a strong track record of school improvement;
• can motivate and inspire others to reach their potential;
• has very high expectations for themselves, staff and all pupils.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• happy, enthusiastic pupils, who are guaranteed to make you smile;
• welcoming and caring members of staff;
• a supportive leadership team;
• an inclusive and kind ethos;

opportunities for continued professional development.

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to businessmanager@danegrove.barnetmail.net

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Deputy Head teacher Application Pack 2025.pdf - 2.42 MB (opens in new tab)

About Danegrove Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 629 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Danegrove Primary School website
• Email address: businessmanager@danegrove.barnetmail.net
• Phone number: 02084494024
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/danegrove-primary-school

Danegrove Primary School is a lovely three-form entry primary school based in the London Borough of Barnet. If you are looking to join a forward-thinking primary school with a supportive leadership and an amazing staff team – then this is the role for you.
Danegrove Primary School provides children with the best possible education by developing the whole child and equipping them for the challenging and fast changing world in which we live. Our children would love a teacher who has energy, commitment, champions inclusivity and has an enduring passion for education.
The head teacher encourages staff to be creative and innovative in their approach to teaching and learning, within an inclusive, happy and stimulating learning environment.

Arranging a visit to Danegrove Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email businessmanager@danegrove.barnetmail.net.

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