Deputy Head Teacher

St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 4JR

35 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £64,691.00 - £71,330.00 Annually (Actual)

Deputy Head Teacher job summary

Are you looking to join a school where both children and staff are empowered to thrive and reach their full potential? Do you value evidence-informed practice and want to be part of a team that places it at the heart of everything it does? Is wellbeing, yours and others’, something you truly value? If so, St Matthew’s is the school for you.

St Matthew’s is a unique, dynamic, vibrant and caring single-form entry primary school at the heart of the Nechells community. We are a Talk for Writing Training Centre, an Exemplary Leadership Host School and an Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Research School. St Matthew’s is fully committed to collaborative working, supporting Schools/Trusts to develop and deepen their evidence-informed practice. As the Deputy Headteacher, you will play a pivotal role in supporting this work, as the Deputy Director of St Matthew’s Research School.

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.

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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Matthew's CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 204 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Matthew's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-s-cofe-primary-school-birmingham

St Matthew’s is a unique, dynamic, vibrant and caring single-form entry primary school at the heart of the Nechells community. We are a Talk for Writing Training Centre, an Exemplary Leadership Host School and an Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Research School. St Matthew’s is fully committed to collaborative working, supporting Schools/Trusts to develop and deepen their evidence-informed practice.
 We are a passionate, forward-thinking community committed to nurturing an ethic of excellence, fostering wellbeing, and continually learning together. We are also fully committed to ensuring our children achieve excellence, flourish at school and develop into confident, resilient and independent learners.  This is a unique opportunity to join a highly successful school and be a part of a forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team 

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