Deputy Head
Westfield School, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5BE26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
5 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 September 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: 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Group Pay Range 13 – 17 (£69,596 - £76,772)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Demonstrate good safeguarding practice and a commitment to fostering children’s well-being and positive mental health
- Be able to build sound, professional and positive relationships with pupils, families, staff and governors
- Be committed to working with children and families with SEND
- Have experience of teaching pupils with SEND and enabling progress, you will be able to explain and demonstrate this
- Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people.
- Have knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition and support children who display challenging behaviours related to these needs
- Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
- Have been involved in using evidence to identify school development priorities and the school improvement cycle
- Be able to work in partnership with families, external agencies and schools
- Have had experience of leading and managing teams to ensure continuous development and the promotion of exciting, creative and needs relevant learning experiences for pupils
Please see the attached Person Specification for more information.
What the school offers its staff
Westfield is a calm, friendly and exciting place to work with superb space and facilities, a committed and welcoming team of staff and governors and strong, supportive management. We can offer you:
- Professional development opportunities
- Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
- A positive, caring and forward-thinking environment
- Frequent and regular bespoke training and support to fully develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of SEN
Please see the attached Job Description for more information.
Further information about the job
The Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Deputy Headteacher to join our established, experienced leadership team. The successful candidate will work with our Teaching Team, (including Specialist Teachers, HLTAs and Learning support Assistants), our Leadership Team and our extended support team to meet the needs of our children in our successful primary special school.
Flexibility, humour and willingness to go the extra mile are essential for all staff to ensure a high standard of support for all our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulation Agency, Childcare Disqualification, Qualification and Reference checks.
As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Westfield School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 11
- School size
- 80 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westfield School website
- Email address
- recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01628533125
Westfield School is a successful primary aged special school for children who experience Communication and Interaction difficulties within the moderate learning difficulties range. We are continuing to expand so that more children can benefit from our provision and are increasing our staffing to support this.
Successful candidates can expect to work in a calm and welcoming environment where positive relationships are central to our ethos and culture and an ongoing programme of training and staff development ensures continued learning for all.
Arranging a visit to Westfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westfield.bucks.sch.uk.
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