Deputy Headteacher
Blaise High School, Bristol, Bristol, BS10 7QH15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
26 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Term Time only - Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- LPR18-22
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher. This is an exciting opportunity to join Blaise High School and become an integral member of the Senior Leadership team.
The leaders of our school are driven by the same moral purpose as every adult in the building. We are committed to eradicating educational disadvantage in this community. We work collaboratively as a group to ensure no stone is unturned in providing the highest quality education for those children who need it the most. We place vulnerable groups front and centre in our thinking, and always ask ourselves if our school is working for those children and families. We are precise in our planning and thinking, Deputy Heads meet at 7:30 each day and the rest of SLT join at 7:45 to ensure the day runs smoothly. We are fiercely committed to ‘Always Learning’ and are always looking for ways to improve what we do without adding workload to staff. We support one another, we build a sense of fun and togetherness into our work because we know how challenging it can be and we keep the main thing, the main thing; 100% of students are in lessons thinking hard about the right thing in every minute of every lesson.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.
To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
Main responsibilities:
The Deputy Head will have strategic oversight for an area of the school. This remit will be decided dependent on the candidate’s strengths and experience and the existing strengths and needs of the school.
Understand that the curriculum is the biggest lever that we have to close the disadvantage gap
Lead on and oversee all aspects of a specific remit in the school
Be a leader across the school, taking full responsibility, along with the other senior leaders for leading the school into the top 1% of all schools in the country
Strategically lead on the implementation of inclusive structures, systems and processes that all students benefit from for years to come
Ensure the highest standards of teaching and learning, behaviour, inclusion and quality of education in school
Be an excellent teacher and love teaching.
Deputise for the Head of School in their absence
Ensure that teaching in the school is academically rigorous and every child is thinking hard about the right thing in every second of every lesson
Support the school in the application of Trust and school policies, decision-making and strategic planning
Develop an ethos of extremely high expectations amongst others
Take full accountability for key areas of the school’s work
Actively seek out opportunities to support other schools in the trust
Manage staff and resources
Monitor progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
Be a highly visible presence around the school and model expectations of staff and students
Have the ability to build a culture of continuous learning and development throughout the school community
Adapt rapidly to the challenge of building on the existing strengths of the school to achieve all round excellence in teaching and learning and behaviour
You will need:
Qualified Teacher Status
Higher Qualification in education and or management
Achieved NPQH or desire to complete one
Level 3 safeguarding training (desirable)
What’s in it for you:
Professional development and career progression
Generous pension scheme
Access to Blue Light Card scheme
Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
An Employee Assistance Programme
Gym Discounts
Free eye tests
Cycle to work scheme
Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
What the school offers its staff
What’s in it for you:
Professional development and career progression
Generous pension scheme
Access to Blue Light Card scheme
Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
An Employee Assistance Programme
Gym Discounts
Free eye tests
Cycle to work scheme
Being part of a great team and expanding organisation
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The School and Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check along with other relevant employment checks
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Blaise High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 909 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Blaise High School website
- Email address
- bristowj@blaisehighschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0117 9030100
Blaise High School is a school built on high expectations of all students and a solid foundation of disruption free learning. We believe that there is no ceiling on what children can achieve under the right conditions. At Blaise High School we focus on teaching our children the knowledge that is required to access any level of society, and to succeed at the country's very best universities.
Blaise High School is privileged to be part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust.
Arranging a visit to Blaise High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bristowj@blaisehighschool.co.uk.
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