Deputy Headteacher
Oakridge School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2PN25 days remaining to apply
Closing date
15 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
15 December 2024
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
- L8-L14
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a leader who is looking for a Deputy Headteacher position? Do you want to work in a positive, forward thinking school with wonderful families, children and staff? Do you want to make a real difference to the life chances of young children? We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who can start in September 2025 or sooner if possible. We have lots to offer, including flexible working and development opportunities. Why not come for a visit, at a time that suits you, to find out more?
We want to employ someone who is passionate about enhancing the life chances of children. We are looking for an effective teacher who is positive and wants to develop. We want someone who is excited about the impact education can make to the lives of children.
We are not looking for the ‘perfect’ candidate, but someone who has the right attributes and attitude to succeed. In your application, tell us what you’ve done and achieved so far and your aspirations for this post and beyond.
Please see the Person Specification for more details.
What the school offers its staff
Oakridge School is two-from entry school in High Wycombe. There is a vibrant and inclusive learning community committed to providing high-quality education and fostering the personal development of all our students. We pride ourselves on our supportive environment, dedicated staff, and a strong partnership with families and the wider community.
The school has amazing, polite and respectful children who love being at school and learning. The staff all share the school’s vision of ‘Enhancing the life chances of all our children.’ We feel strongly about wellbeing and workload, which is why we have developed the attached, ‘Wellbeing and Workload Charter.’
As Deputy Head, you will play a key role in partnership with the Headteacher, driving school improvement, enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, and ensuring the wellbeing of both staff and students. You will be working closely with the current Headteacher who has overseen the school’s journey from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good,’ and is willing to support a candidate whose ambition may be to become a Headteacher. Three senior leaders now hold Headship positions.
At Oakridge School, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our students’ lives. We offer a supportive working environment, flexible working if needed, ongoing professional development, and a collaborative team atmosphere.
We are looking forward to welcoming someone to our forward-thinking Leadership Team, who recently won ‘Primary School Leadership Team of the Year,’ in the 2024 Buckinghamshire School Awards.
You will be working with a teaching team who are open-minded, work well together and enjoy improving their knowledge and developing their practice. You may have some experience of developing others.
You will be working with wonderful children, who have excellent behaviour and learning attitudes.
This is a non-class based teaching role.
Flexible working opportunities
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 finance@oakridge.bucks.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oakridge School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 476 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Oakridge School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@oakridge.bucks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01494 520341
Oakridge is a two-form entry school taking children from 2-11 years old.
The school has amazing, polite and respectful children who love being at school and learning. All visitors comment positively about learning behaviours.
The staff all share the school’s vision of ‘Enhancing the life chances of all our children.’ We feel strongly about wellbeing and workload, which is why we have developed the attached, ‘Wellbeing and Workload Charter.’
We are a school that is outward looking, wanting to learn from current research and best practice.
Arranging a visit to Oakridge School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@oakridge.bucks.sch.uk.
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