Deputy Headteacher and SENDco (Maternity cover - Secondment considered)

Great Horwood Church of England School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0RG

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st February 2026

• Closing date

  18 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,773.00 - £53,393.00 Annually (FTE)

Deputy Headteacher and SENDco (Maternity cover - Secondment considered) job summary

We are a warm and welcoming village primary school looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Deputy Headteacher & SENCO to join our small, supportive team.

This is a wonderful opportunity to develop your leadership skills in a nurturing environment, whilst continuing to enjoy the rewards of classroom teaching for two days a week. You’ll play a key role in shaping our school community and supporting the success of every child. We will also consider a secondment for this position.

As Deputy Headteacher and SENCO, you will work closely with the Headteacher to support the strategic and day-to-day leadership of our school.

In this role, you will:

• Share and communicate our vision and values, inspiring both staff and pupils.

• Lead on SEN provision and champion high expectations, ensuring every child receives the support they need to thrive and achieve their very best.

  Play a key role in shaping and delivering our school development plan.

• Support the Headteacher with managing staff, resources and timetables.

• Monitor progress and contribute to whole-school improvement.

• Teach for two days each week, keeping you closely connected to classroom life.

• Take responsibility for leading and monitoring foundation subjects across the school.

• Mentor and support an Early Career Teacher.

• Lead our enthusiastic School Council group, giving children a voice in school life.

• Take on subject leadership for PSHE, helping to nurture our pupils’ personal development.

• Be a positive role model, working to strengthen our inclusive and caring school community.

We are looking for a leader who:

• Is keen to gain insight into strategic leadership and management.

• Leads by example, championing our vision and values, and inspiring the whole school community to embrace and live them.

• Is passionate about inclusive education and supporting all children to thrive.

• Can inspire, motivate and support both staff and pupils.

• Brings creativity, resilience and drive to the role.

We can offer you:

• The chance to work alongside an experienced Headteacher who will support and mentor you in developing your leadership skills.

• Opportunities to access senior leadership training and connect with a network of peers.

• The chance to lead curriculum projects across the school, shaping provision and outcomes.

• First-hand experience of strategic leadership, including finance, HR and Health & Safety.

• Time and support to reflect on your experience and consider the impact on your professional journey.

• A welcoming, close-knit school community where you will be valued, supported and encouraged to thrive.

This role offers the chance to grow as a leader in a friendly school where every member of staff is valued and every child is known and cared for. If you’re excited by the idea of leading in a small school where you can truly make an impact, we would love to hear from you.

Other Information

Job description and Personal specification are below.

Queries to office@ghw.odbst.org 01296 712622

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

Please telephone or email the school for more details and arrange a visit or an informal chat with the Headteacher, Paula Shaw.

Administrative Assistant: Caroline Whatley

We reserve the right to consider applications on receipt and close the advert should an appropriate candidate be appointed.

Great Horwood Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, online check, medical questionnaire, and qualifications check will be required for the successful candidate.

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 Great Horwood Church of England School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 95 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Horwood Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-horwood-church-of-england-school

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