Deputy Headteacher Assessment and Standards

Rise Park Infant School, Romford, Essex, RM1 4UD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2026

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  22 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £67,177.00 - £73,708.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale Points 9-13 Outer London

Deputy Headteacher Assessment and Standards job summary

Rise Park Academies consists of a separate Nursery, Infant and Junior School with 3 forms of entry. The schools share a school site and work closely together. This role is to work across all parts of the primary sector at Rise Park Academies. The school is part of the Success For All Education Trust (SFAET) alongside Redden Court, Royal Liberty and Sanders Drapers Secondary Schools.

Rise Park Academies is at an exciting time with a newly appointed Executive Headteacher and CEO of the Trust. We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our dedicated and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team who are committed to providing our children with a world class education which they so rightly deserve. In this crucial role, you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, to drive excellence in teaching and learning, by developing the pedagogy with the staff and ensuring that all learners progress and achieve excellent outcomes. Experience and evidence of implementing effective change with high impact on staff development and outcomes is essential, as is extensive knowledge of effective pedagogy.

If you are an ambitious and driven educational leader who is passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity at our school and we look forward to receiving your application.

Principle Responsibilities

• The professional responsibilities and duties of the Deputy Headteacher are set out in detail in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions documents, which can vary from time to time, and any or all of those duties may be required of the postholder.

• Deputising for the Executive headteacher in the event of any foreseen or unforeseen absence, within the agreed framework for deputising arrangements.

• Strategic leadership of good practice in teaching and learning working with pupils and staff.

• Lead the teaching and learning policy and evaluate its effectiveness.

• Lead on the development of resources and strategies that enable teachers to develop their practice.

• Monitoring the quality of teaching and learning through a systematic lesson observation programme.

• Leading the delivery of staff professional development sessions on effective teaching & learning pedagogy.

• Lead in the use of formative and summative assessment within the school.

• Lead in the administration and evaluation of school and statutory assessments across the school.

• Lead on staff induction across the school.

• Develop and manage the school website and social media.

• Teach within the framework of present and future policies, establishing and sustaining high-quality teaching.

• To be responsible as classroom teacher for up to 2 days per week.

The Strategic Management of School Evaluation and Quality Assurance

• Lead and manage the development of effective teaching and learning strategies.

• Lead on the evaluation of school performance at EYFS KS1 and KS2 using national benchmark data.

• Report on performance, curriculum and teaching and learning to Governors, SLT, Curriculum Leaders and other stakeholders.

• Lead areas of whole school self-evaluation, subject review and school improvement planning.

• Use benchmark data at subject level to evaluate performance. Liaise with SLT and the phase within which they work to identify underachievement so that appropriate action can be taken.

Other Responsibilities

• Line Management of pupils, staff and parents within the phase they work in.

• Oversight of all curriculum related policies.

• To lead the school’s staff development and progression system of review.

• Coordinate the school calendar.

• To carry out such other duties as may reasonably be requested by the Executive Headteacher, e.g. gate and lunch duties, presence at school events.

Professional Attributes

• Extensive high quality teaching experience across the primary phase.

• The ability to consistently model the values and ethos of the school.

• The ability to work effectively within SLT and take collective professional responsibility.

• Effective communication with parents, students, staff and governors.

• An ability to analyse complex situations and to plan an appropriate course of action.

• The ability to think creatively and strategically.

• Inspire challenge and develop individuals and teams of people.

• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise so that time is used effectively.

• Encourage ideas from other people

• Ability to plan ahead, identify problems and offer solutions.

• Deal with risk and uncertainty.

• An ability to listen, reflect and have the capacity to be flexible.

• An awareness of recent trends and developments in education.

• A commitment to continuing their own professional development.

Personal Attributes

• A passion for teaching and learning.

• A commitment to achieving the best for young people regardless of their social background and circumstances.

• Resilience and optimism in the face of challenges.

• Integrity.

• A belief in people.

• Attention to detail.

• Decisiveness, consistency and an ability to focus on solutions.

• Courage and conviction.

• Stamina to cope with the role.

As an employee you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programme through MyMedicash.

This includes;

• Claim back the cost of your dental bills or new glasses (up to your annual limit)

• Wide range of therapy treatments covered, including physiotherapy

• Access to payment for private specialist consultations

• mProve, Physio & SkinVision included

• Options to upgrade and include your partner via personal direct debit

• Children are covered FREE up to their 24th birthday if in full time education

As an employer we are committed to promoting career development and recognise hard work and effort. This is evident in the attached staff testimonials. In addition to ongoing CPD we will also provide;

• Support towards achieving further qualifications

• Leadership programmes (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH and PiXL Leadership Programme)

• Progression opportunities

• Teacher Training Programme

We welcome and encourage visits, to arrange a visit to the school please contact ltruman@riseparkacademies.co.uk T:01708 761935

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the application/interview process.

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 Rise Park Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 296 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rise Park Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rise-park-infant-school-romford

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