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Deputy Headteacher (Barnsley)

Enhance Academy Trust, Bradford, BD1 4DY

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  31 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 March 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L6 - L10

What skills and experience we're looking for

Enhance Academy Trust and St Mary’s CE Primary School, Barnsley are seeking to appoint an inspirational Deputy Headteacher from September 2025.

Salary: L6 – L10

We are looking for someone who is driven, ambitious and committed to working in partnership with the Headteacher, staff, governors and Trust to lead the school on the next stage of its exciting journey. Our new Deputy Headteacher will share our vision and support the Headteacher to enhance provision in all areas raising standards even further. Our Deputy Headteacher will also lead SEND across the school.

If you think that you have something to offer us, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is experienced in curriculum development and improvement
• Has an innovative and strong track record in supporting children with SEND
• Is an inspirational and aspirational leader
• Demonstrates a proven track record of significant impact on pupil outcomes
• Has strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Is an exceptional teacher who will model outstanding teaching rooted in evidenced informed practice
• Shares our school’s Christian vision and values
• Can form strong partnerships with staff, parents, governors and colleagues within the Trust

St Mary’s will join Enhance Academy Trust in September and the successful candidate will benefit from a range of opportunities to work in partnership with colleagues within their Hub (four local schools) and the wider Trust.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. To arrange a visit and for a discussion about the role please contact Lee Spencer, Headteacher: l.spencer@smat.org.uk or Simon McCarthy, Deputy CEO: simon.mccarthy@enhanceacad.org.uk

To apply for the role, please use the following link: https://accesspeople.accessacloud.com/EnhanceAcademyTrustRecruitment

What the school offers its staff

Why join Enhance Academy Trust?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples …

• Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for ouremployeesand members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers
• A range of CPD and Leadership development opportunities to support your career progression
• Opportunities to join an established SENCO and Deputy Headteacher Network to support you in your role

Commitment to safeguarding

Enhance Academy Trust has an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all.

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About Enhance Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Enhance Academy Trust website
• Email address: L.Spencer@smat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01226 206422
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/enhance-academy-trust

Enhance Academy Trust is a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust comprising of sixteen primary schools located across Wakefield, Barnsley and Kirklees and a post 16 performing arts free school.

The Trust works very closely with its academies and encourages them to help each other whilst at the same time allowing them a reasonable amount of autonomy. It has kept to this model whilst expanding and wants to continue to follow similar principles in the future.

Our vision is to deliver improved educational outcomes and learning skills to enable our young people to live well in the world around them. We also aim to allow our academy leaders and staff to develop the individual character of our academies so they can best serve their local communities.

Arranging a visit to Enhance Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email L.Spencer@smat.org.uk.

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