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Deputy Headteacher
Bloxham Grove Academy, Banbury, OX15 4UL17 days remaining to apply
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £68,586.00 - £74,926.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale L14 - 18
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Bloxham Grove Academy is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Deputy Head Teacher who will support the Head Teacher in leading Bloxham Grove Academy by joining the Academy’s successful Senior Leadership Team.
The successful candidate will bring their extensive experience, operational and strategic abilities and extensive knowledge of SEND to the role. They will also be a skilled SEND practitioner, modelling and understanding excellent classroom practice. They will have the ability to engage students with cognition and learning needs and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and have a clear commitment to improving student outcomes.
In the first instance, the post holder will have responsibility for the key area of Behaviour and Attitudes and as such will lead strategies to enhance and develop students’ conduct, positive contribution to the school community and their enthusiasm for learning. This role will have a key focus on the continuing implementation of the positive culture and ethos at Bloxham Grove Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the community at the academy and to lead and model positive relationships via our commitment to embedding Restorative Approaches.
We welcome applications from practitioners who have a proven track record of leading school improvement at a senior level and the successful candidate will:
- Have a strong grasp of the strategies needed to deliver an outstanding quality of education to students with a diverse range of needs
- Have experience of senior leadership within a school
- Have a strong understanding of restorative approaches and positive behaviour management in schools
- Have experience of safeguarding procedures within a school
- Have up to date knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and principles around EHC Plan processes
- Be a highly skilled teacher, who is able coach and mentor new staff
- Be passionate about improving outcomes for students, and be driven to ensure all students reach their potential
- Be dedicated to the inclusion of students with SEND in education and society as a whole
Why join Bloxham Grove Academy?
At Bloxham Grove Academy, you’ll be part of a vibrant, caring community where every member of staff is valued. You’ll work in a school with a strong ethos of compassion, high expectations, and ambition for every pupil. With significant recent work on curriculum development and the opportunity to shape practice across the Trust, this is a fantastic time to join us.
If you're ready to inspire, lead and make a real impact — we would love to hear from you.
How to Apply
To apply please complete an application form on MyNewTerm.
For the full candidate information pack and application details, please visit: www.thegallerytrust.co.uk.
- Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 19 May 2025
- Interviews will be held: 20th and 21st May 2025
Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks, including ID verification, qualifications, right to work in the UK, health clearance, and an Enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities.
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 are not accepted.
About Bloxham Grove Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 7 to 18
- School size
- 35 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bloxham Grove Academy website
Bloxham Grove Academy is a brand-new special free school which opened in a new purpose-built building in January 2024. We are fortunate in having first-class facilities, a state-of-the-art building, and excellent outdoor spaces in a rural location, providing us with a very special environment for our community to use and enjoy.
The academy provides exemplary education and care for students with Cognition and Learning needs, Autism Spectrum Condition, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. We currently have 55 students on roll, and by 2027, Bloxham Grove Academy will have 100 students on roll between the ages of 7 to 18 across Key Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5.
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