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Deputy Headteacher
Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
20 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L16 to L20
What skills and experience we're looking for
Brackenfield is a successful and expanding special school in the South of Derbyshire. We are delighted to be opening additional premises from September 2025. The Executive Head and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Teacher to join our established, experienced team. The successful candidate will work with our Teaching Team, including Specialist teaching and Learning Assistants and Learning support Assistants, our Leadership Team and our extended support team to meet the needs of our children with profound and multiple, severe and complex needs.
We are looking for someone to join our highly skilled team, who can build excellent relationships with our children and is committed to high standards in the classroom as part of a highly motivated and hardworking team. You should have knowledge and understanding of specialist education and early childhood development. Successful applicants will need an understanding of the issues and support strategies relating to children with complex special educational needs.
Applicants are encouraged to come and meet the Executive Head Teacher and have a tour of the school (please see contact below).
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Brackenfield School is committed to the safeguarding of all children.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Brackenfield SEND School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, preventing unlawful discrimination in all of its activities and to valuing diversity.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brackenfield Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 16
- School size
- 175 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brackenfield Special School website
- Email address
- hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01159733710
Brackenfield is an oversubscribed South Derbyshire special school for children from 3-16 years old. Over the last 4 years we have streamlined our offer to become a specialist school for pupils with communication and comprehension difficulties and we have a growing population of children with complex physical needs. All our pupils are significantly cognitively impaired operating developmentally between 0 – 6 years of age.
Arranging a visit to Brackenfield Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk.
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