Deputy Headteacher
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 3NE35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
27 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 March 2026
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: 32.5 hours Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L9-14
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governing Board of Bramley St Peter’s wish to appoint an inspiring and dedicated Deputy Headteacher to join our friendly Church of England Primary School.
Bramley St. Peter’s is committed to enabling all pupils to succeed in learning and life and overcome any barriers and difficulties which may hinder this. We have a strong ethos linked to a nurturing and a holistic approach to the learning journey and development of every child. We value a strong working partnership with parents and carers, to support children reaching their true potential and achieving their best outcomes.
We would like a Deputy Headteacher to join our dedicated team who:
- leads by example, inspiring our staff team and the whole school community to continue our journey of improvement and ensuring the best provision is in place for all our pupils
- demonstrates consistently best practice with high expectations of themselves and learners – impacting positively on learning and securing good progress for all learners
- creates and maintains an inclusive ethos and positive climate for behaviour and learning – wherever this takes place
- sees themselves as a lifelong learner and is committed to developing themselves and others both working 'under your own steam' and working collaboratively with our wider school community
- is a key leader in ensuring our strong culture of safeguarding is upheld and promotes the welfare of all our pupils and their families
To fully appreciate our wonderful school, we strongly recommend you arrange a visit. Please contact the Head on headteacher@bsp.leeds.sch.uk to arrange a suitable time.
Closing date for applications: Monday 27th April at 9am
Shortlisting: Tuesday 28th April
Interviews: Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th May
What the school offers its staff
We will offer the successful candidate a warm, welcoming and friendly school, supportive colleagues and Governing Board, children who are securely developing a love of learning and the opportunity to continue your own professional development journey both within school and within the partnerships that Bramley St. Peter’s has with other schools and settings.
Further information about the job
1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To assist the Headteacher with the management and organisation of the school in seeking to achieve the highest standards of pupil achievement and school efficiency and deputise in the absence of the Headteacher both at short notice and over a longer term. To play a major role in assisting the Headteacher in:
- Formulating the aims and the objectives of the school
- Establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved
- Managing staff and resources towards their achievement
- Monitoring progress towards their achievement
2. THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
The appointment is subject to the current conditions of employment for Deputy Headteachers contained in the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document, the 1998 School Standards and Framework Act, the required standards for Qualified Teacher Status and other current legislation.
3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Shaping the future
- Ensures the vision for the school is clearly articulated, shared, understood and acted upon effectively by all.
- Motivates and works with others to create a shared culture and positive climate.
- Works with individual staff and teams to translate the school vision into agreed objectives and operational plans which will promote and sustain school improvement.
Leading teaching and learning
- Be a good role model to all teaching staff within the school and reflect a high level of professional teaching standards.
- Demonstrates best practice through allocated teaching commitment.
- Demonstrates and articulates high expectations and sets stretching targets for the whole school.
- Monitors, evaluates and reviews classroom practice and manage improvement strategies including supporting underperformance.
- Analyses and interprets school data to inform classroom practice across the school.
Developing self and working with others
- Manages positive working relationships with all staff.
- Motivates and challenges all staff to maintain high expectations of behaviours.
- Develops and maintains effective strategies and procedures for staff induction, professional development and performance review.
Managing the organisation
- Recruits, retains and deploys staff appropriately.
- Implements evidence-based school development plans and policies for the organisation and its facilities.
- Ensures that policies and practices take account of national and local policies and initiatives.
- Manages the school environment to ensure that the school meets all health and safety regulations.
Securing accountability
- Manages staff roles and ensures that responsibilities are clearly defined, understood and agreed.
- Works with the Governing Board or Governing Board committees to enable them to meet their statutory responsibilities.
- Is able to present the school’s performance and other school initiatives to a range of audiences; parents/carers, Governors, school improvement officers, Diocese advisers and other external agencies.
Strengthening the community
- Works with other agencies to ensure learning experiences and opportunities for pupils are integrated into the wider community.
- Builds the reputation of the school with the outside community.
- Creates and maintains partnerships with parents/carers and volunteers to support and improve pupils’ achievement and personal development
- Contributes to whole school community activities and events
Child protection and safeguarding
- Ensures that the child protection and safeguarding policies and procedures adopted by the Governing Board are fully implemented and followed by all staff.
- Ensures that sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable staff to discharge their child protection and safeguarding related responsibilities effectively.
- Be part of the Designated safeguarding team and ensure all Child Protection concerns are followed up within the set procedures.
Christian distinctiveness
- Actively promote Bramley St. Peter’s Christian vision, values and ethos including:
o Upholding the Christian character of the school
o Leading collective worship
o Ensuring the school’s vision, values and ethos are ‘lived out’ by the whole school community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Bramley St Peter’s Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding children. We expect all staff to share this commitment and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 401 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- headteacher@bsp.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01132559680
Bramley St. Peter’s is committed to enabling all pupils to succeed in learning and life and overcome any barriers and difficulties which may hinder this. We have a strong ethos linked to a nurturing and a holistic approach to the learning journey and development of every child. We value a strong working partnership with parents and carers, to support children reaching their true potential and achieving their best outcomes.
Arranging a visit to Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@bsp.leeds.sch.uk.
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