Deputy Headteacher

Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3AL

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 69,596.00 - 76,772.00

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher– Brocklewood Primary School

Required for September 2026

NOR: 430 + (Group 3)

Leadership Points 13 – 17 (£69,596 - £76,772 FTE per annum)

This is an opportunity for a leader with integrity, warmth and high expectations to make a meaningful difference at Brocklewood Primary School. We are seeking an aspiring or experienced Deputy Headteacher who embodies our KRIS values; someone who is kind and professional in their approach, respectful and consistent in their leadership, inclusive in removing barriers for children and staff, and committed to creating a safe, calm and secure environment where everyone can thrive.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a central role in strengthening what already works well and driving improvement where it is needed. You will lead with clarity and reliability, supporting colleagues to develop their expertise whilst holding firmly to high standards. You will champion excellent teaching and learning, ensuring that both children and adults are supported and challenged to be at their best and achieve their full potential.

We are proud to be a Music Hub School, an Artsmark Gold school and a Forest School. We are also a Royal Shakespeare Company Associate School, working alongside several primary and special schools across the city to enrich our curriculum through performance and language. PE and Sport are strengths of the school, reflected in our School Games Gold status for the past three years. We are supported by a strong and dedicated Governing Body who share our ambition for the community.

If you lead with honesty, model respect in every interaction and believe that kindness and high expectations go hand in hand, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will:

• Be an ambitious and inspirational leader, able to motivate and empower staff and children to achieve their full potential.

• Have high ambition for all children to achieve the highest standards

• Be committed to children enjoying and engaging in their learning whilst being challenged

• Be an excellent teacher with the ability to secure excellence in teaching throughout the school

• Have experience of leading people, developing their expertise and holding to account with clarity and fairness

• Have a commitment to inclusion and equity.

• Lead with honesty and integrity.

• Communicate confidently with all members of the school community

We offer:

• The opportunity to work within a strong leadership team alongside a Head of School and an experienced Executive Headteacher with a proven track record of developing, supporting and growing successful school leaders.

• The opportunity to be innovative in supporting school improvement and to continue to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils.

• Being part of a fast growing, well respected and highly effective Multi Academy Trust, that embraces each individual member school’s identity and staff groups.

• Opportunities to collaborate with schools and practitioners across the Trust sharing best practice and resources

• A dedicated pastoral team of DSLs, behaviour mentor, learning mentor, school counsellor and school dog to support wellbeing

• Wellbeing support for colleagues through our “Care Team” of volunteers led by our School Counsellor

• Access to Exceptional CPD through our Transform Applied offer

• Support and challenge through a variety of partnerships, networks and relationships within the Trust

Being part of Transform Trust means that you will have access to the following:

• Peer to peer networking, collaboration, challenge and support

• The security of working in a climate of shared accountability

• Investment in your professional development and future career

• Opportunities to contribute to the development of a growing organisation

• Access to a range of core services that enable you to focus on leading, teaching and learning

How to apply:

Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Closing date: 13th March 2026 at 9am.

Interviews: Friday 27th March 2026.

For an informal discussion please contact Val Oliver, Head of School at admin@brocklewood.nottingham.sch.uk or call 0115 915 3272.

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 Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brocklewood-primary-and-nursery-school

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