Deputy Headteacher

Heybrook Primary School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 9BJ

14 days remaining to apply

Start date details
Summer Term or as soon as possible thereafter
Closing date
19 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
31 January 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: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Between £68,586-£75,675

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal candidate will:

have recent and substantial deputy head experience, or applicable
- be ambitious for the children and community of Heybrook
- promote and value our inclusive and nurturing approach
- be passionate about teaching and learning and have the interpersonal skills to nurturetalent in our large school staff
- committed to maintaining a strong, positive, empowering ethos and vision
- have recent experience leading safeguarding
The children in our school would like someone who:
- is kind, bubbly and cheerful
- is excited to come to school and is good at speaking and listening to us
- is able to give us different opportunities- trips, creative activities, new experiences
understands our school motto - “be happy, be healthy, be successful and learn together recent and substantial senior leadership experience

What the school offers its staff

Everyone is warmly welcomed to this school. Pupils from many different countries and backgrounds arrive at different times of the year. Regardless of their past experiences, they benefit from every opportunity to be successful in their education.” OFSTED 2023.

Heybrook Primary and Nursery School is a vibrant, diverse and large learning community. We are a 3-form entry school with a Nursery on a split site serving the community of central Rochdale. The governors are looking for an inspirational and dynamic Deputy Headteacher to work alongside our established senior leadership team. We are looking for someone who values and motivates our successful school family and will help the school on its continued ambitious journey of school improvement. We want someone who is passionate about providing opportunities for our children.

We would offer:

wonderful, well behaved children, eager to learn and who feel nurtured in our school family
a large and dynamic team, eager to improve and develop
an experienced and supportive Governing Board
a range of training and opportunities within our local collaborative

Visits to the school are encouraged and strongly recommended.

Further details about the role

Grade: Leadership points L14 -18

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications tohead.recruitment@rochdale.gov.ukby 11:59pm on 19th February 2025.

Closing Date: 11:59pm on 19th February 2025.

Shortlisting: 24thFebruary 2025.

Interview dates: 26thand 27thFebruary 2025.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check.

The ability to converse at ease with customers and service users and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

Applicants are advised that by applying for this position they are declaring that they are not subject to any immigration controls or restrictions that prohibit them undertaking work in the UK, and that they are able to provide proof of their Right to Work in the UK if they are invited to attend an interview.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.