Deputy Headteacher
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, Leasowe, CH46 1RA17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
13 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
26 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L18 - L22
What skills and experience we're looking for
The school is seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational leader to join our highly successful secondary special school for pupils aged 11–19 whose primary need is ASC or MLD.
Our vision is for staff and pupils to be “role models and catalysts for change.” We are therefore seeking an exceptional leader who:
- Has proven and recent senior leadership experience.
- Can manage and inspire change with confidence and positivity.
- Demonstrates a passionate commitment to inclusion, equal opportunities and high-quality SEND provision.
- Possesses excellent communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to motivate and influence others.
- Will lead with ambition, integrity and creativity, ensuring the very best outcomes for every pupil.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a forward-looking leader to make a significant impact in a thriving school, surrounded by inspirational colleagues and wonderful students. We are seeking someone who will embrace the challenge of shaping the next chapter of Clare Mount’s journey while maintaining our long-established reputation for excellence.
What the school offers its staff
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College is a vibrant, forward-thinking school, judged Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2021. As a Beacon Well School, with National Autism Society Beacon status, we place health and well-being for pupils and staff at the heart of everything we do. We have an inclusive ethos and ensure all our pupils are ‘settled and safe’. Through our exceptional pastoral care, our curriculum pathways and the wide range of extra-curricular opportunities pupils are able to reach their full potential. Recent developments include a move to a refurbished building and an expansion in pupil numbers, offering an exciting time to join our community.
Further information about the job
Completed application form and letter of application (no more than 2 sides of A4) to the Headteacher, Mrs Kim Webster
recruitment@claremount.wirral.sch.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 410 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Clare Mount Specialist Sports College website
- Email address
- recruitment@claremount.wirral.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01516069440
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College is a very successful 11-19 school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and additional needs including autism and was judged outstanding in its most recent Ofsted report, Novemeber 2021.
Arranging a visit to Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@claremount.wirral.sch.uk.
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