Deputy Headteacher

Co-op Academy Parkland, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 9BG

27 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 June 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Headteacher
  • Other leadership roles
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale 6-10 (£58,568 - £64,691)

Deputy Headteacher job summary

We are seeking a dynamic and inspirational Deptuy Headteacher to join our leadership team. This role comes with unparalled opportunities for development, progression, and influence as the academy evolves!

Co-op Academy Parkland is an inspiring place to work and learn and as part of the Co-op Academies Trust, aims to secure excellence in all aspects of its work. We are proud to have been recognised by Ofsted as good in all areas for the first time in 20 years showing our commitment to providing the best offer for our pupils, families and community.

We are seeking an excellent teacher with a proven track record of high-quality teaching. They will be a key leader in ensuring high quality teaching and learning across the school and support the implementation of the curriculum including adaptive teaching where appropriate.

 

Our new Deputy Headteacher (Maternity cover) will be supporting the development of teachers early in their career. They will do this by mentoring and coaching as well as delivering high quality lessons themselves. We are determined to support our teachers to be the best they can be and develop into future leaders themselves. 

Although this is a fixed-term maternity cover position, there may be potential for ongoing employment within the Trust, subject to available opportunities.

Why us?

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you! 

Our employee benefits package includes:

You’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores. Staff also receive double discounts every month!

Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)

Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!

Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)

Co-op Funeralcare benefit

Season ticket and rental deposit loans

And More! 

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

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

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

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 Co-op Academy Parkland

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 194 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Co-op Academy Parkland website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/co-op-academy-parkland

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