Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum and Outcomes)
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9LN21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
24 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £63,815.00 - £70,293.00 Annually (Actual) L11 - L15
Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum and Outcomes) job summary
About this Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and experienced Deputy Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team. This pivotal role is vital in supporting the Headteacher in the comprehensive management and strategic development of the school, ensuring the delivery of exceptional education and outstanding pastoral care for our pupils. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader with a deep passion for education and a commitment to creating a nurturing and inclusive environment for all.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management: Assist the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the school, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
Curriculum Development: Collaborate with staff to design and implement an engaging and challenging curriculum that meets the diverse needs of our students.
Student Welfare: Promote the well-being and academic progress of all students, providing support and guidance to ensure their success.
Staff Development: Lead professional development initiatives, mentoring and supporting teachers to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
Community Engagement: Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and the wider community to foster a supportive and collaborative school environment.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Proven experience in a leadership role within a secondary school setting
- Strong understanding of curriculum design and implementation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and lifelong learning.
About the School
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is committed to ensuring that students achieve their full potential and flourish in a school where expectations of ourselves and our students are high. We provide a rich and varied curriculum, as well as an extensive range of extra-curricular activities. Staff and students alike can benefit from the smaller community school feel which makes Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge so special. The semi-rural location in Sonning Common lends itself to beautiful views, as well as being close to Henley and Reading. Staff have the chance to take part in lots of different opportunities within the school, and we are committed to continued professional development. Staff wellbeing is prioritised and our Wellbeing Group continues to work hard to support our staff body. To learn more about our school, visit our website www.maidenerleghchilternedge.co.uk/
About the Trust
Maiden Erlegh Trust is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community of highly effective schools that deliver excellent education opportunities for the children and young people of the communities we serve. Through our work we will ensure that our children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to deal with the demands of an ever-changing world. The Trust currently comprises eight schools in the local area, with a variety of settings including primary, secondary, special and a PRU. As a Trust, we encourage professional development at all levels through the use of cross Trust networks to share best practice and ideas. We also actively encourage the promotion of staff to different roles within the Trust and to different settings in line with their career aspirations. Click Work @ Maiden Erlegh Trust to find out more information about why you should work for Maiden Erlegh Trust and to read testimonials from existing staff.
Benefits
Further information about some of the staff benefits that Maiden Erlegh Trust offers its employees, can be found on our website.
Staff Wellbeing is very important to us. As a staff member of Maiden Erlegh Trust these are just some of the examples of how we show our appreciation to staff.
- We operate a system of ‘ME days’ allowing staff to request an additional day off per year to attend special events such as children’s sports days and graduations, family and friends' weddings.
- CPD is available for all staff at all levels.
- Free flu vaccinations are offered to all staff.
- Free eye tests are provided for eligible staff.
- Breakfast and lunch provided for staff regularly, including on many INSET days and as a thank you throughout the year.
If you believe that this is an environment where you can thrive, develop and substantially contribute to an exciting future for our students, then you are encouraged to explore further by contacting recruitment@maidenerleghtrust.org for a more detailed discussion, if required.
Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible as we reserve the right to close the advert and interview at any time.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and successful references.
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 are not accepted.
About Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 456 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge website
11-16 secondary school in Sonning Common, part of Maiden Erlegh Trust
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