Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum)
Aureus School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6FF19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 or sooner
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- GLF Leadership Scale 18 - 22 (England and Wales)
What skills and experience we're looking for
GLF Schools’ Aureus School is looking for a new Deputy Headteacher (Curriculum) to join them in September 2025.
We seek to recruit an outstanding leader who will understand, inspire and contribute to the strategic leadership and development of our school.
Your opportunity
As an experienced Deputy Headteacher, or an Assistant Headteacher with a track record of significant impact in school improvement, you will be pivotal in maintaining our high standards of excellence and be committed to championing the needs of our students to support them in achieving their full potential. Working collaboratively as part of the Senior Leadership Team and with a focus on curriculum, you will work at the forefront of modern education, harnessing the power of expert teaching to provide an exceptional learning experience and making a positive impact in the community.
Candidates should be driven by a clear moral purpose and a passion for working with young people. You must act as a role model to staff and students, build teams, and empower others.
At GLF Schools, we strive for an inclusive environment where staff and students are comfortable expressing their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on race, sex, gender reassignment, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion/belief.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a large Multi Academy Trust that comprises 42 schools (Primary and Secondary) across the Southeast of England with a large school support team of talented and passionate specialists.
What the school offers its staff
About Aureus School
Aureus School is a co-educational comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 16 years. We firmly believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, and our approach is driven by a belief in a comprehensive education centered around high expectations for all. As a community, we believe in creating a learning environment that is both engaging and exciting, with an education that challenges our students to think critically and push boundaries. There is no limit to what our students can achieve, and we provide the necessary support and resources so that everyone can succeed. As a purpose-built school, opened in 2017, Aureus has brand new technology using the latest equipment to enhance the students' learning experience.
Our mission is simple: Cultivating ambition; high standards for all.
We are committed to providing an exceptional learning environment that empowers all of our students to succeed. Our vision and core values of Ambition, Resilience and Respect guide every aspect of our educational journey, ensuring that each student’s experience is marked by excellence, ambition and unwavering high standards.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our school support team.
- A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Further details about the role
The Details
Start date: September 2025 or sooner
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Pay Scale: GLF Leadership Scale 18 - 22 (England and Wales)
Closing Date: 3rd February 2025
Shortlisting Date: 10th February 2025
Interview Date: 10th February 2025
Contact
We encourage you to visit the school and meet with Kirsty Rogers, Headteacher before applying. Please contact Amy Porter via the school office to arrange this.
Commitment to safeguarding
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Applying for the job
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About Aureus School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 545 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Aureus School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.sullivan@glfschools.org
Aureus School is a state of the art 11-16 co-educational comprehensive school that opened in Didcot in 2017. As a purpose built school, Aureus has new classrooms using the latest equipment such as SMART TV boards in every classroom and visualisers enabling teachers to bring learning to life and engage our learners. We are committed to providing an enhancing education where all students achieve academic success. Our inspirational and challenging curriculum allows all abilities to flourish with self-confidence to thrive. We promote inclusion of all students and recognise students’ entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum whilst meeting their individual needs. We recognise that some students may require more support than others and we aim to plan accordingly. Every individual is valued, learning is enjoyed, success is celebrated and responsibility is shared enabling our students to grow into responsible, questioning citizens who play a full and active role in society. We are excited to collaborate with local stakeholders to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in southern Oxfordshire. Aureus School is a highly ambitious secondary school with a rigorous approach to academic standards. We are ambitious for educational success for all our learners. We collaborate with local stakeholders, such as Oxford University, Culham Science Centre and the Harwell Innovation Centre to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in Southern Oxfordshire.
Our mission is simple: We will instill courage, ambition and resilience in every student to empower them to achieve greatness as a global citizen through a combined drive for excellence. Our core values will underpin all of our decisions: Diversity, Equality, Wellbeing, Responsibility, Respect, Kindness, Love, Empathy, Courage, Confidence, Integrity and Resilience.
Arranging a visit to Aureus School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.sullivan@glfschools.org.
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