Deputy Headteacher (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Malet Lambert, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU8 0JD17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
23 January 2026
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: Up to 1FTE
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L16 to L21 - £75,049 to £84,699 (depending on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to play a pivotal role in the strategic and operational leadership of our school. Working closely with the Headteacher, the Deputy Headteacher will help shape the school’s vision and ensure that it is translated into high-quality day-to-day practice. This is a role for an ethical, visible leader who combines high expectations with warmth, integrity and sound professional judgement.
As designated safeguarding lead, the successful candidate will be a strong, experienced leader with a deep commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and pupil wellbeing. They will model the values and behaviours we expect of our staff, pupils and our trust The Education Alliance (TEAL.)
What the school offers its staff
- Trust our staff to plan, prepare and assess at the best time for them, allowing them to go off-site in their PPA
- Have centralised our Behaviour Policy so teachers are freed up from supervising detentions
- Demand ethical leadership built on professional trust
- Reject fads and ensure our CPD is evidence-informed and predominantly subject-specific
- Have reduced data collections to twice yearly
- Do not expect staff to respond to emails outside normal working hours
- Do not deploy staff at other Trust schools unless it is at their request
Further information about the job
Deputy Headteacher (Designated Safeguarding Lead) – Malet Lambert School
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and aspirational leader to join our senior leadership team as Deputy Headteacher. The post holder will play an integral role in the leadership of the school.
We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to play a pivotal role in the strategic and operational leadership of our school. Working closely with the Headteacher, the Deputy Headteacher will help shape the school’s vision and ensure that it is translated into high-quality day-to-day practice. This is a role for an ethical, visible leader who combines high expectations with warmth, integrity and sound professional judgement.
As designated safeguarding lead, the successful candidate will be a strong, experienced leader with a deep commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and pupil wellbeing. They will model the values and behaviours we expect of our staff, pupils and our trust The Education Alliance (TEAL.)
About our School
Malet Lambert is an oversubscribed school in the East of Hull, where our commitment to pastoral care underpins the high expectations that we have of both pupils and staff. With a long and proud history, dating back to 1932, Malet Lambert was once a grammar school, becoming a comprehensive school in 1968. We put the needs of individual pupils at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on having high aspirations, ensuring our pupils meet their potential by creating a safe, yet vibrant learning environment, which sees first class teaching and learning every single day. We are very fortunate to have such a caring, skilled and dedicated set of teachers, support staff and governors here at Malet Lambert; ultimate professionals who are dedicated to the pupils.
2023 saw us achieve a ‘Good’ Ofsted grading. Back in 2018 we became an Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship School - the only secondary in the region at that time. We remain an IQM Flagship School today. We are dedicated to providing a great teacher in every classroom and are committed to high-quality, collective teacher development. This helps us to reduce the replication of effort and helps all teachers to thrive in our setting. We do this by prioritising the continuing development of our staff.This comes in a variety of forms: professional subject-specific development delivered in department time; INSET days as well as through CPD opportunities across The Education Alliance (TEAL.)
As a school, we are immensely proud of our pupils and would welcome the opportunity to meet you and show you around our school. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or would like to visit us to see what we have to offer, please contactthe Headteachers PA, Mrs Claire Hairsineclaire.hairsine@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk
The Education Alliance (TEAL)
Within The Education Alliance Multi Academy Trust, there are lots of opportunities for collaboration and also further opportunities to develop and progress. As a trust, we are here to make great schools and happier, stronger communities so that people have better lives. For too long in many schools, staff have been asked to choose between being seen as good at their job and being a good mum, dad, partner, son, daughter or friend. We are doing everything we can to support our staff to balance the demands of their jobs and those at home.
To support this, we:
- Trust our staff to plan, prepare and assess at the best time for them, allowing them to go off-site in their PPA
- Have centralised our Behaviour Policy so teachers are freed up from supervising detentions
- Demand ethical leadership built on professional trust
- Reject fads and ensure our CPD is evidence-informed and predominantly subject-specific
- Have reduced data collections to twice yearly
- Do not expect staff to respond to emails outside normal working hours
- Do not deploy staff at other Trust schools unless it is at their request
We have removed the following:
- Performance management objectives and performance-related pay
- Lesson observations and high stakes, toxic accountability
- Onerous marking policies
- Requirements for daily or weekly lesson plans
Above all, we recognise that seeking to remove the number of tasks staff undertake will have little effect on improving work/home balance if this happens within a toxic culture. To support this, we offer training for our leaders to ensure they are able to translate our values into behaviours which are built on the principles of dignity, respect, professionalism and integrity.
The closing date for applications is noon onMonday 9th February 2026. It is anticipated interviews will be held onThursday 26th and Friday 27th February.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you require an application in a different format to our standard digital application form, please get in touch with Mollie Poskitt, HR Officer on 01482 374211 or by email atMollie.Poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk.
The Education Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to appointment and we undertake an online check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance.
The Education Alliance’s Child Protection Policy can be accessed at:https://theeducationalliance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Child-Protection-Policy.pdf
Commitment to safeguarding
Malet Lambert is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Applying for the job
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View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Malet Lambert
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1652 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Malet Lambert website
- Email address
- mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk
Malet Lambert School is one of the top performing schools in Hull, where our commitment to pastoral care underpins the high expectations that we have of both pupils and staff. With a long and proud history, dating back to 1932, Malet Lambert School was once a grammar school, becoming a comprehensive school in 1968. We put the needs of individual pupils at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on having high aspirations, ensuring our pupils meet their potential by creating a safe, yet vibrant, learning environment, which sees first class teaching and learning every single day.
Arranging a visit to Malet Lambert
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mollie.poskitt@maletlambert.hull.sch.uk.
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