Deputy Headteacher
Diamond Wood Community Academy, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 3AD30 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 7 - 11
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join Diamond Wood Community Academy at an exciting point in its journey. This is a role for a values-driven, aspirational leader who believes passionately that every child, regardless of background, deserves an outstanding education, rich opportunities and the highest expectations.
As an Infant and Nursery school, our children are at the very beginning of their educational journey, and they are an absolute joy to work with. They are curious, enthusiastic and full of warmth. They are supported by a dedicated and caring staff team who work hard every day and who are deeply committed to one another and to the community we serve.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Successful teaching experience within the primary phase, particularly EYFS and KS1
- Experience of leadership at middle or senior level (e.g. Assistant Headteacher, Phase Leader)
- Experience of whole-school curriculum leadership
- Proven impact on raising pupil attainment and progress
- Experience of analysing data and using it to inform future practice and drive improvement
- Experience of monitoring teaching and learning, including lesson observation and feedback
- Experience of leading whole-school initiatives or improvement priorities
- Experience of working with vulnerable pupils
(SEND, disadvantaged, EAL)
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a warm, ambitious school community where children are a joy to teach, staff work hard for one another, and parents are supportive and engaged. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine meaningful leadership responsibility with significant classroom practice, to shape the future of the school, and to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families. There will be teaching commitment to be confirmed.
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples …
- Membership to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
- GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
- A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing
- Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers
- A range of CPD and leadership development opportunities to support your career progression
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Diamond Wood Community Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 361 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Diamond Wood Community Academy website
- Email address
- Becki.Price@diamondwood.enhanceacad.org.uk
Arranging a visit to Diamond Wood Community Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Becki.Price@diamondwood.enhanceacad.org.uk.
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