Deputy Headteacher
Elton Community Primary School, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1SB2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
10 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L8 - L12
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role Description for Deputy Head Teacher at Elton Primary School.
The primary purpose of the job is to assist the Headteacher in leading and managing the school effectively and efficiently, providing high quality education for every child at the school.
MAIN DUTIES
• Strategic Direction and Development of the School
- Fully and actively supporting the vision, ethos, aims and objectives of the school and the Trust
- Developing an effective working relationship with the Headteacher, leadership team and all staff
- Being an active member of the school's leadership team
- Leading continuous improvement in Teaching and Learning across the school
- Taking a lead role in the school's self-evaluation processes, monitoring progress towards curricular and other targets
- Working with the Headteacher, governors and staff in the formulation and effective delivery of the School Improvement Plan
- Assisting the Headteacher in the planning of the annual budget and managing financial delegation with the Headteacher and staff
- Making a positive and regular contribution within full governing committee meetings
- To take account of national and local initiatives. Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
- Modelling high standards in what constitutes outstanding classroom practice
- Co-ordinating the curriculum throughout school
- Managing the quality and effectiveness of the curriculum through the co-ordination of teaching and learning throughout the school: and spreading good practice of effective teaching and learning
- Leading strategies aimed at raising standards and achievements throughout the school, including standards of core subjects, and attendance
- Having an overview of assessment, recording and reporting throughout the school
- Leading the co-ordination of subject areas throughout the school • Be prepared to teach in any age group(s) in school, both planned and unplanned situations Leading and Managing Staff
- Modelling positive leadership and teamworking behaviours, treating all members of the school community with equal respect
- Working with the Headteacher to establish distributed leadership throughout the school
- Providing help and support for colleagues, and having a positive impact on classroom practice through coaching, evaluation, feedback and staff development programmes
- Taking a leading role in the delivery of the school's Performance Management/Appraisal policy, and encouraging a positive attitude towards it.
Safeguarding and Pupil Support
- To be the deputy designated person for all aspects of safeguarding and child protection
- Taking a share in the leadership of behaviour and pastoral care for pupils
- Liaising with external agencies on safeguarding matters General
- Carrying out the professional duties as outlined for Deputy Headteachers in the Teachers' Pay and Conditions document
- Promoting the school in the community and playing a proactive role in the local educational community
- Ensuring effective internal communication throughout the school and external communications with parents and other groups
- Promoting equality, inclusion and diversity to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between our diverse communities
- Showing commitment to the extra-curricular activities of the school
- Undertaking any professional responsibility delegated to the post
What the school offers its staff
We promote good staff wellbeing by offering one day off per day.
Staff have the opportunity to further their professional development by attending training courses etc.
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Elton Community Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 319 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elton Community Primary School website
- Email address
- alison.wild@keeplearningtrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01617052674
Deputy Head Teacher, Elton Primary School, Bury
The Keep Learning Trust
Salary: L8 – L12
Contract: Full time permanent
Location: Elton Primary School,
The closing date for applications is: 10th October 2025
Interviews will take place w/c: 20th October 2025
The Keep Learning Trust is seeking an outstanding, inspirational Deputy Headteacher to support the Headteacher in leading Elton Primary School.
The Keep Learning Trust supports young learners to fulfil their academic potential and become successful lifelong learners. Now home to five schools in the Greater Manchester area, the Trust continues to bring its vision of ‘creating lifelong chances and choices for all our pupils’ to life as it enters its next phase of growth.
Elton Primary School is a thriving, welcoming and inclusive one and half form entry school with an active and supportive local community. Delivering a well-structured curriculum from Foundation Stage through to Key Stage 2, the school was rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023.
The successful candidate will be passionate about primary education and be an outstanding, experienced teacher with evidence of collaboration across their school and Trust.
They will have leadership experience e.g. leading a Key Stage effectively, whilst able to organise workload, show flexibility and resilience and recognise the need for pastoral care for all members of the community of the school.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner, who can show evidence of impact within a subject and have experience of supporting and mentoring other colleagues.
If you have any questions or queries about the role, please do not hesitate to get in touch by contacting Carolyn Ashworth on 0161 705 2674 or emailing Carolyn.ashworth@keeplearningtrust.co.uk
Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. Please contact the school directly to arrange.
w: www.eltonprimary.bc-et.co.uk
t: 0161 705 2674
email: info@keeplearningtrust.co.uk
Safeguarding Statement
The Keep Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS with a Children’s Barred List Check and two satisfactory references.
Arranging a visit to Elton Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email alison.wild@keeplearningtrust.co.uk.
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