Deputy Headteacher

Fitzwaryn School, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET

81 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2026

• Closing date

  6 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 62202.00 - 70293.00

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Fitzwaryn School is a very friendly and extremely successful school for children and young people aged 3-19 years. Our pupils have a range of learning difficulties, including moderate and severe learning difficulties, PMLD and autism. The school was judged Outstanding by OfSTED in all areas in May 2022.

The school is part of The Propeller Academy Trust.

Main purpose

The deputy headteacher, under the direction of the headteacher, will take a major role in:

·  Formulating the aims and objectives of the school

·  Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives

·  Managing staff and resources to that end

·  Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives 

If the headteacher is absent, the deputy headteacher will deputise, as directed by the governing board.

The deputy headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Propeller Academy Trust and its member schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Posts classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All post holders are subject to the necessary pre-employment check, including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, including a Child/Adult’s Barred List check (where applicable to the role in question).

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Fitzwaryn School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 125 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fitzwaryn School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fitzwaryn-school

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