9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025 or sooner if possible

  • Closing date

    21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: Full-Time Permanent

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

STPCD L12 – 16 (£65,286 - £72,162)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking, flexible and inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join and help lead a team of dedicated staff who are committed to providing an excellent learning environment and become part of a successful team in a busy working environment.

Whether you are an experienced school leader who has worked within a mainstream or specialist education setting, or someone who has exceptional leadership skills and a real drive to make a difference in children’s lives, you must be able to provide our children with aspirations for their futures along with promoting a positive culture in everything you do.

Knowledge of SEND is essential and you must be able to respond to the emotional, social and mental health needs of our children and young people. You will be required to ensure the safety of our children and young people and facilitate their access to learning by responding to individual needs and leading staff teams to meet the needs of our learners.

Via your excellent interpersonal skills, you will lead a variety of teams across the school to ensure the best possible outcomes for our learners.

You will be joining and experienced team of passionate and forward-thinking senior leaders. You will be part of a committed staff team who are motivated every day by improving the life chances of our children and young people.

What the school offers its staff

Wellbeing – Pay – Careers and Training

ü Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.

ü Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services

ü Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

ü Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career

ü An Induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm

ü The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professionals, TAs, Teachers and the wider team

ü Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects

ü Flexible working policies

ü Cycle to Work Scheme

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kredgate@nexusmat.org

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About Fountaindale School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 18
School size
84 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01623792671

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