Deputy Headteacher
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9NS19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
11 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
21 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £69,596.00 - £78,702.00 Annually (Actual)
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Our Vision
At Haydon Abbey, our motto is: We plant the seeds and help them grow.
We are seeking an exceptional leader to join us as our Deputy Headteacher for the Quality of Education.
This role is designed for a specialist in teaching, learning, and curriculum design. As the Headteacher’s primary partner, you will lead the strategic vision for what our pupils learn and how they learn it. You will be the architect of our classroom practice, ensuring that our curriculum is ambitious, sequential, and delivered through high-impact, research-led pedagogy.
As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, you will also be a core part of our Safeguarding Team. While the Headteacher maintains the Strategic Lead for Safeguarding, you will work alongside the team to ensure that a culture of vigilance remains the foundation of our school.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership
Lead the strategic development of the school in partnership with the Headteacher.
Assume full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Headteacher.
Contribute significantly to the School Development Plan (SDP) and the Self-Evaluation Form (SEF).
Model the school’s core values: Cooperation, Kindness, Honesty, Resilience, Respect, and Well-being.
2. Quality of Education (Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Curriculum Design: Lead the strategic development of an ambitious, sequential, and broad curriculum that ensures all pupils make exceptional progress.
Pedagogical Strategy: Lead the school’s vision for teaching excellence, ensuring research-informed practice and adaptive teaching are embedded in every classroom.
Strategic Collaboration: Partner with the SENDCo to ensure the curriculum is accessible and high-quality for pupils with additional needs.
o Work alongside the Assessment Lead to ensure data informs curriculum refinement and pedagogical focus.
Coaching and Professional Growth: Lead the school’s coaching culture, providing high-quality feedback and mentoring to staff to drive professional excellence.
Quality Assurance: Lead rigorous, subject-specific evaluations to monitor the impact of the curriculum on pupil outcomes and the quality of teaching across all key stages.
3. Safeguarding and Wellbeing
Serve as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), contributing to the effective day-to-day operation of the safeguarding team under the strategic direction of the Headteacher.
Assist the Headteacher in maintaining a culture of collective vigilance across the school community.
Ensure that the curriculum effectively teaches pupils how to keep themselves safe (PSHE and Online Safety).
4. Staff Development
Design and lead a research-informed Professional Development programme that aligns with the SDP and fosters a culture of collective efficacy.
Join Our Journey
Applications should be submitted via My New Term. along with a supporting Statement (maximum two sides of A4) which should address:
- Your vision for the Quality of Education and how you lead staff to achieve excellence.
- Your experience in designing and implementing a high-impact, sequential curriculum.
- How you work in partnership with a Headteacher and other leads to drive school standards.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and positively encouraged.
To arrange a visit please email the Business Manager, tracey@haydonabbey.bucks.sch.uk
Safeguarding & Equality Statement
Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will undergo an Enhanced DBS check, rigorous reference checks, and online profile screening in line with statutory guidance. We are an inclusive employer on a journey of excellence.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 536 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School website
Come and join our team at Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, a very popular and oversubscribed school in the heart of Aylesbury. We are seeking an inspirational KS2 Class teacher committed to developing self-confident and independent children
Why Join us?
• A large, diverse school with a welcoming and friendly atmosphere
• A positive and happy workplace committed to a good work/life balance
• Inclusive to all, providing a high quality, broad and balance curriculum
• Well-resourced across all areas of the curriculum, including a forest school, sports MUGA and wildlife garden
• A wonderful well-stocked library and outdoor reading huts to encourage a love of reading
• Excellent record of developing staff at all stages of their careers with high-quality tailored professional development
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