7 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    1 May 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    24 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£82654-£91157

What skills and experience we're looking for

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER (i/c Personal Development + Culture)

Scale: L20 – L24 (£82,654- £ 91,157)

We require from September 2026, a motivated, committed and dynamic Deputy Headteacher and leader to join this thriving 11-18 Foundation School.The new Deputy Headteacher will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on school strategic direction and outcomes, joining a team of ambitious leaders and becoming an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team.

The closing date is 9 a.m. on Friday, 1st May 2026

Bishop Heber High School is a very successful, popular and oversubscribed School situated in rural South Cheshire with over 1,300 students from Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales.

The successful candidate will:

  • be an outstanding teacher with proven leadership skills
  • have a clear vision which inspires colleagues and students
  • challenge expectations to raise standards of achievement and progress for all students
  • have a track record of successfully leading continuous school improvement

The new Deputy Headteacher will work closely with the Headteacher and join a Senior Leadership Team of eight. You will have responsibility for a wide range of areas, both academic and pastoral across the School. The specific responsibilities will be negotiated to meet your skills, expertise and interests that are likely to include responsibilities for:

  • Personal Development - fostering an inclusive and forward looking curriculum to improve outcomes and progress for all our students
  • Innovation in school culture, climate and attitudes to learning
  • Performance Reviews, school improvement and self-evaluation
  • Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
  • The school’s pastoral structure
  • Planning strategically for inclusive learning and teaching across the school

We are totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. If successful, you will be expected to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

What the school offers its staff

See attached

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Bishop Heber High School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1282 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
jclegg@heber.org.uk
Phone number
01948860571

School location

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