Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion, Safeguarding & Culture (DSL)
The Village School, London, NW9 0JY17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 September 2026 at 8am
Date listed
8 September 2026
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
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £88,496.00 - £96,594.00
Pay scale
- Leadership | L18 - L22
What skills and experience we're looking for
Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion, Safeguarding & Culture (DSL)
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion, Safeguarding & Culture will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure that every learner at The Village School is safe, included, valued, and able to achieve positive personal, social, educational and lifelong outcomes. The Village School is a Group 8 Special Educational Needs and Disabilities School.
The postholder will serve as the school's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and will hold strategic responsibility for safeguarding and child protection, attendance, behaviour and school culture, inclusion, medical needs, therapeutic provision, family engagement and learner wellbeing.
The Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion, Safeguarding & Culture will provide strategic leadership across inclusion, safeguarding, attendance, behaviour, medical needs, therapeutic provision, and learner wellbeing, ensuring every aspect of school life reflects the school's values and commitment to the highest standards of care and education.
The Deputy Headteacher will directly line manage:
Assistant Headteachers
Safeguarding Officer
Behaviour Team Lead
Attendance Lead
Key areas of responsibility include:
Strategic Leadership
Safeguarding and Child Protection (Designated Safeguarding Lead)
Attendance Strategy and Inclusion
Behaviour, Regulation and School Culture
Medical Needs and Health Provision
Therapeutic and Specialist Provision
EHCP Compliance and Annual Review Quality Assurance
Inclusion, Family Engagement and Early Help
Personal Development and Learner Wellbeing
Inspection Readiness and Accountability
We are looking for a candidate with:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
Significant, sustained senior leadership experience in a SEND school or complex educational setting
Experience as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy DSL
Experience leading safeguarding across a complex, multi-site or large organisation
Experience leading and improving whole-school attendance, including EBSA and persistent absence
Experience leading behaviour strategy and Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) implementation
Experience of direct line management and leadership development of senior staff
Experience of multi-agency working across health, social care and education
You will be:
Deeply values-driven and child-centred in all decisions and actions
A strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into impactful action
Able to inspire, influence and develop others at all levels of the organisation
Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and the belief that every learner can achieve positive outcomes
The Village School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.
Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
What the school offers its staff
- A school previously judged Outstanding by Ofsted (June 2023) and celebrated by Challenge Partners
- A rich, integrated curriculum spanning EYFS through to Year 14
- On-site therapeutic provision delivered through a multidisciplinary team, with services continuing to develop in line with pupil needs
- A stable, experienced and skilled Senior Leadership Team
- ParCompass Learning Partnership, a two-school specialist SEND MAT with a track record of outstanding practice
- The opportunity to make a profound and lasting difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About The Village School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Size
- 306 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- The Village School website
- Email address
- hr-tvs@compasslp.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0300 303 0610
Our school supports the needs of children with complex needs, cognition and learning difficulties. The school is a learning community of five villages, serving pupils aged 3 to 19, with a diverse and vibrant student body.
The Village School school curriculum is our progression model and supports, challenges and encourages each young person so they are active participants at every stage in the learning journey with a real zest for experiencing all aspects of life to the full!
Arranging a visit to The Village School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr-tvs@compasslp.co.uk.
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