Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion

Tanners Brook Primary School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 4PF

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L8 to L12

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an experienced and successful school leader with a track record of driving improvement.
• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and is ready to lead as Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Is passionate about inclusion and committed to removing barriers so that every child can flourish.
• Can inspire, support and challenge colleagues to achieve the highest standards.
• Has experience of working effectively with families, external agencies and wider stakeholders.
• Demonstrates warmth, resilience, integrity and a genuine commitment to children and their communities.

What the school offers its staff

At Tanners Brook Primary School, we are proud of our caring and inclusive ethos, our dedicated staff and our commitment to ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to strive for their personal best. As part of HISP Multi Academy Trust, you will benefit from:

• A welcoming and supportive school community.
• Opportunities to collaborate across a successful and growing Trust.
• High-quality professional development and leadership opportunities.
• A committed and experienced staff team.
• The chance to make a significant impact on the lives of children and families.

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.

The role includes responsibility for:

• Leading safeguarding and child protection across the school as Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Strategic leadership of inclusion, disadvantaged pupils and pupil premium provision.
• Driving improvements in attendance and behaviour.
• Leading personal development, wellbeing and aspects of the PSHE/RSE curriculum.

We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school and experience first-hand the welcoming, inclusive culture that makes Tanners Brook such a special place to work.

Join us and help ensure that every child feels safe, included and able to achieve their very best.

How to Apply

For an informal discussion regarding this role, or to request a tour of the school please contact Co-Headteacher Ingrid Dowse: ingrid.dowse@tannersbrookpri.org.uk.

Available dates for a tour of the school:

Tuesday 13th October 9.15am

Wednesday 14th October 2pm

Friday 16th October 9.15am

To apply you will need to download and complete the Teaching Application Form from our website https://www.hispmat.org/workwithus and submit to hr@hispmat.org.

• Closing Date for Applications: 9am Monday 19th October
• Interviews: Thursday 22nd October (all day)

Commitment to safeguarding

The HISP Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are also committed to providing equality of opportunity at all stages of the recruitment and selection process and ensuring that candidates are treated fairly and lawfully throughout the process.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion JD & PS.pdf - 194 KB (opens in new tab)

About Tanners Brook Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Tanners Brook Primary School website
• Email address: hr@hispmat.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tanners-brook-primary-school-southampton

HISP Multi Academy Trust believe in building excellent educational environments that inspire and unlock potential in all our school communities.  We currently have five schools within our Trust covering the age ranges from nursery to Sixth Form with plans to expand and grow quickly across our geographical location.

We are an ambitious Trust and have a broad range of outward facing accreditations that support our schools and those within our local area.  We are part of the Education Endowment Foundation Network with our HISP Research School.  Evidence informed practice underpins our ethos, professional development and school improvement.  We have an outstanding provision for training new teachers through our Hampshire SCITT Partnership, which also supports career progression for staff within our Trust and links to higher education.   We have been designated, by the DfE, with two Teaching School Hubs covering Portsmouth, Southampton, the Isle of Wight and the South-Eastern and South Western parts of Hampshire.  The core purpose behind the Teaching School Hubs is to become centres of excellence for teaching and leadership training

Arranging a visit to Tanners Brook Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@hispmat.org.

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