Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion

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

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2027 (or earlier if available)

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £63,688.00 - £70,275.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership Pay Scale L8-L12

Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion job summary

Due to the forthcoming retirement of our highly valued Deputy Headteacher, Tanners Brook Primary School is seeking an exceptional leader to join our team to lead on Inclusion. This is a rare opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a successful and inclusive primary school while making a lasting difference to the lives of children and families.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will work closely with our Co-Headteachers to lead and develop the school's inclusive culture, ensuring that every child receives the support, opportunities and encouragement they need to succeed. You will have strategic responsibility for safeguarding, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and disadvantaged pupils, whilst contributing to the wider leadership and management of the school.

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 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.

The successful candidate may also have a teaching commitment equivalent to approximately one day per week.

What we offer

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.

Find out more

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.

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 3rd November 2pm

Tuesday 10th November 2pm

Thursday 12th November 9.30am

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

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

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.

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
• 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

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