Deputy Headteacher

Khalsa Primary School, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5QR

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L8 to L12
• Additional allowances:

  L8 to L12

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Khalsa Primary School is seeking an ambitious, visionary, and values-driven Deputy Headteacher to join our senior leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a knowledge-rich, future-ready curriculum within a school rooted in a Sikh faith-inspired ethos. As Deputy Headteacher, you will lead on curriculum innovation, teaching and learning, CPD and digital transformation, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement across the school.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum, teaching, CPD and digital innovation

• Drive high standards through monitoring and data use

• Support and develop staff, including ECTs

• Promote wellbeing and a positive school culture

• Build strong partnerships with parents, governors, and the community

We are looking for someone who has:

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Senior Leader.

• The ability to design and implement a highly ambitious, sequenced curriculum
• A proven track record of significant impact in a primary leadership role.

Please read our Candidate Application Pack, the Job Description and Person Specification to learn more about our school and this wonderful opportunity.

Commitment to Safeguarding:

The Sikh Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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 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 Khalsa Primary School

• School type: Academies, Sikh, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 514 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Khalsa Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/khalsa-primary-school-slough

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