Deputy Headteacher

Lawn Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2QR

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  tbc

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: 63,070.00 - 69,596.00

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Deputy Headteacher

Required for Lawn Primary School

Leadership Points L9-L13 (£63,070 - £69,596 FTE per annum)

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a leader with passion, enthusiasm and high expectations to make a meaningful difference at Lawn Primary School, alongside the new Headteacher, from January 2027. We are seeking an aspiring or experienced Deputy Headteacher who embodies our Trust values of Kindness, Respect, Equity and Creativity and who is keen to become part of an inspirational school family.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a central role in strengthening what already works well at Lawn and driving improvement where it is needed. You will lead with clarity and reliability, supporting colleagues to develop their expertise and understanding whilst modelling best practice and having high expectations of all. You will work closely with the Headteacher and SLT to champion excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring that both children and adults are supported and challenged to be at their best and achieve their full potential.

We are proud to have an ambitious and highly dedicated staff team who work exceptionally hard for our wonderful children. Our Deputy Headteacher will need to bring passion and determination for every member of our school family to succeed. Communication and collaboration are essential qualities; we have a fantastic community within and beyond the school, including governors and parents, who are all keen to work collectively to ensure the best possible education for our children. 

If you lead with kindness and integrity, model respect in every interaction and believe that every child will succeed, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will:

Play a leading role in formulating the aims and objectives of the school

Have high ambitions for all children to achieve the highest standards

Be committed to children enjoying and engaging in learning whilst being challenged

Be an excellent teacher with the ability to support the development of excellence in teaching throughout the school

Have experience of leading people, developing their expertise and holding them to account with clarity and fairness

Carry out professional duties of a teacher as required

Have a commitment to inclusion and equity.

Lead with honesty and integrity.

Communicate confidently with all members of the school community

Engage fully in the life of the school

We offer:

Amazing children, families and governors!

The opportunity to grow and develop the strength of the leadership team alongside the new Headteacher

The opportunity to be innovative in supporting school improvement and to continue to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils.

Being part of a fast growing, well respected and highly-effective Multi Academy Trust, that embraces each individual member school’s identity and staff groups.

Opportunities to collaborate with schools and practitioners across the Trust sharing best practice and resources

Access to exceptional CPD through our Transform Applied offer

Support and challenge through a variety of partnerships, networks and relationships within the Trust

Being part of Transform Trust means that you will have access to the following:

Peer to peer networking, collaboration, challenge and support

The security of working in a climate of shared accountability

Investment in your professional development and future career

Opportunities to contribute to the development of a growing organisation

Access to a range of core services that enable you to focus on leading, teaching and learning

How to apply:

To apply please follow the following link which takes you to the Transform Trust website, vacancy’s page;

https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust/00012

To arrange a visit to school, please email the School Operations Manager at r.lang@lawn.derby.sch.uk or contact the school on 01332 550178

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 Lawn Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 434 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lawn Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lawn-primary-school-derby

We have a very talented and committed teaching and support staff team who offer the children many different ways to excel and achieve. The school curriculum is differentiated to provide challenge for our more able pupils and support for those with any special educational needs. We have an extensive range of extra-curricular activities that provide an extra dimension to the opportunities for learning. We are continually developing our technological facilities to ensure that all of our pupils can access and benefit from the digital learning environment.

Our mission statement “DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE” reflects our understanding and beliefs. It promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school. This leads to a consistently high level of pupil achievement, preparing pupils for the challenges, opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
Mental health and wellbeing plays a vital role in education and impact on our students’ learning. This academic year the school is committed to working towards the School Mental Health Award. This is supported by the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University who say:
“The Department for Education recognises the direct link between positive mental health in schools and successful educational outcomes; the Mental Health Award for Schools builds on this link and provides a framework for educational institutions to evidence policies and initiatives that work towards improving emotional health and wellbeing for both staff and pupils.”

for more information about our school please check out our website http://www.lawn.derby.sch.uk/

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