16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Monday 13th April

  • Closing date

    29 January 2026 at 11am

  • Date listed

    12 January 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£58,573.00 - £64,500.00 Annually (FTE)

Deputy Headteacher & Lead DSL job summary

The Governors of Goodway Nursery School are seeking to appoint an inspiring, compassionate and dedicated Deputy Headteacher, to work alongside the Executive Headteacher and the SLT.

Goodway Nursery is a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School, situated in Great Barr, Birmingham. The school is Federated with Bloomsbury Nursery School, which is situated in Nechells. Both schools share a Governing Board and work closely together, with a shared commitment to offer the very best early education . The post of DHT is based at Goodway Nursery School and is a non teaching role.

Goodway Nursery School is a forward thinking, welcoming and nurturing school. Our intention is for our whole school community to feel respected, included and valued. We are committed to nurture based practice and proud to be Rights Respecting School. We would love for a Deputy Headteacher to join us who shares our vision and values, and is eager to make a lasting impact on our children, our team and the wider school community.

Both staff and governors are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all our children and we achieved a judgment of Outstanding at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2025. Our staff team of highly experienced teachers and teaching assistants work together to ensure that our ambitious curriculum engages children of all needs and abilities, inspiring confident and independent learners.

We are seeking a Deputy Headteacher who;

Has an excellent knowledge and understanding of early years pedagogy and child development

Has strong leadership skills and the ability to support, challenge, motivate and inspire others

Is able to build on existing strengths and lead the school to further improve the quality of our provision

Is an excellent communicator who is approachable and can build strong relationships with children, parents, professionals, our team and the community

Has a secure knowledge and understanding of KCSIE and experience in the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead

Is an inspirational early years teacher and is able lead on further developing our ambitious curriculum

Is positive, enthusiastic, energetic and nurturing

We can offer;

A warm welcome to our friendly, child centered nursery school

A friendly, experienced, dedicated team who are passionate about ensuring every child has the very best start

A commitment to ongoing professional development opportunities through our partnership with Heart Midlands Stronger Practice Hub

A commitment to prioritising staff wellbeing and work life balance

A beautiful nursery environment, which we hope feels like a home from home for our children and our team

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expect our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please review the job description and personal specification for more information.

We invite you to visit our school to see the children and team at work. If you would like a tour before submitting your application, please contact Ms Sue Hughes, on 0121 464 3078, or email s.hughes@goodwayn.bham.sch.uk to arrange this.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 5th February 2026.

Visits to Nursery will take place on Monday 19th January at 9:30am/ Thursday 22nd January at 3:30pm.

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application by midday on Thursday 29th January 2026.

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.
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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.

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About Goodway Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
Education phase
Nursery
School size
105 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 5
Ofsted report
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School website
Goodway Nursery School website
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