Deputy Headteacher

Leedon Lower School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3LZ

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2026 (Or sooner based on availability)

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £57,137.00 - £63,070.00 Annually (FTE) L5 - L9

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Contract Type Permanent

Contract Term Full-time

Salary L5-9

Closing Date. Midday, 9th October 2025

Start Date 1st January 2026 (Or sooner depending on availability)

Interview Date: 22nd October 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and inspirational Deputy Headteacher, with a track record of outstanding classroom practice, to join our Leadership team.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual, who will take the lead in developing our rich and inclusive curriculum, shaping our school development through inspiring and embedding high quality teaching and learning.

This post is primarily non-class based, but with an initial teaching commitment of up to 0.4 per week across the school.

Our Deputy Headteacher will:

Have proven leadership and management experience in a school environment.

Be an outstanding classroom practitioner, who is able to inspire others.

Be committed to the principles of inclusion, equality and high achievement for all.

Lead the school in the policies and practices of continuous school improvement and staff development and constantly seek strategies which will bring about that improvement.

Be dynamic and forward-thinking, able to co-ordinate and lead curriculum change and implementation, recognising that a curriculum is constantly evolving.

Be a confident communicator, able to lead and motivate colleagues with honesty, care and compassion.

Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the whole school community.

Share and promote the school’s vision for providing meaningful opportunities for all children’s personal development.

We can offer:

Motivated and engaged children who are keen to learn.

A positive working environment with strong focus on staff and pupil wellbeing.

Professional, hardworking and motivated team of teachers and support staff committed to developing and raising standards.

Opportunities for professional development, career progression and enrolment on to the NPQH or similar.

Opportunities to make a significant difference in shaping school development and curriculum

About the school

We are a large two form entry lower school with a big heart. As a school, we have a clear vision to provide every child with an education that enables them to dream big, achieve their full potential and develop a love of learning. We ensure our children experience new things outside their day-to-day lives to open up the world around them. Plus, our children consistently exemplify our values - including cooperation, friendship and love - showing time and again that they care for and support each other.

We encourage visits to our school, and would love for you to come and meet our wonderful children and staff, and see us in action. To arrange this, and a further discussion about the role, please contact the School Business Manager, Mrs Louise Harris, on 01525 374713.

As a school, we’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be sought prior to interview and the successful applicant will be required to undertake enhanced disclosure checks and online checks.

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 Leedon Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 366 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leedon Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leedon-lower-school

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