Deputy Headteacher (maternity cover)
Widden Primary School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 4AW12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 November 2026
Closing date
24 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - up until 31st August 2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Leadership Pay Range LS11 - LS15
What skills and experience we're looking for
Widden Primary School has an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Deputy Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team to cover maternity leave on a fixed-term basis up from 2nd November 2026 until 31st August 2027.
Role Overview
As a Deputy Headteacher, you will be a significant part of the Senior Leadership Team. You will be expected to lead the school, setting exceptionally high standards for staff and students, and ensure they are met. You will be expected to contribute widely to all areas of the school. You will need to be positive, optimistic and committed with a strong belief that all pupils are capable of excellent conduct and outcomes, and have a track record of success.
The role will help to develop your capacity and knowledge, utilising your skills and understanding of our context whilst providing you with support and guidance to be the very best leader.
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Can evidence of continuing professional development
- Has the ability to provide inspiration and strong leadership to teaching staff through being an outstanding leader of learning
- Has the ability to work effectively with other Senior Leaders in school and across Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Can manage staff and to develop a strong team to enable them to work effectively to deliver whole school improvement
- Build positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues
- Shares our values of Aspire, Believe and Succeed
- Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
At Widden Primary School, our values of Aspire, Believe and Succeed are at the heart of everything we do. We provide a broad, engaging curriculum and are committed to helping every child achieve their full potential in a safe, supportive and ambitious environment.
What the school offers its staff
Greenshaw Learning Trust is a successful multi-academy trust providing high-quality education across primary and secondary schools. We are a family of schools that work together, share best practice and support one another, whilst maintaining each school's unique identity.
To get a feel for life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download ourWhy you should work for GLTrecruitment brochure on our jobs portal.
We offer a range of benefits including:
- Professional development and career progression
- Generous pension scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Gym discounts
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Being part of a supportive and growing organisation
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Widden Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Widden Primary School website
- Email address
- jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01452 520571
At Widden, we believe that children learn best when they are happy and secure with as much first hand learning in as broad a curriculum as possible. Our curriculum is designed to make best use of visitors coming to our school, trips and other exciting learning opportunities to widen our pupil’s experiences and build cultural capital. learning to thrive. We have an excellent team of teaching and non-teaching staff who nurture strong relationships with our children and are committed to always learning. Every teacher is expected to lead on a particular aspect of school life with the support of the other staff.
Arranging a visit to Widden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jdouglas@widdenprimary.co.uk.
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