Deputy Headteacher

Orsett Heath Academy, Grays, RM16 4DG

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £84,091.00 - £92,594.00 Annually (Actual) An attractive benefits package is also available.

Deputy Headteacher job summary

As Orsett Heath Academy continues to grow, we are looking to recruit an experienced and exceptional leader to join our leadership team as Deputy Headteacher. We are seeking a talented individual who is excited by the opportunity to assist the Headteacher in continuing to shape the vision, values and curriculum of the school.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will be expected to lead positively by example and professionally inspire and develop others to be the best they can be. Successful candidates must have proven experience of successful senior leadership and be able to provide challenge, rigour and strategic direction.

Why Orsett Heath Academy?  

Orsett Heath is a relatively new thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. As a new school, we opened our doors to welcome our first pupils in 2020. Since then, the school has proved popular with parents and pupils, and we are oversubscribed in all four current year groups. We have created a successful school that pupils and staff are incredibly proud of.   

In the summer of 2024, we moved into our new £37m school building adjacent to our previous purpose-built accommodation. When full, the new building will have 1200 pupils and be amongst the largest in Thurrock. We are looking for highly motivated, talented and ambitious staff who share our inclusive ethos and who want to help us grow over the coming years.   

Our pupils have a ‘can-do’ attitude, and the school has focused heavily on character education alongside its academic offer since the school first opened.   

   

Why SWECET?   

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.   

We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.  

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.  

We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.  

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org

  

If interested in this vacancy please submit your application for the position as soon as possible, as we may close the advertisement early. 

  

South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service    

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.

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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.

About Orsett Heath Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 564 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orsett Heath Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orsett-heath-academy

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