Deputy Headteacher

Outwoods Primary School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0AS

26 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  6 March 2025

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: Monday - Friday 6.5 hours per day
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Leadership Scale 12-16

What skills and experience we're looking for

We need a Deputy Headteacher who will:

- Play a key role in leading teacher development, supporting our staff to become effective practitioners and experts in their specialist fields.

- Lead on the implementation and evaluation of the school's instructional and peer coaching programme

- Continue to drive and develop the school's curriculum through working closely with subject leaders

- Be a proactive DDSL, supporting the DSL team to methodically plan out training needs for the whole school community

- Ensure the high-quality implementation of whole school key policies, such as our positive relationship and behaviour policy

- Oversee and lead on communication to our stakeholders and wider community

- Cover in class as required, including three Read Write Inc phonic sessions over the course of a week

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you a school with:

- kind, courteous and eager to learn children

- a happy, welcoming and supportive school community

- a reflective and driven leadership team who are committed to supporting the team with work/life balance

- a positive ethos and vision for our future growth

- high quality professional support and development opportunities across the Trust working with expert partners

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to centralrecruitment@centralclt.com

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Outwoods Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 437 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Outwoods Primary School website
• Email address: centralrecruitment@centralclt.com
• Phone number: 01283 529800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwoods-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Outwoods Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email centralrecruitment@centralclt.com.

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