25 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    22 April 2025

  • Closing date

    5 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    18 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

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Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£56,082 - £61,882 (Pending Teachers’ Pay Award 2024-25)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Title: Deputy Headteacher

Location: Peak School, Buxton Road, Chinley, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 6ES

Grade/Scale: Leadership Scale 08-12 £56,082 - £61,882 (Pending Teachers’ Pay Award 2024-25)

Start date: 22 April 2025 or sooner if possible

Contract: Full-Time

Peak School is a welcoming school with a current enrolment of 87 students. We are on the lookout for an inspiring Deputy Headteacher to work alongside our dedicated staff and fabulous pupils. The ideal candidate will have the knowledge, skills and experience to be our Designated Safeguarding Lead and to lead our dedicated and forward thinking pastoral team. The successful candidate will oversee Behaviour and Attitudes, and Personal Development across school so a successful proven track record in these fields are essential.

This position offers a unique chance to significantly impact our pupils' lives by cultivating a positive and thriving environment. You will be joining us at a pivotal moment, as our new Headteacher started in April 2024 with an additional school leader coming on board in September 2024. We have an established School Business Manager so if successful, you will make up the final quarter of our leadership team. Together, we will lead with determination and influence, driving transformative change swiftly.

We welcome applications from leaders with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) from special and enhance resourced provision in either the primary or secondary education sectors. All schools within the Esteem network are supported by a diverse and experienced central team, along with a group of like-minded school leaders and experts.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits include membership in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Westfield Health, and free parking.

We highly encourage potential applicants to visit the school. Please contact the school office at 01663 750324 or jhowarth@peakschool.co.uk to speak with Jo Howarth, our recently appointed Headteacher. To apply, please visit our website athttps://www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacanciesand complete the appropriate application form; CVs alone will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 05 January 2024 (23:59)

Interview date: week commencing 20 January 2025

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

Commitment to safeguarding

Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

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About Peak School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
81 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19
Phone number
01663 750324

We are a nursery to 19 Special School Academy in the north west corner of Derbyshire. We cater for children and young adults with a whole range of needs, particularly those with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), communication difficulties, and those with extremely challenging behaviour linked to their associated learning difficulties.

Most pupils at Peak work outside the National Curriculum and we are proud to offer an individualised curriculum which is built around our four key areas:

Physical and Movement
Emotional and Expressive Arts
Accessing the World and Communication
Knowledge and Know-how

We are located in a beautiful, rural environment in the village of Chinley, where we make full use of the local amenities and make a point of filling our curriculum with outdoor activities.

We also have a number of specialist on-site facilities and services:

Hydrotherapy Pool
Sensory rooms and Sensory Garden
Fully equipped kitchen / catering learning environment for our post-16 pupils
On site nurse, visiting Physiotherapist and Speech and Language therapist.
Our location in north west Derbyshire, on the edge of the Peak District, means we are also accessible for pupils who may live in Cheshire, Stockport, Tameside (Greater Manchester) and also Sheffield.

We are currently Ofsted rated ‘Good’ – with outstanding for Behaviour and Welfare – and we are working hard to ensure we achieve outstanding results in our next inspection.

Further information about our academy can be found on the website at www.peak.derbyshire.sch.uk

Arranging a visit to Peak School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jhowarth@peakschool.co.uk.

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