Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education

Noel-Baker Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0BR

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  20 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £78,702 - £86,803

Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education job summary

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for curriculum excellence and raising standards? Do you have the drive to shape the educational journey of every student and support staff to deliver outstanding teaching and learning? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic leadership team as Deputy Headteacher for Quality of Education.

About Us

Noel Baker Academy is a thriving and inclusive secondary academy committed to delivering a high-quality education that empowers every student to achieve their full potential. We are proud of our strong community ethos, ambitious curriculum, and relentless focus on improvement.

The Role

As Deputy Headteacher for Quality of Education, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our strategic vision for teaching, learning, and curriculum development. You will lead on:

• Driving excellence in teaching and learning across all departments
• Leading curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation
• Ensuring high standards of assessment, feedback, and student progress
• Supporting and developing middle leaders to raise attainment
• Embedding a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement

About You

We are looking for an inspirational and experienced leader who:

• Has a proven track record of raising standards and improving outcomes
• Demonstrates deep knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy
• Is an excellent communicator and team builder
• Has the strategic insight to lead whole-school improvement
• Is committed to inclusive education and student success

What We Offer

• A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A vibrant school community with enthusiastic students and dedicated staff
• Access to a wide range of staff benefits and wellbeing initiatives

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 Noel-Baker Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1243 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Noel-Baker Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/noel-baker-academy

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