Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education, Teaching & Learning

Millbrook Combined School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4BA

50 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or sooner

• Closing date

  8 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £66,919.00 - £74,926.00 Monthly Competitive Salary Offered

Deputy Headteacher - Quality of Education, Teaching & Learning job summary

Millbrook Combined School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

https://www.millbrookcombinedschool.org.uk/

Are you a dynamic, visionary leader who believes that every child deserves the very best? Are you ready to make a significant impact in a vibrant, diverse and ambitious school community?

At Millbrook Combined School, we are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to lead on the quality of education across our school. This is a key strategic role focused on raising standards, inspiring excellence in teaching and learning, and helping us achieve our ambition of becoming a beacon of educational excellence.

Why Millbrook?

At the heart of our work are our ASPIRE values – Aspiration, Success (through hard work), Pride, Integrity, Resilience and Equality. As a senior leader, you will embody these values every day, driving improvements and modelling what it means to lead with purpose and compassion. Our children deserve a leader who holds those with the greatest needs closest to their heart – someone who truly believes in the power of education to transform lives.

About the Role

You will:

Be the lead professional for teaching, learning and standards across the school

Drive strategic improvement planning and quality assurance

Coach and mentor teachers and leaders to be their best

Lead robust self-evaluation and curriculum development

Contribute to a high-performing, cohesive Senior Leadership Team

Champion inclusion and ensure that every learner thrives

This role offers the unique opportunity to shape our future as we work to become a teaching school, with a strong emphasis on professional development, innovation and collaboration.

What We’re Looking For

An outstanding classroom practitioner with a track record of impact on pupil progress

A highly emotionally intelligent leader who brings people with them

Experienced in developing others through coaching, CPD and appraisal

Strategic and analytical – with the ability to translate vision into action

Passionate about inclusion, wellbeing and holistic education

In return, we offer a welcoming and supportive school community, enthusiastic children, committed staff, and the opportunity to grow and lead with creativity and integrity.

To Apply:

Visit our website or contact the school office for an application pack:

📧 office@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk

📞 01494 524791

Closing date: We reserve the right to close this application on receipt of suitable applicants.

Interviews: date TBC

Millbrook Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for the successful candidate.

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 Millbrook Combined School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 690 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Millbrook Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/millbrook-combined-school

Here at Millbrook Combined School we get to know our children well as every child is special. We expect children to do their best and we have high expectations in relation to appearance, attitudes, behaviour, courtesy and work. We also demand high standards of ourselves. We pledge to provide high quality teaching and resources to help children learn.

Millbrook Combined is a successful primary school with a strong reputation in both the local community and wider educational environment. We are looking to appoint facility assistants as part of our development plan for growth in the coming years. We have various facility growth plans throughout the school including car parking, our own on site cafeteria, two main halls for hiring, swimming pool hire and more.

Please see our website for more information: www.millbrook.bucks.sch.uk

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