Deputy Headteacher

Rugeley John Taylor, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 1FY

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L16 - L20

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an inspirational and ambitious Deputy Headteacher to help shape the development of our recently opened school. Working closely with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, this pivotal role will drive school improvement, support staff development, and influence curriculum and pastoral provision and strategic decision making within the secondary phase of our school. We are looking for a values driven leader who inspires and motivates others, brings clarity and confidence to challenge, and fosters a culture in which both staff and students can flourish. This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact.

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

Specific responsibilities and skills include:

• Support the Executive Headteacher in delivery of the school vision for all learners
• Further develop a values-driven school through setting expectations and the promotion of Teacher Standards
• Be a strategic thinker with ambition and drive
• Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills that ensure everyone feels valued, supported and challenged to do and be their best – collegiality within the school and across the Trust is key
• Bring an innovative and creative approach

What the school offers its staff

• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Discounts & Online Help
• Free Parking
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Flu Vaccination
• Eye Test
• Physiotherapy Service
• Menopause Support
• Occupational Health

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Advert - Deputy Headteacher Sept 2026 Final.pdf - 276 KB (opens in new tab)

RJT Deputy Headteacher - Secondary JD.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

About Rugeley John Taylor

• School type: Free School, ages to
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: Up to 1370 pupils
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rugeley John Taylor website
• Email address: recruitment@rjt.jtmat.co.uk
• Phone number: 01889 743800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rugeley-john-taylor

Rugeley John Taylor School, part of John Taylor MAT, is proud to be growing the only ‘all-through’ school within our Trust family. Having opened our doors to our first cohort of Year 7 students in September 2025, we are continuing to build a school that will serve local communities from the earliest years right through to Sixth Form, offering a ‘gold standard’ learning experience which empowers and supports students at each stage of their education. As we expand, we continue to embed the core features of John Taylor MAT that have become a hallmark of its success: challenging the most able, outstanding quality of teaching, a taught curriculum of the highest quality, and an enrichment offer and pastoral system we believe is second to none.

Arranging a visit to Rugeley John Taylor

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@rjt.jtmat.co.uk.

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