Deputy Headteacher - Teaching and Learning

Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6YR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: L23 -L27

Deputy Headteacher - Teaching and Learning job summary

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational leader to join our fantastic team at Stanborough. We are proud to have a skilled, committed and cohesive team of staff, all of whom work hard to provide the very best education. This, along with engaged, enthusiastic students and a community of supportive parents make Stanborough School a wonderful place to work.

As a school, we pride ourselves on our inclusive, student focused approach. We have very high expectations for all in our community and we work hard to help everyone achieve their potential. Stanborough School was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted in January 2023. The successful applicant will join an experienced and talented senior leadership team committed to providing the best educational experience and outcomes for all our students.

Applicants should be a leader of the strongest calibre; an excellent teacher with a desire to play a key role in the future strategic development of the school. The successful applicant will have a track record of proven leadership experience and impact, as well as possessing the ability to inspire the whole school community to achieve the highest standards ensuring the best outcomes for all.

A visit to the school for a tour and short meeting with the Headteacher before applying is welcomed. Times have been allocated for this purpose, please refer to the candidate pack for further information.

Further information is also available on our website: https://stanborough.herts.sch.uk/vacancies/staff-vacancies/

Closing date: 9am, 9th October 2026

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 20th October 2026

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to safeguarding checks including references and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note that this post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The following policies are provided on the vacancies section of our website: Policy for Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment and Retention Policy

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 Stanborough School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1287 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Stanborough School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stanborough-school

Awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in January 2023, Stanborough School is an 11-18 co-educational Academy that sits on the southern fringe of Welwyn Garden City with easy access to the A1 and London. Due to parental demand for places at the school, from September 2019 the school expanded to 8 form entry. We pride ourselves in being a fully inclusive school that serves our local community and on being a school that does its best for each individual student so they can achieve their potential during their time at Stanborough.

Stanborough is proud of its community involvement. We work closely with the four other local Secondary Schools as part of the Welwyn-Hatfield 16-19 Consortium. We also take a leading role in hosting and developing a number of other key community developments such as the Handside Schools Partnership with a local special school and primary school.

The school boasts excellent facilities including our first-rate IT resources, a legacy of our Specialist Computing Status. With a dedicated Art and Technology block, Sports Hall, Sixth Form Centre and the recently constructed MFL and Humanities and Music and Drama teaching blocks the students enjoy some outstanding facilities. Our excellent resources in all curriculum areas also show our commitment to giving students a wide variety of curricular opportunities including technology, the performing arts and computing.

Our greatest asset at the school is our staff. We want the best educators for our students and through exceptional retention we have a stable staff with very low turn-over. A number of staff who started at the school as NQTs now find themselves in senior positions at the school. We have a strong support team and many staff have remained with the school for several years.

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