Deputy Headteacher

The Breakspear School, Ickenham, UB10 8JA

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L11 - L16

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Work alongside the Headteacher to formulate aims for whole-school improvement with a direct impact on pupil life chances.
• Inclusion & SEND: Lead the Inclusion team to develop an ambitious vision aligned with the School Development Plan.
• Safeguarding Excellence: Take full lead on child protection, staying up-to-date with national developments and ensuring all staff understand all aspects of safeguarding.
• Staff Development: Line manage teaching and support staff while overseeing the induction and coaching of ITT and Early Career Teachers (ECT).
• Culture: Embed a positive behaviour culture of respect, resilience and responsibility across the entire school community.

About You…

We are looking for a leader who is:

• An Expert Practitioner: A QTS-qualified teacher with a proven track record of impact.
• A Strategic Thinker: Someone who can translate the SEND Code of Practice into effective day-to-day classroom reality.
• A Compassionate Advocate: Passionate about removing barriers for disadvantaged pupils and working closely with families.
• A Lifelong Learner: Committed to their own professional development and the growth of their colleagues.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

You will be joining a supportive, collaborative environment where your expertise is valued. We offer a role with true strategic weight, the opportunity to lead significant change and a commitment to your own ongoing professional leadership training.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Breakspear School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 672 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Breakspear School website
• Email address: hr@breakspear.hillingdon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01895 462390
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-breakspear-school

We are committed to the provision of an ambitious, stimulating and broad education for our pupils. We encourage a happy, friendly atmosphere in which the children thrive. With an emphasis on every child developing their abilities to the full, we seek to instil a love of learning, a sense of enquiry and the ability to think for oneself. It is an important aim of ours to support each child in their development of self-esteem, self- confidence and respect of the needs of others.

Our staff are professional, enthusiastic and dedicated to supporting each child’s needs. They, together with the governing body and in partnership with parents, seek to provide the best possible school environment for all our pupils.

Arranging a visit to The Breakspear School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@breakspear.hillingdon.sch.uk.

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