4 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    February 2025 (Can be discussed and flexible)

  • Closing date

    25 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    8 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

L9-L14

Deputy Headteacher job summary

We are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who will:

  • Be an exemplary and inspirational classroom practitioner with a proven track record of raising standards and developing a culture of excellence.
  • Be evidence informed in their approach to all aspects of primary school leadership.
  • Be unrelentingly ambitious for the school, its pupils, its staff and the wider community.
  • Have experience of leading change, having implemented and embedded sustainable curriculum and/or inclusion projects and having assessed their impact.
  • Have experience of mentoring and/or coaching colleagues at different stages in their career
  • Be a strategic thinker with the ability to show resilience.
  • Be a champion for inclusion, safeguarding and diversity.
  • Be a skilled communicator capable of developing effective professional relationships and creating partnerships as a system leader.
  • Be a positive team player who wholeheartedly promotes the values and ethos of the school and Waterton Academy Trust.

In return we can offer:

  • Mentorship and support from an experienced and inspirational Headteacher, and the opportunity to work with an active and engaged Governing Body (Academy Standards Committee).
  • The opportunity to work alongside a professional, hardworking and motivated team of teachers and support staff committed to developing and raising standards.
  • Access to professional development and support from a wide network of colleagues within Waterton Academy Trust, including a team of skilled school improvement professionals. This would include a tailored CPD package designed to support you in your role and in your future career aspirations.
  • A firm commitment to your continuing professional development, including opportunities to collaborate and contribute within the trust and the broader education system.
  • A positive school community with a strong focus on staff and pupil wellbeing.
  • Motivated and engaged pupils who are keen to learn.
  • A comprehensive health and wellbeing package, prioritising your physical and mental health through SAS.
  • An attractive pension scheme, ensuring your future financial security.
  • Access to cycle to work scheme, promoting a healthy and eco-friendly commute.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About Walton Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
350 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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