Deputy Headteacher
Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9QJ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 October 2025
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
- L1 - 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified teacher status
- Degree
- NPQ in a relevant area
- DSL
- Maths mastery
- Successful leadership and management experience in a school including experience of working in small schools
- Teaching experience in year 6 with specific success improving outcomes in KS2 SATS
- Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development, including planning CPD sequences for a range of staff
What the school offers its staff
Wicklewood Primary School & Nursery is a popular one-form entry primary school set in a beautiful rural village near Wymondham. Our recent Ofsted inspection of November 2024 judged us ‘Good’ in all areas and ‘Outstanding’ for Leadership and Management. Inspectors found that ‘pupils are kind and respectful toward others’ and ‘enjoy learning’. They found that ‘leaders are extremely ambitious for what the school can do for pupils and how highly they can achieve.’ We benefit from a very supportive local community, and we are committed to our school vision to ‘empower pupils to be advocates and agents of change for a more sustainable world.’
Wicklewood Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Further information about the job
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 176 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery website
- Email address
- headofschool@wicklewood.norfolk.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01953 602333
Wicklewood Primary School & Nursery is a popular one-form entry primary school set in a beautiful rural village near Wymondham. Our recent Ofsted inspection of November 2024 judged us ‘Good’ in all areas and ‘Outstanding’ for Leadership and Management.
Arranging a visit to Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headofschool@wicklewood.norfolk.sch.uk.
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