Deputy Headteacher
Woodstock School, Bristol, Avon, BS10 7AH12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
21 May 2025
Closing date
4 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- TBC
Deputy Headteacher job summary
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join our team and help shape the future of our school. North Star 82°, our primary school, is nestled in a beautiful 17th-century manor house surrounded by extensive grounds offering ample opportunities for students to develop their skills in and outside of the classroom.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is ready to take on a new challenge in a highly rewarding specialist SEMH setting. If you’re an ambitious leader with a strong track record and a commitment to excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be joining a team of professional, enthusiastic and committed colleagues who work hard to support all children to achieve both personally and academically. The right person will have successful experience of improving teaching that impacts on the learning and progress of all children, irrespective of their starting points.
Together with the Headteacher, the Deputy will work to ensure the smooth and effective running of the school by maintaining and elevating the high standards of teaching and learning as well as in implementing effective initiatives to drive improvement. This role requires someone who is dynamic, challenging, and who has practical experience working with SEMH students. As a successful candidate, you will work with the Senior Leadership Team to strategically develop the curriculum and rigorously monitor the impact to ensure that all pupils are able to access a purposeful, relevant and effective offer conducive to enabling them to lead fulfilling and successful lives in preparation for becoming active members of their communities.
Our Deputy Headteacher will benefit from substantial peer support from colleagues in similar roles, as well as excellent opportunities to continue your professional development. You can expect positive challenge and a supportive environment to succeed within. In return for your dedication, we offer opportunities for career progression across the Trust, a competitive salary, and a good pension scheme.
We welcome informal discussions and school visits and encourage you to contact us to speak with our Headteacher to learn more about this role.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Closing Date: Wednesday 4th June 2025
Interviews will be held on:
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.
About Woodstock School
- School type
- Special school, ages 5 to 11
- School size
- 43 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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