22 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    25 April 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    2 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L18 - L22

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors are seeking to appoint a candidate who will support the ethos of the College and maintain our current high expectations through their leadership and management of student development, behaviour and attitudes. The successful candidate will be an inspirational leader with passion, vision and resilience. They will have demonstrated the capacity to secure high standards and add to the quality of provision in these areas in their current role.

Our ideal candidate should have outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills, have an excellent strategic approach and be committed and inspiring. Whilst being proactive in implementing the College’s policies, they should also have the ability to be reactive to situations as they arise. They will also demonstrate a passion for enabling the delivery of high quality lessons which equip students to become engaged and responsible stakeholders in their own education, thereby making excellent progress and achieving their academic and personal potential.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

  • A supportive culture.
  • Training opportunities.
  • An on- site Nursery (ages 3 months – 5 years) which carries a staff discount.
  • Access to an on-site Sports Centre.

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ab@claverham.org

CVs are not accepted.

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Additional documents

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About Claverham Community College

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1127 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
ab@claverham.org
Phone number
01424 772155

Claverham Community College is situated on the outskirts of the historic town of Battle in East Sussex. The College grounds incorporate land which belonged formerly to the Battle Abbey Estate and are immediately adjacent to the site of the Battle of Hastings.

The College aims to provide an excellent education to the young people it serves.

Arranging a visit to Claverham Community College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ab@claverham.org.

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