25 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    13 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    19 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours per week.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership range L16 to L20 (£75,048.00 to £82,654.00)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Newby and Scalby Academy are looking to appoint a Head of Academy to join our academy in September 2026 on a full time, permanent basis.

The successful applicant will provide high quality leadership and management commensurate with the needs of the academy and the Delta Academies Trust group.

Please note that interviews will take place on either 22 April 2026 or 23 April 2026.

About us

We are one of the schools of choice in our community and we are within commutable distance of Whitby, Teesside, York, and surrounding areas.

We continue to build on our successes, and we are a family and a team, where everyone is given the challenge and support to be the best they can possibly be in a safe, welcoming and positive environment. Children and staff will work and play together developing skills so that we all become ambitious and reflective lifelong learners as well as being respectful and respected members of the community.

What the school offers its staff

Why join us?

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

  • Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
  • Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

  • 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
  • Gym & fitness discounts
  • Cycle to Work scheme*
  • Free annual flu jab
  • Private Medical Cover (Individual cover only for permanent posts) with the option to add family members via a personal salary deduction

Mental Wellbeing:

  • Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Menopause Support Service
  • Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at https://deltatrust.org.uk/careers-with-delta/

Visits to the academy would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on 01723 365686

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.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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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.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Newby and Scalby Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
417 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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Arranging a visit to Newby and Scalby Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@deltatrust.org.uk.

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