Deadline is today

  • Job start date

    3 January 2026

  • Closing date

    14 November 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    14 November 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: Fixed term role as Interim Deputy Headteacher. The role will include +5 days for training and handover before the start date

Contract type

Fixed term - Monday 5th January until Friday 27th March

Pay scale

Leadership Range

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience of Senior Leadership (Assistant or Deputy Headteacher level) in a Primary School and can demonstrate how they have supported the delivery of sustainable school improvement
  • Is committed to raising standards and developing a culture of irresistibility for children, colleagues and families
  • Is ambitious for all staff and children and willing to go the extra mile to create ‘moments that matter’
  • Is passionate about inclusion and promoting equality of opportunity for all children
  • Is a strong role model for all members of the school community and leads by example
  • Is committed to supporting children to be ready, respectful and responsible both within school and in the community

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • The chance to make a real difference to children, families and colleagues and shape the future of the school
  • A team, including a dedicated middle leadership team,which is ambitious for all members of the school and a Governing Body who is dedicated to the development of the school
  • Enthusiastic, friendly and well–motivated children who love to learn
  • Professional development opportunities to support career progression including through our close links with School Improvement Advisors and collaboration with local learning groups

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.

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.

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About Ley Top Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
373 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Ley Top Primary School website
Email address
stuart.gawthorpe@leytop.bradford.sch.uk
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