45 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    June 2026

  • Closing date

    2 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    19 December 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - Maternity - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Leadership L8 - 12

What skills and experience we're looking for

Interim Deputy Headteacher required for June 2026

Start Date:1stJune 2026

Salary:L8 – L12

Contract: Full time –Temporary

Applications close:2ndFebruary 5 pm

Interview Date: Thursday 5th/ Friday 6th

Do you have the H.E.A.R.T to lead our school?

  • Honesty

  • Empathy

  • Achievement

  • Respect

  • Teamwork

The Duke of Bedford Primary School are pleased to advertise an interim position to work in our school as Deputy Headteacher due to Maternity leave. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a committed and effective team to continue to improve standards of teaching and learning and gain or expand on your leadership experience.

The successful candidate will have a desire to see each and every child reach their full potential both academically and socially. We have high aspirations working in a caring and nurturing environment, committed to our School HEART Values.

We are looking for an Interim Deputy Headteacher who:

  • Is an outstanding classroom practitioner

  • Is skilled at improving teaching and learning in the classroom

  • Has dynamic leadership qualities that motivate and inspire pupils and staff

  • Has a clear vision with the highest of expectations for all

  • Has the ability to drive an ambitious school improvement plan

  • Possesses the skills and experience to achieve improvements through aspirational target setting and supportive performance management

  • Is an enthusiastic team player who can lead by example

  • Can further develop positive links within the community and collaborate enthusiastically with all stakeholders


What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you in return:

  • A friendly working environment where children are enthusiastic and are keen to learn.

  • Well behaved children who are polite and respectful.

  • Ongoing training opportunities for all staff to continue to learn and flourish.

  • A fantastic village school with supportive parents/carers.

We maintained a ‘Good’ rating from our last Ofsted monitoring inspection January 2025.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further with the headteacher, please contact the school office to make arrangements for a further conversation. Visits are encouraged and welcomed.

Please contact Mrs Pepper, Tel01733 270243 or emailpaula.pepper@dukeofbedford.net to arrange a visit and for the application pack(a covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4)or you can download the application pack from our website:https://www.dukeofbedford.peterborough.sch.uk/

The Duke of Bedford Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. In our school we create a culture of safeguarding which is the responsibility of all staff. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and will be subject to satisfactory references being obtained.

Submitting an application

Please ensure that you complete all relevant information on the application form and email this to paula.pepper@dukeofbedford.net

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About The Duke of Bedford Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
221 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
The Duke of Bedford Primary School website
Email address
paula.pepper@dukeofbedford.net
Phone number
01733 270243
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The Duke of Bedford Primary School is set in the historic village of Thorney, a rural community about seven miles from Peterborough. The village contains many attractive and historic buildings including a fine abbey and even its own museum. There has been a settlement here for hundreds of years. The majority of the children who attend the school come from the village itself, Whilst this is very much a rural community, the school takes an active part in events that take place in Peterborough and values
its involvement with other local schools.

Arranging a visit to The Duke of Bedford Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email paula.pepper@dukeofbedford.net.

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