Non-Teaching Deputy Headteacher

Rock Ferry Primary School, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 2BL

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  14 May 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  3 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £59,167.00 - £65,286.00 Annually (Actual) L8-L12

Non-Teaching Deputy Headteacher job summary

We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join our team at Rock Ferry Primary School from 1st September 2025 or January 2026. We are a vibrant and welcoming one and a half form entry school, dedicated to providing an enriching educational experience for children aged 3 – 11..

The Headteacher, in collaboration with the Trust and Local Governing Board, is actively seeking a committed, enthusiastic, and innovative Deputy Headteacher to join our wonderful school. We are in pursuit of a strategic leader, adept at nurturing a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within our school community. The ideal candidate will possess the vision and drive to build upon our existing positive ethos, leveraging our strengths to support our future development priorities. If you are a dedicated educator with a passion for developing a love of learning, we invite you to apply and become an integral part of our dedicated and friendly team at Rock Ferry.

Key Responsibilities in supporting the Headteacher to provide:

Strategic Leadership: In supporting the headteacher in educational strategies that align with the school’s vision and the broader objectives.

Academic Excellence: Uphold and enhance the academic standards at Rock Ferry Primary School, ensuring that all pupils achieve their fullest potential.

Wider School Outcomes: Foster a holistic and creative approach to education that encapsulates not only academic success but also the personal, social, and emotional development of our pupils.

Culture and Values: Embody and promote the school's ethos - a commitment to Relational and Trauma informed practice to deliver an exceptional education that fosters a love of learning throughout the whole curriculum and to working together to make a difference.

Innovative Learning Approaches: Employ creative and innovative approaches to learning and teaching, encouraging staff and students to explore new ideas and methodologies.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:

A proven track record of effective leadership within an educational setting.

A robust understanding and experience of raising educational standards and school improvement.

The ability to engage, inspire, and motivate pupils, staff, and the wider school community.

A commitment to inclusive education and the ability to foster a supportive, empowering environment for all.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to build and maintain positive relationships with pupils, staff, parents, and the wider community.

A creative and innovative mindset, with the ability to implement forward-thinking educational practices.

We Offer:

The opportunity to help lead a vibrant, high-achieving school

A supportive, committed school community

A happy, well-managed school with a strong team ethos

Wonderful pupils that demonstrate outstanding levels of academic progress

A culture that values and nurtures leadership and professional growth within Cheshire Academies Trust’s ambitious senior leadership team

A permanent contract (subject to a successful 6-month probationary period)

Annual salary progression within a national pay scale (performance-related)

Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme

Access to our ‘green schemes’ including cycle to work, electric cars and white goods

Application Process: Interested candidates are invited to submit an application though MyNewTerm portal, outlining your suitability for the role and how you would contribute to the vision and values of Rock Ferry Primary School and Nursery. Further details of deadlines and other information can be found on the School and Cheshire Academies Trust websites.

Rock Ferry Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

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.

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About Rock Ferry Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rock Ferry Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rock-ferry-primary-school-birkenhead

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