20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 January 2027

  • Closing date

    15 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Full time: Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L18 - L21

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential Criteria

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
  • Significant experience of working with secondary-aged students.
  • Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
  • Ability to build positive relationships with students, families, staff and external stakeholders.
  • Significant experience of leading teaching and learning, curriculum development and/or quality of education within a secondary school setting.
  • Comprehensive understanding of curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning, literacy and evidence-informed practice, with a proven ability to use data to improve student outcomes.
  • Proven ability to evaluate the quality of education and implement effective strategies for sustained school improvement.
  • Understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • Ability to analyse student and school performance data and implement effective interventions.
  • Commitment to inclusion, equality and raising aspirations for all students.

Desirable Criteria

  • Previous experience as a senior leader.
  • Successful experience of leading teams, managing staff and securing improvement through effective performance management, coaching and professional development.
  • Strong knowledge of curriculum design, assessment, quality assurance, literacy and evidence-informed teaching strategies that improve student outcomes.
  • Evidence of professional development in leadership, curriculum development, teaching and learning, assessment, quality of education or school improvement.

Working Conditions

  • Full teaching timetable may apply alongside strategic leadership responsibilities, with a focus on quality of education, teaching and learning and curriculum development.
  • Attendance at evening events, meetings and school functions may be required.
  • The role will require active participation in the day-to-day leadership of the Academy, including responding to urgent operational, pastoral and safeguarding matters as required.


What the school offers its staff

Deputy Headteacher – Quality of Education

An exceptional opportunity to make a real difference at Isca Academy

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Deputy Headteacher to join #TeamIsca and lead Quality of Education across our academy.

This is a significant senior leadership role for someone who is passionate about great teaching, ambitious curriculum and ensuring that every child receives an exceptional education.

At Isca, we are incredibly proud of our children, our team and our community. We are an ambitious school with a clear mission – Excellence Through Habit – and we are looking for a leader who shares our determination to keep getting better.

You will work closely with the Headteacher and senior leadership team, taking a leading role in shaping the strategic direction of the academy. You will have the opportunity to influence teaching and learning, curriculum, professional development and outcomes, while developing and empowering others to deliver excellence every day.

We want someone who loves teaching and learning, understands what excellent classroom practice looks like and has the credibility, energy and warmth to inspire others. Someone who combines high expectations with strong relationships and who knows that sustainable improvement comes from building great people, great teams and great habits.

As Senior Deputy Headteacher, you will be a key leader across the whole academy, working alongside the Headteacher on wider school strategy and gaining significant experience of whole-school leadership.

For an ambitious leader, there will also be excellent opportunities to continue developing professionally and, in time, build the breadth of experience that could support a future move into Headship.

Most importantly, you will be joining a school with amazing children, an incredibly dedicated team and a genuine desire to make a difference. We work hard, we invest in our people, we support each other and we have plenty of fun along the way.

If you are an experienced and ambitious school leader who wants to have a genuine impact on the quality of education children receive, we would love to hear from you.

Come and visit us. Meet our children. Meet our team. See Isca in action.

You might just find your next challenge at #TeamIsca.

Excellence Through Habit

Inspiration • Success • Community • Ambition Making the world a better place

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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Additional documents

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

SDHT Pack Final.pdf - 4.99 MB (opens in new tab)

About Isca Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
860 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Isca Academy website
Email address
alaska.barrett@iscaexeter.co.uk
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At Isca Academy, we are relentlessly ambitious for all our pupils and intend to have the best outcomes in the country by 2027. We are at the start of a five-year journey to becoming the best school in the country and are unapologetic about this ambition. We intend to transform Isca into a beacon of national excellence in order to support the improvement of education in the South West. We understand that outcomes in our region are not good enough and are determined to change this.

As a member of our team, you will reflect this ambition and these values in everything you do. We are always searching for relentlessly driven individuals who reflect our core values of Inspiration, Success, Community and Ambition. We believe, as a part of the Ted Wragg Trust, in growing great people; if you are someone who embodies our values and reflects our purpose, we will ensure you have the training and opportunities you need in order to become outstanding in every area of your work. Above all, we seek people driven by the belief that all young people, regardless of background, can achieve at the very highest level

Arranging a visit to Isca Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email alaska.barrett@iscaexeter.co.uk.

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