Vice Principal

Wade Deacon High School, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 7TD

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Headteacher
  • Other leadership role
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £84,699.00 - £93,424.00

Vice Principal job summary

We are seeking to attract the very best, talented, aspirational leaders and teachers to join Wade Deacon High School. Due to the significant successes and achievements and continuing rapid growth of our school, you would be joining us at an exciting time.

We seek to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and forward-thinking Vice Principal who can support Wade Deacon High School in providing an exceptional quality of education for all students and contribute to an already thriving learning community. We are seeking an experienced, well rounded and inspirational senior leader with a proven track record of leading and sustaining improvement across school and having a significant impact on the lives of the young people in their care.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of effective leadership. Key areas of responsibility will be tailored to the knowledge, skills and experience of the successful applicant. We are seeking a leader who has the ability to balance a broad portfolio of responsibilities. Applications are invited from motivated, well-rounded and inspirational leaders who are eager to develop their leadership and contribute towards moving our school forward.

We are committed to professional development and have a strong track record of supporting colleagues to progress in their careers. We welcome applications from experienced Assistant Vice Principals, as well as Vice Principals seeking further professional development in readiness for Headship. The new Vice Principal will be given full support in their career development as we believe that development of staff is a key aspect in raising standards for our students.

If you would like to visit the school, we are holding 2 recruitment evenings on 24th September and 30th September, 4-6pm. Please contact Miss Claire Rutland on 0151 423 2721 or email: c.rutland@wadedeacon.co.uk for more details.

Wade Deacon High School is friendly, dynamic and innovative. Our latest OFSTED report from November 2022 described us as “an Outstanding School" in all areas, praising the school for providing pupils with a ‘first-rate education’ and an ‘aspirational curriculum’, describing pupils as ‘extremely happy’ and their behaviour as ‘exemplary’.

We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of our curriculum, including our personal development and extracurricular provision which not only enable our students to enjoy their learning but also allows them to be able to meet the many challenges that they will face in the future, understanding the wider world and their place within it.

Above all else, we are a school that believes that every student, regardless of their context or starting point, can and should achieve their full potential. If you believe that you have the motivation, belief and leadership quality to contribute to our future success, we would welcome an application from you.

The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Wade Deacon High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wade Deacon High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1658 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Wade Deacon High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wade-deacon-high-school-widnes

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