14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    1 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    8 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hour per week / 52 weeks per year / Permanent

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership L8-L11 per annum £59,167 - £63,815 (52 weeks per year)

What skills and experience we're looking for

What We Are Looking For

  • Evidence of sustained participation in INSET/CPD
  • Qualified teacher status
  • Middle management training or school management programme
  • Experience of leading pastoral and behaviour or teaching and learning
  • OFSTED awareness
  • Effective and adaptable communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to promote and develop a vision for high quality education promoting inclusion, spiritual, moral and cultural development
  • A determination to progress school improvement
  • Fully supportive of the school’s commitment to British values
  • Commitment to equality of opportunity and raising achievement for all
  • A willingness to provide extracurricular activities in line with the school’s commitment to an extended and enriched curriculum
  • Ability to teach across the Primary age range
  • Experience of curriculum leadership to promote pupils’ enjoyment and engagement in learning

What the school offers its staff

About our Academy

We are one of the newest members of The David Ross Education Trust and are on a unique journey to provide the children of Skegness with an unrivalled education. To do this we need someone outstanding. If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.

Salary & Benefits

  • Leadership L8-L11 per annum £59,167 - £63,815 (52 weeks per year)
  • Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • 31 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
  • CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses
  • Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
  • Commitment to employee Health and Well-being including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
  • Awards and Recognition Scheme
  • Flexible working patterns
  • Benefits Platform
    • holiday discounts
    • cinema tickets
    • restaurant booking discounts
    • Cycle to Work Scheme

Further details about the role

About the Role

The Vice Principal will:

  • Report and deputise effectively for the Principal when required to do so.
  • Leading the academy in the absence of the Principal.
  • Assist the Principal and governors in determining and managing a whole curriculum, in accordance with the abilities and needs of the pupils.
  • Support the Principal in creating, developing and evaluating the aims of the school in partnership with pupils, staff, governors and parents
  • Provide clear strategic direction to the academy
  • Alongside the Principal, contributing to the Academy Improvement Plan and Academy Self Evaluation Form.
  • Monitor the raising of pupils’ standards of achievement and attainment.
  • Work in partnership with the Principal and the Governing Body to ensure that sound management of finance, personnel and resources enables the school to offer best value for money.
  • Contribute effectively as a member of the Senior Management Team.
  • Play a major role in the professional development of all staff and in the management of INSET.
  • Lead and support staff in the management and development of their curricular responsibilities to promote high quality teaching and learning.
  • Foster the development of a positive and supportive ethos for academic and social learning.
  • Oversee the pastoral care, personal development and general behaviour of the school; and to help promote equality and diversity within the school.
  • Display a high standard of professional behaviour and integrity at all times.
  • Act as a team leader in the performance management system.
  • Promote and develop a partnership with parents which recognises the worth of their contribution to their child’s education.
  • Assist the Principal in the day-to-day running of the school; be involved in the organisation, planning and delivery of assemblies as and when necessary.

37 hour per week / 52 weeks per year / Permanent

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.

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About The Richmond Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
Up to 420 pupils
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01509320148

We are one of the newest members of The David Ross Education Trust and are on a unique journey to provide the children of Skegness with an unrivalled education.

Arranging a visit to The Richmond Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dret.co.uk.

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