Deputy Headteacher

Lawn Primary School; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD through Transform Applied

Collaborative Trust network

Leadership development opportunities

Job summary

Lawn Primary School in the East Midlands is seeking a Deputy Headteacher to work with the Headteacher and SLT from January 2027. You will drive improvement, model best practice, and uphold our Trust values of kindness, respect, equity and creativity.

You will lead curriculum and teaching excellence, develop staff, and engage with families and governors to ensure every child achieves their full potential in a nurturing school community.

Qualifications

• Experience leading people and driving school improvement.
• Commitment to inclusion and equity across the school.
• Excellent teaching leadership and ability to raise teaching standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the school's aims and objectives.
• Set high ambitions for all children to achieve high standards.
• Champion engaging, challenging learning for every pupil.
• Support the development of teaching excellence across the school.
• Lead people, develop expertise and hold staff to account with clarity and fairness.
• Carry out professional duties of a teacher as required.
• Demonstrate inclusion and equity in all actions.
• Lead with honesty and integrity.
• Communicate confidently with the school community.
• Engage fully in the life of the school.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Inclusion & equity

Collaboration

Staff development

Job description

Deputy Headteacher

Required for Lawn Primary School

Leadership Points L9-L13 (£63,070 - £69,596 FTE per annum)

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a leader with passion, enthusiasm and high expectations to make a meaningful difference at Lawn Primary School, alongside the new Headteacher, from January 2027. We are seeking an aspiring or experienced Deputy Headteacher who embodies our Trust values of Kindness, Respect, Equity and Creativity and who is keen to become part of an inspirational school family.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will play a central role in strengthening what already works well at Lawn and driving improvement where it is needed. You will lead with clarity and reliability, supporting colleagues to develop their expertise and understanding whilst modelling best practice and having high expectations of all. You will work closely with the Headteacher and SLT to champion excellence in teaching and learning, ensuring that both children and adults are supported and challenged to be at their best and achieve their full potential.

We are proud to have an ambitious and highly dedicated staff team who work exceptionally hard for our wonderful children. Our Deputy Headteacher will need to bring passion and determination for every member of our school family to succeed. Communication and collaboration are essential qualities; we have a fantastic community within and beyond the school, including governors and parents, who are all keen to work collectively to ensure the best possible education for our children.

If you lead with kindness and integrity, model respect in every interaction and believe that every child will succeed, we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who will:

1. Play a leading role in formulating the aims and objectives of the school
2. Have high ambitions for all children to achieve the highest standards
3. Be committed to children enjoying and engaging in learning whilst being challenged
4. Be an excellent teacher with the ability to support the development of excellence in teaching throughout the school
5. Have experience of leading people, developing their expertise and holding them to account with clarity and fairness
6. Carry out professional duties of a teacher as required
7. Have a commitment to inclusion and equity.
8. Lead with honesty and integrity.
9. Communicate confidently with all members of the school community
10. Engage fully in the life of the school

We offer:

1. Amazing children, families and governors!
2. The opportunity to grow and develop the strength of the leadership team alongside the new Headteacher
3. The opportunity to be innovative in supporting school improvement and to continue to make a real difference to the lives of our pupils.
4. Being part of a fast growing, well respected and highly-effective Multi Academy Trust, that embraces each individual member school’s identity and staff groups.
5. Opportunities to collaborate with schools and practitioners across the Trust sharing best practice and resources
6. Access to exceptional CPD through our Transform Applied offer
7. Support and challenge through a variety of partnerships, networks and relationships within the Trust

Being part of Transform Trust means that you will have access to the following:

1. Peer to peer networking, collaboration, challenge and support
2. The security of working in a climate of shared accountability
3. Investment in your professional development and future career
4. Opportunities to contribute to the development of a growing organisation
5. Access to a range of core services that enable you to focus on leading, teaching and learning