Deputy Headteacher

Teaching Vacancies; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A welcoming primary school in Lancashire seeks a dedicated educator to join their friendly team. The successful applicant will demonstrate strong leadership skills, a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment, and proven excellence in teaching. This role offers a supportive workplace, caring colleagues, and a focus on professional development and safeguarding, ensuring the best experiences for every child in the school.

Benefits

Supportive staff environment

Focus on staff wellbeing

Opportunities for outdoor learning

Qualifications

• Commitment to regular involvement in a recognized church.
• Experience leading whole-school initiatives effectively.
• Proven teaching excellence across primary phases.

Responsibilities

• Support staff and work positively with parents.
• Promote inclusion and tailor teaching to meet pupil needs.
• Encourage outstanding classroom practices as a leader.

Skills

Deep faith commitment

Experience in middle leadership

Excellence in teaching

Promote inclusion

Positive behaviour management

Outstanding classroom practice

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a very special person to join us in our friendly and warm school. The successful applicant will have:

• A deep faith commitment evidenced by regular involvement within a recognised church
• Experience of successful middle leadership, having led whole‑school initiatives, supported staff effectively and worked positively with parents and carers
• Proven excellence in teaching within the primary phases and having knowledge of teaching and learning in all three key stages
• Evidence of the ability to promote inclusion to meet the needs of all our pupils
• The ability to deal effectively and positively with a range of pupil behaviours
• The skills to batteries as a leader of learning: demonstrating, promoting and encouraging outstanding classroom practice

What the school offers its staff

We can offer the successful candidate:

• A hard‑working and committed staff who work together as a supportive and caring team
• Lovely children who behave well, who care for each other and want to learn their best
• A governing board which is dedicated to school improvement and ensuring that every child receives the best possible education and experiences
• A lovely school environment, awash with nature and outdoor opportunities for learning and playing
• Parents and carers who trust us with their children and know we do our best with them everyday
• A leadership team with a commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development

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正规吗 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.