The role

The children, staff and governing body of St Elphin’s CE VA Primary School are seeking to appoint a dedicated, dynamic and inspirational Deputy Headteacher to work in partnership with the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and development of our school. The currently has 392 children on its roll.

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner, who is also a determined and ambitious leader with the ability to share, model and demonstrate the key characteristics of highly effective learning and teaching to continue to improve standards for all children in our school.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will be expected to lead positively by example and professionally inspire and develop others to be the best they can be for the benefit of our children across all phases. Successful candidates must have previous proven experience of successful senior leadership and be able to provide challenge, rigour and strategic direction.

Our new Deputy Head should be a leader who:

• Will strive to make a difference to the lives of all of our pupils
• Is passionate about providing challenging and meaningful learning experiences and has a proven track record of raising attainment and making a positive impact on children across all phases of our school.
• Has the skills and knowledge to monitor, evaluate and report on standards of attainment, learning and teaching across school and data analysis.
• Experience of teaching and leading teams of staff effectively
• Has clear and demonstrable experience of developing their own and others’ pedagogy and practice.
• Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues, promoting high aspirations for all.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to establish positive working relationships with colleagues, children and the wider community, through modelling high levels of professionalism, commitment and integrity.
• Believes passionately in the role of a Church of England School and lives out the Gospel Values in their day-to-day life.
• Is committed to promoting and developing the Christian distinctiveness of our school.
• Has the energy, compassion and perseverance to lead and see whole school projects through to a successful conclusion.
• Can utilise a range of leadership styles successfully to achieve the best outcomes when working with a range of people in our school community.
• Is committed to the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of children and staff.

We can offer you:

• A vibrant, welcoming and friendly school that is fully committed to providing the best start for every pupil so that they can experience ‘life in all its fullness’ (John 10:10) and where every individual is valued.
• A very happy school with a strong and inviting Christian ethos.
• Enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are eager to learn and be the best they can be.
• Hardworking, positive and supportive colleagues.
• A well informed and supportive governing body, who are committed to our school.
• A creative environment that supports and enhances our vision and inclusive ethos.
• The opportunity to make a real contribution to school improvement.
• Significant time to commit to having a strong impact on school improvement.

How to apply

We strongly encourage all applicants to take time to visit our school before submitting an application and look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful school. Please note the available dates on the school’s website and arrange the visit by contacting our Personnel officer, Miss Charlotte Pritchard, on 01925 635143 or via email.

St Elphin’s CE Primary School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check, provide suitable references, provide evidence of qualifications and be subject to identity checks.

The full application pack, including the required diocesan application form, is available from the school website. 

Please return the completed application form via email with “DHT St Elphin’s” in the subject field. CVs will not be accepted.

Key dates

Closing date for applications Friday 10 May 2024 at 09:00.

Shortlisting will take place on Tuesday 14 May 2024.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 21 May 2024.

Start date in post is 01 September 2024.