Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher                    

Start: September 2024

Salary: Leadership Scale 14-18

Contract type: Full time

Contract term: Permanent

Location: Heltwate School

Key dates

Apply by:       Friday 10th May 2024                                             

School Tours:  Thursday 2nd May @10am and Tuesday 7th May @1.30pm. 

Interviews:      Week commencing 20th May 2024

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and inspirational leader to join our school as a Deputy Headteacher from September 2024. We are looking for a skilled and motivated professional, with a passion for improving the life experiences and opportunities of children and young people with SEND, allowing pupils ‘to be the best they can be!’

Heltwate School is a 210-place special school in Peterborough for pupils aged 4 to 19 years olds with a wide range of Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). 

The school operates as one school across 3 separate sites within the city. 

The successful candidate will work across all three sites as a leader of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), to provide effective day to day running and leadership for the whole school in line with our school development plan. 

If you:

• have significant leadership experience at middle or senior leadership level 
• have a clear and up to date knowledge and understanding of relevant safeguarding legislation and ability to prompt a culture of safeguarding across the school.
• have experience of teaching pupils with a wide range of learning needs, preferable between the ages of 4-19 year olds
• experience of planning, delivering and monitoring a curriculum for pupils with diverse learning needs
• have good organisational skills and interpersonal skills forming positive and professional relationships with pupils, staff and parents 
• be able to develop and establish excellent relationships with the community and other stakeholders and can work effectively as part of a team

We can offer you:

• a supportive and friendly working environment in a school that firmly holds its pupils at the heart of everything we do
• excellent opportunities to develop your leadership skills
• an exciting curriculum where creativity and real purposeful learning is key
• a supportive, experienced, and motivated staff team.
• friendly, dedicated and supportive staff, parents and governors
• the opportunity to work strategically to develop your own leadership skills, and hone school improvement with support from nationally recognised organisations.
• the management of multiple sites and key stages
• on-going professional development opportunities for future leaders.

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone the school office to make an appointment: 01733 262878

Please email applications to recruitment@heltwate.net 

The Governing Board of Heltwate School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment practice complies with all relevant legislation. 

As part of our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable groups the appointment is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service.