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Deputy Head

Job details
Posting date: 04 April 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 28 April 2025
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 5EX
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 8115070d-63d3-41d1-b6a9-6ba7f7ff7c05

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen, following the promotion of our current Deputy Head to Headship. Eastover Primary School is seeking to appoint a visionary, highly motivated and experienced leader who will join the Head in leading the school on a journey of excellence whilst providing the best possible education and experiences for all the children at the school.

We are looking for a Deputy Head who:

• is an exemplar of quality first teaching with a proven record of modelling this to staff and effecting improvements in teaching and learning in specific subjects.
• has experience of working in an inclusive setting and has led aspects of school improvement linked to fostering a culture of inclusivity, respect and collaboration.
• has set ambitious standards for pupils and staff, promoting excellence.

This role will involve a teaching commitment.

We are a Community Primary School with close community links in a busy small town in Somerset.

What the school offers its staff

This forward-thinking and well-resourced school benefits from:

• Highly motivated staff who are committed to new ideas to improve teaching and learning
• Is rooted in the community
• CPD support programme
• A well-established leadership team of which you will be part.

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.