Deputy Head
| Posting date: | 10 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 October 2025 |
| Location: | Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, SL8 5BE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7c1207de-c377-4bfa-9ad5-7e7a2d8f7c23 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Demonstrate good safeguarding practice and a commitment to fostering children’s well-being and positive mental health
• Be able to build sound, professional and positive relationships with pupils, families, staff and governors
• Be committed to working with children and families with SEND
• Have experience of teaching pupils with SEND and enabling progress, you will be able to explain and demonstrate this
• Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people.
• Have knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition and support children who display challenging behaviours related to these needs
• Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
• Have been involved in using evidence to identify school development priorities and the school improvement cycle
• Be able to work in partnership with families, external agencies and schools
• Have had experience of leading and managing teams to ensure continuous development and the promotion of exciting, creative and needs relevant learning experiences for pupils
Please see the attached Person Specification for more information.
What the school offers its staff
Westfield is a calm, friendly and exciting place to work with superb space and facilities, a committed and welcoming team of staff and governors and strong, supportive management. We can offer you:
• Professional development opportunities
• Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
• A positive, caring and forward-thinking environment
• Frequent and regular bespoke training and support to fully develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of SEN
Please see the attached Job Description for more information.
Further details about the role
The Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Deputy Headteacher to join our established, experienced leadership team. The successful candidate will work with our Teaching Team, (including Specialist Teachers, HLTAs and Learning support Assistants), our Leadership Team and our extended support team to meet the needs of our children in our successful primary special school.
Flexibility, humour and willingness to go the extra mile are essential for all staff to ensure a high standard of support for all our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulation Agency, Childcare Disqualification, Qualification and Reference checks. As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
• Demonstrate good safeguarding practice and a commitment to fostering children’s well-being and positive mental health
• Be able to build sound, professional and positive relationships with pupils, families, staff and governors
• Be committed to working with children and families with SEND
• Have experience of teaching pupils with SEND and enabling progress, you will be able to explain and demonstrate this
• Have a track record of successfully delivering learning opportunities to young people.
• Have knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Condition and support children who display challenging behaviours related to these needs
• Have a passion for developing children’s skills and learning
• Have been involved in using evidence to identify school development priorities and the school improvement cycle
• Be able to work in partnership with families, external agencies and schools
• Have had experience of leading and managing teams to ensure continuous development and the promotion of exciting, creative and needs relevant learning experiences for pupils
Please see the attached Person Specification for more information.
What the school offers its staff
Westfield is a calm, friendly and exciting place to work with superb space and facilities, a committed and welcoming team of staff and governors and strong, supportive management. We can offer you:
• Professional development opportunities
• Innovative approaches to teaching and learning
• A positive, caring and forward-thinking environment
• Frequent and regular bespoke training and support to fully develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of SEN
Please see the attached Job Description for more information.
Further details about the role
The Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate and committed Deputy Headteacher to join our established, experienced leadership team. The successful candidate will work with our Teaching Team, (including Specialist Teachers, HLTAs and Learning support Assistants), our Leadership Team and our extended support team to meet the needs of our children in our successful primary special school.
Flexibility, humour and willingness to go the extra mile are essential for all staff to ensure a high standard of support for all our pupils.
Commitment to safeguarding
Westfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS, Teaching Regulation Agency, Childcare Disqualification, Qualification and Reference checks. As part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.