Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, Berkshire, RG8 7LB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 476e7ffc-ff0a-45f0-ad17-9dfdfa81a7ef |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our senior leadership team to help drive the school vision on a fixed term basis for 12 months from January 2026. This pivotal role is vital in supporting the Headteacher in the comprehensive management and strategic development of the school, ensuring the delivery of exceptional education and outstanding pastoral care for our pupils.
The ideal candidate will:
Be a dynamic individual and strong classroom practitioner with the ability to lead by example.
Have safeguarding experience (DDSL) and a willingness to undertake the DDSL role.
Have the ability to develop strong working relationships with staff, pupils, parents, governors, and other stakeholders.
The vacancy may provide a secondment opportunity for someone who is considering climbing the leadership career ladder and is wanting to gain experience in the role of deputy headteacher. Any such arrangement will be subject to agreement by all parties.
We warmly welcome visits to our school. Arrangements to visit or to have an informal chat about the post should be made through the school office. For further information, please visit our school website.
What the school offers its staff
At Pangbourne Primary School, we are proud to be a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing village school where every child is supported to thrive and develop holistically through academics, socialisation and emotional literacy.
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.
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our senior leadership team to help drive the school vision on a fixed term basis for 12 months from January 2026. This pivotal role is vital in supporting the Headteacher in the comprehensive management and strategic development of the school, ensuring the delivery of exceptional education and outstanding pastoral care for our pupils.
The ideal candidate will:
Be a dynamic individual and strong classroom practitioner with the ability to lead by example.
Have safeguarding experience (DDSL) and a willingness to undertake the DDSL role.
Have the ability to develop strong working relationships with staff, pupils, parents, governors, and other stakeholders.
The vacancy may provide a secondment opportunity for someone who is considering climbing the leadership career ladder and is wanting to gain experience in the role of deputy headteacher. Any such arrangement will be subject to agreement by all parties.
We warmly welcome visits to our school. Arrangements to visit or to have an informal chat about the post should be made through the school office. For further information, please visit our school website.
What the school offers its staff
At Pangbourne Primary School, we are proud to be a vibrant, inclusive and nurturing village school where every child is supported to thrive and develop holistically through academics, socialisation and emotional literacy.
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.