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Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 16 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 October 2025 |
| Location: | Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9QJ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d3ccbff5-edde-4a85-a855-a4170f40a875 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Qualified teacher status
• Degree
• NPQ in a relevant area
• DSL
• Maths mastery
• Successful leadership and management experience in a school including experience of working in small schools
• Teaching experience in year 6 with specific success improving outcomes in KS2 SATS
• Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development, including planning CPD sequences for a range of staff
What the school offers its staff
Wicklewood Primary School & Nursery is a popular one-form entry primary school set in a beautiful rural village near Wymondham. Our recent Ofsted inspection of November 2024 judged us ‘Good’ in all areas and ‘Outstanding’ for Leadership and Management. Inspectors found that ‘pupils are kind and respectful toward others’ and ‘enjoy learning’. They found that ‘leaders are extremely ambitious for what the school can do for pupils and how highly they can achieve.’ We benefit from a very supportive local community, and we are committed to our school vision to ‘empower pupils to be advocates and agents of change for a more sustainable world.’
Wicklewood Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Further details about the role
The first interviews for this role will begin on Thursday 23rd October
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.
• Qualified teacher status
• Degree
• NPQ in a relevant area
• DSL
• Maths mastery
• Successful leadership and management experience in a school including experience of working in small schools
• Teaching experience in year 6 with specific success improving outcomes in KS2 SATS
• Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development, including planning CPD sequences for a range of staff
What the school offers its staff
Wicklewood Primary School & Nursery is a popular one-form entry primary school set in a beautiful rural village near Wymondham. Our recent Ofsted inspection of November 2024 judged us ‘Good’ in all areas and ‘Outstanding’ for Leadership and Management. Inspectors found that ‘pupils are kind and respectful toward others’ and ‘enjoy learning’. They found that ‘leaders are extremely ambitious for what the school can do for pupils and how highly they can achieve.’ We benefit from a very supportive local community, and we are committed to our school vision to ‘empower pupils to be advocates and agents of change for a more sustainable world.’
Wicklewood Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We’ll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.
Further details about the role
The first interviews for this role will begin on Thursday 23rd October
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.