Deputy Headteacher (Standards, Culture & Inclusion)
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire, YO32 9WT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 054fb2c0-03bc-42f4-8b90-23e298903984 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Huntington is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with a Sixth Form taking our total student numbers over 1500, which includes over 300 students in the Sixth Form. Our students achieve excellent results, year-in, year-out, both at GCSE and A-level.
Huntington School is proud to be recognised as an Outstanding school, where“ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”and“pupils are polite, friendly and highly motivated to do their absolute best”. We believe that a great education begins with a strong culture and clear routines, and we are seeking a Deputy Headteacher who will help us take both to the next level.
This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who understands that routines aren’t just rules, they’re the rhythms that make a school thrive. You will lead on developing a culture where students feel they belong, staff feel supported, and excellence becomes second nature.
What you’ll do:
• Champion a positive, inclusive school culture, which aligns with our school vision and brings out the best in everyone.
• Design and embed routines that create calm, purposefulclassroomsand corridors.
• Ensure that systems are set up to celebrate achievement and progress at all levels.
• Work closely with the Headteacher and senior team to turn our vision into daily practice, fostering a culture of excellence and consistently high expectations
What we’re looking for:
• A strategic thinker with a practical approach.
• A leader who understands how to develop school culture.
• Someone who can balance high expectations with warmth and humanity.
We are “a school full of opportunities ”where “ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”. Our far-reaching, diverse and exciting curriculum, commitment to enrichment, and our values of respect, honesty and kindness, underpin everything we do. Pupils thrive here, enjoying lively debate, broad horizons, and a culture where they feel safe, supported, and proud to belong.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will playa central role in sustaining this ethos—helping us maintain calm, purposeful routines and a culture that ensures every student leaves with the qualifications and confidence to succeed in their next steps.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Matt Smith, Headteacher:m.smith@huntington-ed.org.uk
Huntington School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
We are unable to accept CVs in place of application forms.
What the school offers its staff
Huntington School is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We are dedicated to removing barriers and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and within the workplace to support every applicant to be their very best. If you require any additional support to enable you to make an application please contact Paula Edwards, Human Resources Manager: by email to p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk
We offer the following benefits for our employees:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Technology scheme
- On Site Parking
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.
Huntington is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with a Sixth Form taking our total student numbers over 1500, which includes over 300 students in the Sixth Form. Our students achieve excellent results, year-in, year-out, both at GCSE and A-level.
Huntington School is proud to be recognised as an Outstanding school, where“ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”and“pupils are polite, friendly and highly motivated to do their absolute best”. We believe that a great education begins with a strong culture and clear routines, and we are seeking a Deputy Headteacher who will help us take both to the next level.
This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who understands that routines aren’t just rules, they’re the rhythms that make a school thrive. You will lead on developing a culture where students feel they belong, staff feel supported, and excellence becomes second nature.
What you’ll do:
• Champion a positive, inclusive school culture, which aligns with our school vision and brings out the best in everyone.
• Design and embed routines that create calm, purposefulclassroomsand corridors.
• Ensure that systems are set up to celebrate achievement and progress at all levels.
• Work closely with the Headteacher and senior team to turn our vision into daily practice, fostering a culture of excellence and consistently high expectations
What we’re looking for:
• A strategic thinker with a practical approach.
• A leader who understands how to develop school culture.
• Someone who can balance high expectations with warmth and humanity.
We are “a school full of opportunities ”where “ambition for pupils to excel pervades all aspects of school life”. Our far-reaching, diverse and exciting curriculum, commitment to enrichment, and our values of respect, honesty and kindness, underpin everything we do. Pupils thrive here, enjoying lively debate, broad horizons, and a culture where they feel safe, supported, and proud to belong.
As Deputy Headteacher, you will playa central role in sustaining this ethos—helping us maintain calm, purposeful routines and a culture that ensures every student leaves with the qualifications and confidence to succeed in their next steps.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Matt Smith, Headteacher:m.smith@huntington-ed.org.uk
Huntington School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
We are unable to accept CVs in place of application forms.
What the school offers its staff
Huntington School is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We are dedicated to removing barriers and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and within the workplace to support every applicant to be their very best. If you require any additional support to enable you to make an application please contact Paula Edwards, Human Resources Manager: by email to p.edwards@huntington-ed.org.uk
We offer the following benefits for our employees:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Technology scheme
- On Site Parking
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.