Deputy Head Teacher
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 5BG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31919775-303d-4e8a-8305-ef7eeeab41d1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• Support the Headteacher in leading school improvement and managing change
• Promote high expectations for learning, behaviour, and wellbeing
• Play a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils
• Inspire and support staff through positive and effective leadership
• Maintain a strong, visible presence across the school
The Ideal Candidate Will:
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner with leadership experience
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding and child protection
• Have the vision and resilience to support an improving school
• Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, and external agencies
• Share our values of care, teamwork, and inclusion
• Have a good understanding of the current issues around the complexity of SEND and specifically SEMH need.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is a nurturing, inclusive community where every child is valued for who they are. We recognise that all children are different, with their own strengths, needs, and experiences, and we work closely together to support each child to the very best of our ability. Our warm, considerate staff build strong, trusting relationships with pupils and families, creating a safe, supportive environment where children feel understood, cared for, and able to thrive.
• A welcoming, inclusive, and family-orientated school community
• Hardworking, dedicated, and supportive staff who place children at the heart of all they do
• Enthusiastic pupils who feel safe, valued, and supported
• A strong culture of nurture, ambition, and continuous improvement
From our most resent Ofsted visit (April 2024) our school continues to be a good school.
“Pupils are happy at Kirton Lane Primary School. They enjoy learning and playing in the inclusive environment that the staff have created.” Ofsted Inspector April 2024
Further details about the role
Please see attachements for full person and job specification.
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.
The successful candidate will:
• Support the Headteacher in leading school improvement and managing change
• Promote high expectations for learning, behaviour, and wellbeing
• Play a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils
• Inspire and support staff through positive and effective leadership
• Maintain a strong, visible presence across the school
The Ideal Candidate Will:
• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner with leadership experience
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding and child protection
• Have the vision and resilience to support an improving school
• Build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents, and external agencies
• Share our values of care, teamwork, and inclusion
• Have a good understanding of the current issues around the complexity of SEND and specifically SEMH need.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is a nurturing, inclusive community where every child is valued for who they are. We recognise that all children are different, with their own strengths, needs, and experiences, and we work closely together to support each child to the very best of our ability. Our warm, considerate staff build strong, trusting relationships with pupils and families, creating a safe, supportive environment where children feel understood, cared for, and able to thrive.
• A welcoming, inclusive, and family-orientated school community
• Hardworking, dedicated, and supportive staff who place children at the heart of all they do
• Enthusiastic pupils who feel safe, valued, and supported
• A strong culture of nurture, ambition, and continuous improvement
From our most resent Ofsted visit (April 2024) our school continues to be a good school.
“Pupils are happy at Kirton Lane Primary School. They enjoy learning and playing in the inclusive environment that the staff have created.” Ofsted Inspector April 2024
Further details about the role
Please see attachements for full person and job specification.
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.