Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 24 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD4 9PY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 289aeb19-9b4c-426c-92ee-44259e54ea43 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The deputy headteacher, under the direction of the headteacher, will take a major role in:
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
If the headteacher is absent, the deputy headteacher will deputise, as directed by the governing board.
The deputy headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).
Qualities
The deputy headteacher will:
• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
• Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils
Duties and responsibilities
School culture and behaviour
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Work alongside the senior leadership team (SLT) and other staff members to create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
• Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
• Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
• Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils, and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school
• Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy
Teaching, curriculum and assessment
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across all subjects and phases, based on evidence
• Ensure teaching is underpinned by subject expertise
• Effectively use formative assessment to inform strategy and decisions
• Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
• Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities
• Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
• Ensure the use of evidence-informed approaches to reading so that all pupils are taught to read
Additional and special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Promote a culture and practices that enables all pupils to access the curriculum
• Have ambitious expectations for all pupils with SEN and disabilities
• Make sure the school works effectively with parents, carers and professionals to identify additional needs and provide support and adaptation where appropriate
• Make sure the school fulfils statutory duties regarding the SEND code of practice.
Organisational management and school improvement
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community
• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
• Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
• Manage staff with due attention to workload
• Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk
• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively
• Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
• Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented
Professional development
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high standard professional development opportunities
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet needs
Governance, accountability and working in partnership
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Understand and welcome the role of effective governance, including accepting responsibility
• Ensure that staff understand their professional responsibilities and are held to account
• Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
• Work successfully with other schools and organisations
• Maintain working relationships with fellow professionals and colleagues to improve educational outcomes for all pupils
What the school offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme
Telephone counselling and mental health support is available through our EAP
app with Sonder.
24/7 GP Service
Instant and 24/7 medical advice from registered nurses and access to virtual GP
appointments and prescriptions
Excellent Professional Development Opportunities:
Grow your skills and advance your career with our commitment to
providing outstanding professional development opportunities.
Supporters of the Blue Light card :
Enjoy a range of big savings on a whole variety of brands and services through
membership of the Blue Light card scheme.
Excellent Pension Scheme:
Secure your future with our excellent pension scheme, ensuring
financial stability in the long term.
Regular Learning Days:
Networking with peers off site with a range of inspirational, external speakers on
a termly basis.
Positive Work Environment:
Experience a positive work culture that values your contributions
and fosters a sense of belonging and fulfilment.
Opportunity to Make a Difference:
Be part of something meaningful by contributing to projects and
initiatives that have a positive impact on our community and beyond.
Staff Awards
Annual Staff Awards where outstanding performance and acknowleged and
awarded.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks, and the receipt of satisfactory references.
The deputy headteacher, under the direction of the headteacher, will take a major role in:
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Managing staff and resources to that end
• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives
If the headteacher is absent, the deputy headteacher will deputise, as directed by the governing board.
The deputy headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).
Qualities
The deputy headteacher will:
• Uphold public trust in school leadership and maintain high standards of ethics, behaviour and professional conduct
• Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community
• Serve in the best interests of the school’s pupils
Duties and responsibilities
School culture and behaviour
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Work alongside the senior leadership team (SLT) and other staff members to create a culture where pupils experience a positive and enriching school life
• Uphold educational standards in order to prepare pupils from all backgrounds for their next phase of education and life
• Ensure a culture of staff professionalism
• Encourage high standards of behaviour from pupils, built on rules and routines that are understood by staff and pupils, and clearly demonstrated by all adults in school
• Use consistent and fair approaches to managing behaviour, in line with the school’s behaviour policy
Teaching, curriculum and assessment
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across all subjects and phases, based on evidence
• Ensure teaching is underpinned by subject expertise
• Effectively use formative assessment to inform strategy and decisions
• Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
• Establish curriculum leadership, including subject leaders with relevant expertise and access to professional networks and communities
• Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
• Ensure the use of evidence-informed approaches to reading so that all pupils are taught to read
Additional and special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Promote a culture and practices that enables all pupils to access the curriculum
• Have ambitious expectations for all pupils with SEN and disabilities
• Make sure the school works effectively with parents, carers and professionals to identify additional needs and provide support and adaptation where appropriate
• Make sure the school fulfils statutory duties regarding the SEND code of practice.
Organisational management and school improvement
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the governing board and through consultation with the school community
• Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively
• Ensure staff and pupils’ safety and welfare through effective approaches to safeguarding, as part of duty of care
• Manage staff with due attention to workload
• Ensure rigorous approaches to identifying, managing and mitigating risk
• Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively
• Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context
• Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented
Professional development
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high standard professional development opportunities
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet needs
Governance, accountability and working in partnership
Under the direction of the headteacher, the deputy headteacher will:
• Understand and welcome the role of effective governance, including accepting responsibility
• Ensure that staff understand their professional responsibilities and are held to account
• Ensure the school effectively and efficiently operates within the required regulatory frameworks and meets all statutory duties
• Work successfully with other schools and organisations
• Maintain working relationships with fellow professionals and colleagues to improve educational outcomes for all pupils
What the school offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme
Telephone counselling and mental health support is available through our EAP
app with Sonder.
24/7 GP Service
Instant and 24/7 medical advice from registered nurses and access to virtual GP
appointments and prescriptions
Excellent Professional Development Opportunities:
Grow your skills and advance your career with our commitment to
providing outstanding professional development opportunities.
Supporters of the Blue Light card :
Enjoy a range of big savings on a whole variety of brands and services through
membership of the Blue Light card scheme.
Excellent Pension Scheme:
Secure your future with our excellent pension scheme, ensuring
financial stability in the long term.
Regular Learning Days:
Networking with peers off site with a range of inspirational, external speakers on
a termly basis.
Positive Work Environment:
Experience a positive work culture that values your contributions
and fosters a sense of belonging and fulfilment.
Opportunity to Make a Difference:
Be part of something meaningful by contributing to projects and
initiatives that have a positive impact on our community and beyond.
Staff Awards
Annual Staff Awards where outstanding performance and acknowleged and
awarded.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks, and the receipt of satisfactory references.