Deputy Headteacher
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 2LU |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a9dfe85c-2ac6-44ff-bdab-6365fb6531ec |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Main Purpose:
The Deputy Headteacher has a major role in supporting the Headteacher in:
• Leading the strategic direction and development of the school and ensuring the school operates efficiently and effectively.
• Supporting with the day-to-day management of the school.
• Support with the day-to-day management of the school.
• Communicate the school’s vision compellingly and support strategic leadership.
• Lead by example, holding and articulating clear values and moral purpose, and focusing on providing excellent education for all pupils.
• Build positive and respectful relationships with all members of the school community.
• Keep up to date with developments in education, and have a good knowledge of education systems locally, nationally and globally.
• Work with political and financial astuteness, translating policy into the school’s context.
• Seek training and continuing professional development as required
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school and monitoring progress towards achieving them.
• Developing and implementing the policies and procedures through which these aims and objectives shall be achieved.
• Managing staff and resources, providing advice on the deployment of the school’s delegated budget, interventions and other resources to meet pupils’ needs effectively.
• Motivating and working with others to support a shared positive and forward-looking culture in school.
• Deputise for the Headteacher in their absence from the school, undertaking professional duties to the extent required by the Headteacher.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Play a key role in leading the school; working towards the school’s aims and objectives.
• Support the Headteacher with monitoring the standards of teaching and learning, attainment and progress by leading data and assessment.
• Be responsible for developing and implementing the curriculum across the school. Providing support and development opportunities for subject leaders.
• Undertake a reduced teaching timetable as a class teacher demonstrating high standards of classroom practice.
• Encourage high aspirations for all pupils in their social, emotional, moral, spiritual and academic achievement.
• Undertake the role as phase lead in KS2 specifically leading and managing four KS2 classes, leading team meetings as appropriate and delivering appraisals for staff within these classes.
• Working in collaboration with other KS2 phase lead, lead KS2.
• Lead assessment across the school.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures are up to date and in line with statutory requirements.
• Assume a lead role in senior leadership team meetings, leading staff meetings and school assemblies, as agreed.
• Assist the Headteacher, and senior leadership team, in creating an environment which promotes good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• Assist the Headteacher and Business Manager with recruitment across the school.
• Support the day-to-day operational management of the school. Working with the Headteacher and leadership team to maintain clear shared priorities.
• Build positive relationships with all members of the school community, promoting partnerships between home, school and the wider community.
• Actively seek training and continued professional development to meet own needs. Keeping up to date with developments in education and having a good knowledge of education systems locally and nationally.
• Working with the Headteacher, provide support and guidance for all staff in continuing their professional development.
• Have an excellent understanding of safeguarding practices, especially the safety and welfare of vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils.
The conditions of employment of teachers in Teachers’ Standards and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document apply to this post.
The Deputy Headteacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the Deputy Headteacher will carry out.
The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher
What the school offers its staff
King’s Meadow Primary School is a two-form entry local authority-maintained school. Pupils are welcomed warmly at the start of each day. They enjoy attending this school where they are part of a community that is dedicated to being 'kind, motivated and successful'. Staff prioritise getting to know pupils and their families well. Older pupils take on roles such as 'young leaders' to support other pupils at playtimes while modelling care and responsibility. This is a happy school where pupils know their best interests are at the heart of every decision. The school has high expectations of what pupils can, and should, achieve and their attitudes to learning. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum alongside developing strength of character and perseverance. They behave very well in lessons and around the school. Pupils respond with empathy to others who need help and celebrate each other's successes.
In this role, you will work closely with the Headteacher, leading change and managing existing systems, developing increasingly effective teaching and learning strategies and providing opportunities that support all our children.
This is a role where you will need to ‘hit the ground running’ and so we are looking for someone who has some experience of leadership, who is able to quickly prioritise and manage projects and who has excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
If the Headteacher is absent, the acting deputy head teacher 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).
Commitment to safeguarding
King’s Meadow School is committed to safeguarding children. All staff must be dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring that all child protection policies are adhered to, and concerns raised in accordance with these policies.
Main Purpose:
The Deputy Headteacher has a major role in supporting the Headteacher in:
• Leading the strategic direction and development of the school and ensuring the school operates efficiently and effectively.
• Supporting with the day-to-day management of the school.
• Support with the day-to-day management of the school.
• Communicate the school’s vision compellingly and support strategic leadership.
• Lead by example, holding and articulating clear values and moral purpose, and focusing on providing excellent education for all pupils.
• Build positive and respectful relationships with all members of the school community.
• Keep up to date with developments in education, and have a good knowledge of education systems locally, nationally and globally.
• Work with political and financial astuteness, translating policy into the school’s context.
• Seek training and continuing professional development as required
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school and monitoring progress towards achieving them.
• Developing and implementing the policies and procedures through which these aims and objectives shall be achieved.
• Managing staff and resources, providing advice on the deployment of the school’s delegated budget, interventions and other resources to meet pupils’ needs effectively.
• Motivating and working with others to support a shared positive and forward-looking culture in school.
• Deputise for the Headteacher in their absence from the school, undertaking professional duties to the extent required by the Headteacher.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Play a key role in leading the school; working towards the school’s aims and objectives.
• Support the Headteacher with monitoring the standards of teaching and learning, attainment and progress by leading data and assessment.
• Be responsible for developing and implementing the curriculum across the school. Providing support and development opportunities for subject leaders.
• Undertake a reduced teaching timetable as a class teacher demonstrating high standards of classroom practice.
• Encourage high aspirations for all pupils in their social, emotional, moral, spiritual and academic achievement.
• Undertake the role as phase lead in KS2 specifically leading and managing four KS2 classes, leading team meetings as appropriate and delivering appraisals for staff within these classes.
• Working in collaboration with other KS2 phase lead, lead KS2.
• Lead assessment across the school.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures are up to date and in line with statutory requirements.
• Assume a lead role in senior leadership team meetings, leading staff meetings and school assemblies, as agreed.
• Assist the Headteacher, and senior leadership team, in creating an environment which promotes good teaching, effective learning and high standards of achievement and behaviour.
• Assist the Headteacher and Business Manager with recruitment across the school.
• Support the day-to-day operational management of the school. Working with the Headteacher and leadership team to maintain clear shared priorities.
• Build positive relationships with all members of the school community, promoting partnerships between home, school and the wider community.
• Actively seek training and continued professional development to meet own needs. Keeping up to date with developments in education and having a good knowledge of education systems locally and nationally.
• Working with the Headteacher, provide support and guidance for all staff in continuing their professional development.
• Have an excellent understanding of safeguarding practices, especially the safety and welfare of vulnerable and disadvantaged pupils.
The conditions of employment of teachers in Teachers’ Standards and the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document apply to this post.
The Deputy Headteacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.
Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the Deputy Headteacher will carry out.
The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher
What the school offers its staff
King’s Meadow Primary School is a two-form entry local authority-maintained school. Pupils are welcomed warmly at the start of each day. They enjoy attending this school where they are part of a community that is dedicated to being 'kind, motivated and successful'. Staff prioritise getting to know pupils and their families well. Older pupils take on roles such as 'young leaders' to support other pupils at playtimes while modelling care and responsibility. This is a happy school where pupils know their best interests are at the heart of every decision. The school has high expectations of what pupils can, and should, achieve and their attitudes to learning. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum alongside developing strength of character and perseverance. They behave very well in lessons and around the school. Pupils respond with empathy to others who need help and celebrate each other's successes.
In this role, you will work closely with the Headteacher, leading change and managing existing systems, developing increasingly effective teaching and learning strategies and providing opportunities that support all our children.
This is a role where you will need to ‘hit the ground running’ and so we are looking for someone who has some experience of leadership, who is able to quickly prioritise and manage projects and who has excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
If the Headteacher is absent, the acting deputy head teacher 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).
Commitment to safeguarding
King’s Meadow School is committed to safeguarding children. All staff must be dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of children. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring that all child protection policies are adhered to, and concerns raised in accordance with these policies.