Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Headteacher appointment

Starting: 26th February 2024 (or earlier)

Salary Range: L20 £79,077 - L24 £86,826

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 12.00pm, 29th November 2023

Interviews: week beginning: 3rd December 2023

Christchurch Primary are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and highly motivated Deputy Headteacher with exceptional leadership qualities to come and work in our school. The successful candidate will work alongside a dedicated Leadership Team and staff that strive to ensure every child reaches their full potential.

Christchurch Primary School is a very successful large five form entry school with a nursey. We pride ourselves on our strong community links and are heavily oversubscribed. This post is an exciting opportunity for a new Deputy Headteacher to work with us to achieve our strategic aims and priorities.

If you have the passion and vision to continue to inspire and lead the children at our much loved school and want to join an exciting and enthusiastic team of staff, then we look forward to your application.

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who:

• Will put children at the heart of all they do
• Will provide inspirational leadership
• Has a commitment to working collaboratively with all staff to inspire, enable and empower them to achieve high standards
• Will have high aspirations for all our pupils
• Has the ability to communicate effectively and work with parents and different groups of people in the community
• Can think strategically and contribute to creating a coherent school vision
• Has excellent knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum across the whole Primary school
• Has strong experience in leadership
• Will work with the Headteacher to raise the quality of teaching and learning and pupil’s achievement
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour

We can offer you:

• Hard working, enthusiastic and well-behaved children
• Supportive continuous professional development opportunities
• A supportive, dedicated Governing Body, with a commitment to supporting you with your continuing professional development
• An enthusiastic team of staff that are forward thing 
• The opportunity to develop your leadership skills with a view to headship in the future
• A supportive Local Authority and strong networks with other schools

You are warmly invited and encouraged to visit our school. Please

contact the school to arrange a visit. For an application pack please contact

Nafisa Chokshi on 020 8478 5560 or via email at

nafisa.chokshi@christchurchprimary.co.uk.

Christchurch Primary School is committed to the safeguarding of all children, therefore all appointments are subject to Christchurch Primary receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service which we consider acceptable as well as appropriate references.