Thomas Telford Primary Free School (Opening September 2025)
Deputy Headteacher
Permanent
Salary: L11-L15
Days/Hours of work: Full time
Required from September 2025 (Potential April 2025 start date, to be discussed at interview.)
Thomas Telford Primary Free School is a new build primary school joining the Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust. Through the replication of the adapted ‘Thomas Telford template’ for primary school use, the aim of the new primary free school will be to provide an educational experience of outstanding quality to ensure that the life chances for success for all pupils who attend the school are significantly improved. We strive to create a nurturing and forward-thinking educational environment where children thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, and where staff are empowered to grow as professionals through collaborative coaching.
The successful candidate will be a passionate, committed professional, who has had consistently successful classroom and curricular/team leadership experience and will be a highly effective and an inspirational senior leader. Please note this is likely to be a non-teaching Deputy role.
We are looking for a Deputy who is:
An excellent primary practitioner with high expectations.
Successful in using strategies to raise standards.
Inspirational and creative.
Committed to continuous school improvement.
Have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and have the ability to build teams in school and with external parties.
Be responsible for the leadership of Teaching and Learning across the school.
Be able to analyse and interpret data in order to set targets and establish intervention groups which will impact on pupil progress and attainment.
Has a good sense of humour.
A strategic thinker.
In return we offer:
Well behaved, kind, caring, and hard-working pupils who are enthusiastic about learning.
Commitment to your professional development.
The opportunity to lead on initiatives.
A hard-working supportive team.
Happy children who enjoy coming to school.
A committed, dedicated Governing Board.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a school that is committed to achievement for all its pupils and ongoing professional development to staff.
Visits to Redhill Primary Academy are welcome to view the plans for the new school and engage in further discussions. Please email the Office Manager at
zara.bate@redhillprimary.co.uk
to arrange. You can also view more information about our school by visiting our web page at:
https://ttprimaryschool.co.uk/ This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification. This school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with barred list (for regulated activity posts) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024), such as an online check, suitable references, ID checks, and proof of qualifications (where appropriate). This post also requires checks under the Childcare Disqualification Regulations and Childcare ACT 2006, which includes a criminal record self-disclosure form to be completed and returned prior to interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as amended. Please see the safeguarding policies on Redhill Primary Academy’s website:
https://redhill.ttsonline.net/page/safeguarding-at-redhill Please complete the application form carefully and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. These will be discussed at interview along with any disclosures. For information on privacy notices for job applicants, please visit our website on the link below:
https://redhill.ttsonline.net/Uploads/documents/GDPR/Privacy%20Notice%20Job%20Applicants.pdf Closing date:
Monday 10 th
February 2025 at
Noon Visits to your school setting:
Tuesday 11 th
February – Friday 14 th
February 2025 (tbc) Interview Process - Task date:
Thursday 27 th
February 2025 Interview date:
Friday 28 th
February 2025 Please email all applications to
zara.bate@redhillprimary.co.uk
or hand deliver to Redhill Primary Academy, Gatcombe Way, Priorslee, Telford. TF2 9GZ
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zara.bate@redhillprimary.co.uk
to arrange. You can also view more information about our school by visiting our web page at:
https://ttprimaryschool.co.uk/ This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as stated in the person specification. This school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All successful candidates are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with barred list (for regulated activity posts) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024), such as an online check, suitable references, ID checks, and proof of qualifications (where appropriate). This post also requires checks under the Childcare Disqualification Regulations and Childcare ACT 2006, which includes a criminal record self-disclosure form to be completed and returned prior to interview. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as amended. Please see the safeguarding policies on Redhill Primary Academy’s website:
https://redhill.ttsonline.net/page/safeguarding-at-redhill Please complete the application form carefully and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. These will be discussed at interview along with any disclosures. For information on privacy notices for job applicants, please visit our website on the link below:
https://redhill.ttsonline.net/Uploads/documents/GDPR/Privacy%20Notice%20Job%20Applicants.pdf Closing date:
Monday 10 th
February 2025 at
Noon Visits to your school setting:
Tuesday 11 th
February – Friday 14 th
February 2025 (tbc) Interview Process - Task date:
Thursday 27 th
February 2025 Interview date:
Friday 28 th
February 2025 Please email all applications to
zara.bate@redhillprimary.co.uk
or hand deliver to Redhill Primary Academy, Gatcombe Way, Priorslee, Telford. TF2 9GZ
#J-18808-Ljbffr
