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Deputy Headteacher

Advert closes on 01 Jun 2025

Job ID:

6008

60643

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Old Moat Primary School, Old Moat Lane, Manchester, M20 3FN

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: ESSENTIAL - Qualified Teacher status & Educated to degree level DESIRABLE - Professional development in preparation for a senior leadership role & Post-graduate study
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Salary: £60,643 - £66,918 per annum
Application Closing Date: 09:00am on Monday 2nd June 2025
Shortlisting: Monday 2nd June 2025
Interviews for short-listed candidates will be held at Old Moat Primary School on Thursday 12th June 2025

We seek to appoint an exceptional and inspirational leader for Old Moat Primary School at this exciting time in the school’s successful development. There will be regular teaching commitments as part of the role.

Old Moat Primary is a two-form entry school, serving a diverse catchment area in Withington, South Manchester.

Old Moat is a founding member school of the Changing Lives in Collaboration (CLIC) Trust. There is a strong and supportive Local Governing Committee at the school.

The Deputy Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher, will take a major role in:

Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
Establishing, developing, and modelling implementation of 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.
Taking full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Headteacher.

To work with the Headteacher, Executive Headteacher and the governors in strategic planning, including work on the School Development Plan, Self-Evaluation and leading school improvement issues based on the School and Cooperative Values.

You Will:

Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including assessment and monitoring of progress towards achievement.
Use relevant school, local and national data to inform targets for development and further improvement for individuals and groups of pupils.
Lead staff meetings and team meetings as appropriate and be responsible for ensuring that they are planned effectively and that relevant actions are agreed and followed up.
Take a lead in initiatives, promoting and modelling outstanding practice in teaching and raising standards
Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils.

About the Candidate

We are looking for

A caring, passionate and dedicated Deputy Headteacher who will work closely and effectively with the Headteacher, SLT and all Stakeholders –children, staff, parents/carers, families and the community, governors, the CLIC Trust team and the local authority, in order to secure an exemplary educational experience and excellent outcomes for all of our children.

Every child matters to us and the successful candidate must be committed to collaboration and partnership working to improve the quality of education and provision.

Old Moat is a thriving school and the successful candidate must be well equipped to implement improvement and successfully manage change, with an unrelenting drive for high standards.

We aim to appoint a candidate starting full time from 1st September 2025.

Please refer to the Guidance to Applicants (below) prior to making your application and refer to our following policies available on our website:

Keeping Children Safe in Education
Equality and Diversity Policy
Child Protection/Safeguarding Policy
Safer Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure
Privacy Notice for Applicants
Data Protection Policy

The reference request, is not limited to but, will contain some of the points below:

If they are completely satisfied you are a suitable candidate to work with children
Your Position & Role
Your salary and responsibilities
Dates of employment
Any disciplinary action
Reasons for leaving
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Any causes for concern about your behaviour or judgment
In what capacity they have known you and for how long
About your ability to meet the person specification:
Ability to lead a team
Ability to inspire staff
Relationships with colleagues
Relationships with children
Relationships with parents and carers
Ability to inspire children
Ability to communicate effectively
Encouragement of high standards
Working as a team
Reaction to constructive criticism
Influence on the school culture and morale.

About Us

To apply for this job role, please complete the application form and email it to: [email protected]

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

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