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Deputy Headteacher

  • Organisation
  • Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery
  • Number of positions
  • 1
  • Location
  • Peacehaven
  • Salary
  • £54,816 - £61,882 per annum
  • Closing date
  • 22/11/2024
  • Contract type
  • Permanent
  • Work pattern
  • Full Time
  • Hours
  • 32.5
  • Job type
  • Teaching and Leadership
  • Job reference
  • orbis/TP/370373/42801
Organisation
Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery
Number of positions
1
Location
Peacehaven
Salary
£54,816 - £61,882 per annum
Closing date
22/11/2024
Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Hours
32.5
Job Type
Teaching and Leadership
Job reference
orbis/TP/370373/42801

Hours of work: Full time teachers hours
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: Midday 22 November 2024

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:

Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery, Roderick Avenue North, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8BZ
Phone: 01273 584212
Email: recruitment@meridian.e-sussex.sch.uk
Website: www.meridianschool.co.uk
 
Please note, we do not accept CVs.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018. 

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision.  Accordingly, the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations. 

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted. 

Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery is a thriving and successful school that is committed to improving the outcomes for all our children. Following a secondment as Acting Headteacher at a local school, our Deputy Headteacher has been successfully recruited as the substantive Headteacher with immediate effect.  So we are looking for a new Deputy Headteacher to join our team in April 2025 or sooner.

You will:

  • Be passionate about education and learning.
  • Have high expectations for all children.
  • Be an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of raising standards.
  • Be well- organised and confident in using data to lead school improvement.
  • Have resilience, humour and a sense of purpose.

We can offer:

  • Friendly and enthusiastic children.
  • A strong, supportive and dedicated staff team.
  • A commitment to your continuing professional development.
  • The opportunity to make a difference to our school through developing outstanding teaching, learning and assessment.
  • A non-class based leadership role in a large primary school.

Our children are looking for a Deputy Headteacher who:

  • Likes children.
  • Listens to all points of view when helping to solve problems.
  • Says hello to us in the morning.
  • Understands that all children are different.
  • Helps us to make good choices and follow the school values.
  • Does fun assemblies where we can sing, listen to stories and join in.

We are at an exciting time in our journey to excellence having been judged overall good by Ofsted in June 2024 with outstanding judgements in two areas so this post offers an great opportunity for the right person to make a significant impact. 

For an informal chat and to arrange a visit with Claire Westcott (Headteacher), which we welcome and highly encourage, please contact the school office team on 01273 584212 or email recruitment@meridian.e-sussex.sch.uk to arrange a time.

Application form, job description and person specification are available on our school website www.meridianschool.co.uk/about-us/vacancies  

Closing Date: Midday Friday 22nd November

Shortlisting: Friday 22nd November

Interviews: Week beginning 25th November

Meridian Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

Additional Information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

 
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children.  All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.