Deputy Headteacher in Dewsbury

What skills and experience we're looking for

Deputy Headteacher at Diamond Wood Community Academy

Advert to close:Wednesday 30thSeptember

Shortlisting:Friday 2ndOctober

Visits to candidates' schools:to be conducted after shortlisting

Interviews:Thursday 15thOctober

Salary:Leadership Scale 8 to 12

We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join Diamond Wood Community Academy at an exciting point in its journey. This is a role for a values-driven, aspirational leader who believes passionately that every child, regardless of background, deserves an outstanding education, rich opportunities and the highest expectations.

As an Infant and Nursery school,our children are at the very beginning of their educational journey, and they are an absolute joy to work with. They are curious, enthusiastic and full of warmth. They are supported by a dedicated and caring staff team who work hard every day and who are deeply committed to one another and to the community we serve.

You will also work closely with supportive parents and carers who value education and partnership, and you will be part of a strong, forward‑thinking Local Academy Board and Enhance Academy Trust. Both provide high‑quality professional support, encouragement and appropriate challenge to help us continue to grow and develop as a school.

We are looking fora Deputy Headteacher who can inspire excellence in teaching and learning, strengthen inclusive practice, and help shape a school culture where ambition, hope and flourishing sit at the heart of daily life.

We are looking foran inspiring and reflective leader with a strong moral purpose and high aspirations for all. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a clear understanding of effective teaching and learning across Early Years and Key Stage 1, and the ability to lead and support others to improve practice. You will be resilient, compassionate and solutions-focused, with the confidence to work in a challenging context and the humility to learn alongside others.

You will be joining a warm, ambitious school community where children are a joy to teach, staff work hard for one another, and parents are supportive and engaged. This role offers a rare opportunity to combine meaningful leadership responsibility with significant classroom practice, to shape the future of the school, and to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families. There will be teaching commitment to be confirmed.

To find out more about the Academy, please visit our website:https://www.diamondwoodacademy.co.uk

For school visists please contact the Headteacher on Becki.Price@diamondwood.enhanceacad.org.uk /01924 325308

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

What the school offers its staff

Why join Enhance AcademyTrust?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a fewexamples:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government PensionScheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all oursettings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home forteachers.

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well‑being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and

statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take, keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well‑being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust. We recognise our moral and

statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

To view our Safeguarding and Child protection policy please visit the school website.

To view our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders policy please click on the following linkEnhance AcademyTrust - Policies

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.