Deputy Headteacher - Sacred Heart Primary School in Tipton

If you are an experienced Deputy Head Teacher who has the passion, drive and experience that ensures the best outcomes for all children, our school might be the place for you. An exciting opportunity has arisen at Sacred Heart Primary School for a Deputy Head Teacher due to our wonderful Deputy Head Teacher securing her first Headship. We are looking for someone who will bring significant experience of school leadership who has the drive, energy, enthusiasm and innovation to be a key member of the senior leadership team at our school.

The Governors wish to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher with a proven track record of excellent classroom practice who is child centred and will support our school values and ethos. We also need an ambitious and energetic professional with experience of leading teams, monitoring teaching and learning, and experience of successfully leading whole school improvement and raising standards. Our school is committed to collaborative leadership with a relentless focus on school improvement. This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who can demonstrate impact in a senior role to join us as we continue our journey.

If you feel that you are a dynamic and inspirational leader with the capacity to grow and develop in the role; show initiative; have passion and enthusiasm; a thorough knowledge of all Key Stages and the ambition to play a major role in the Leadership and Management of our school, then we would love to hear from you.

Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age. Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).

We are looking to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher who:

• Has the strategic vision to motivate and inspire our learning community to educational excellence;
• Has a passion for teaching and learning, with high expectations of staff and students;
• Is willing to support every individual to fulfil their potential;
• Will drive continuous improvement, raising attainment and progress throughout the school;
• Is able to utilise and analyse data to inform strategy in school;
• Will work to improve student progress and close the gap between disadvantaged students and others;
• Will innovate, cultivate and recognise outstanding teaching practice;
• Has excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills;
• Will lead and inspire good behaviour outcomes to enable learning;
• Will foster a positive and effective partnership between students, parents and the community;
• Has a strong understanding of assessment, pupil progress and effective school self-evaluation;
• Is committed to inclusion and ensuring that every child is able to flourish;
• Will work closely with the Head Teacher, Senior Leadership Team and governing body;
• Has a good understanding of Opal and the opportunities this brings to our children.

The successful candidate will join a school that:

• Has wonderful children;
• A staff team committed to supporting the further development of the school;
• A Senior Leadership Team which believes in support and challenge in equal measure and sees staff wellbeing as vital for all to be the best they can be;
• A supportive governing body, committed to school improvement;
• A pleasant, well-resourced provision in a modern, state of the art building;
• Demonstrates strong commitment to improvement and excellence;
• Offers Staff Support (Mental Health First Aid, Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme with access for your whole family, Staff Briefings and Events).

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance, safeguarding checks and satisfactory references are therefore required for this role. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak English is an essential requirement for this role. Pre-employment checks will be carried out in line with KCSIE.

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website. If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spamboxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Please contact Mrs Nicki Elwart, the Office Manager/PA to Headteacher to arrange an appointment.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Hours: Full time
Grade: Leadership Pay Range L11 - L15 - £66,638 - £73,105 per annum
Location: Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH
Closing Date: 9th October 2026 at midday
Shortlisting will take place on the afternoon of 9th October 2026
Interviews will take place on Monday 12th October 2026
Start Date - January 2027 - subject to satisfactory clearance checks.