Deputy Headteacher - Sacred Heart Primary School in Tipton

Sacred Heart Primary School (SIPS),

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).

Deputy Head Teacher Role

Sacred Heart Primary School (SIPS) seeks an experienced senior leader for the Deputy Head Teacher position. The role involves contributing to the school's strategic vision and daily leadership.

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 successfully leading whole school improvement and raising standards.

• 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

What we offer

• 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




• Staff Support (Mental Health First Aid, Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme with access for your whole family, Staff Briefings and Events)

Requirements and Eligibility

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.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, include these in your application.

Salary, Hours, Location and Dates

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: 6th November 2026 at midday

Start Date: April 2027 - subject to satisfactory clearance checks.

Equality and Inclusion

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.

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