Deputy Headteacher

CSET Sports Partnership; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

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* Deputy HeadteacherNEWFast Apply# Deputy HeadteacherEmployerLocation: Bristol, South GloucestershireContract Type: PermanentHours: Full TimeSalary: L7-L11Posted: 13th February 2026Start Date: 1st September 2026Expires: 6th March 2026 09:00 AMContract Type: PermanentStart Date: 1st September 2026Job ID: 1534863Start Date: 1st September 2026* Contract Type :Permanent* Job ID: 1534863* Share :**Job Title**: Deputy Headteacher**Contract type**: Permanent**Salary**: L7 - L11**Location**: Lyde Green Primary School, BS16 7LHLyde Green are looking for a dynamic Deputy Headteacher to join our senior leadership team, driving staff development and upholding the highest standards of pupil welfare and academic success.**About the role**As an integral part of our senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Headteacher to develop and implement a clear strategic vision for the school. You will serve as a primary role model for teaching and learning across both of our sites, leading by example and supporting all members of the teaching team to achieve their very best. While you will undertake significant management responsibilities and deputise for the Headteacher when required, you will also maintain teaching responsibilities to exemplify excellence for your colleagues. Furthermore, you will work collaboratively with the Trust HR team to ensure the teaching team is effectively managed and well-supported in their professional development. Throughout all your duties, you will act as a champion for our school values, ensuring the safety and welfare of our young people remains at the heart of everything we do.**About you**We are seeking a dynamic and personable leader who is passionately committed to inclusive education. You will have:* **Proven Leadership**: Demonstrable experience in management roles with the ability to lead by example and inspire a dedicated teaching team.* **Exceptional Communication**: The ability to build effective, collaborative relationships with peers, families, and the wider Trust community.* **A Strategic Mindset**: Innovation and the drive to implement change effectively while remaining evidence-based in your approach.* **A Values-Driven Approach**: A clear understanding of the moral imperative of school leadership and a commitment to fostering diversity and curiosity.* **Ambitious For Yourself and Others**: A desire to come in and make a difference to others and yourself, on your own career path and journey to future headship.Lyde Green Primary is an oversubscribed and unique school, based at Lyde Green near Bristol. Since being built and opened around 10 years ago, the school has grown and changed rapidly, and now is about to enter the next stage of its journey by opening a second site, less than 1km from the existing site. Over time, the school will grow to a capacity of over 800 pupils, split across two outstanding two-form-entry facilities. The role of deputy-headteacher will be a critical role in developing and delivering our new aim of ‘two amazing sites, one great education’. In addition to the provision of 840 mainstream school places, we also have an equally unique 16 place Access Centre for pupils aged 4-7, with a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder.Our core values of Be Excellent, Be Courageous and Be Kind underpin the work of the school. It is the common language that binds us together and gives both the children and staff a direction and purpose.Our aim is to inspire and encourage a passion for lifelong learning in our children, sparking curiosity, promoting creativity and nurturing developing passions to ensure that our children grow and thrive on their journey through school.Our dedicated team of staff model themselves as lifelong learners and put our children’s best interests at the heart of everything they do and they work hard to ensure children remain challenged, motivated and engaged with their learning throughout their time with us.**We can offer you:*** A unique school setting in modern buildings, with superb facilities and resources* The opportunity to create something truly special from strong foundations* Happy, engaging children who are excited by inspirational people* An open and honest, fun-loving but professional culture* A commitment to CPD and development of all staff, including collaborative support within the school and the Trust to allow all staff to thrive* A fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a growing school.* An ethos which embraces diversity, equity and inclusion* Commitment to inclusivity and fostering of diversity* Values, ethos and vision that are lived by allIf you think this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you. In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, Friday 6th March. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.To support our selection process, where possible, we would like to arrange a teaching observation at your current school, allowing us to see your practice in a familiar environment. We intend to conclude all interviews prior to the Easter break to provide timely feedback to all candidates.Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.*Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child**As a Disability Confident Employer, CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.*### Attachments### Safeguarding Statement:CSET is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not "protected" (i.e., filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.### Lyde Green Primary SchoolPart of### Castle School Education Trust