Job Description
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Join a warm, values-led Church of England primary school at the heart of its community. St Osyth CofE Primary School, part of the Vine Schools Trust, is seeking a committed and aspirational Deputy Headteacher to help drive the school's ongoing improvement journey.
This is a key leadership role with responsibility for supporting the Headteacher across all aspects of school life - including behaviour, curriculum, safeguarding, staff development, and the school's distinctive Christian ethos. We welcome applications from Assistant Headteachers as well as substantive Deputy Headteachers who are interested in progression to Headteacher in future.
We're looking for someone who:
- Is an experienced primary leader and outstanding classroom practitioner
- Can motivate and develop staff at all levels
- Brings a clear moral purpose and commitment to inclusion
- Will get hands-on with improving outcomes, especially for year 6
- Is confident in leading on behaviour, safeguarding, and curriculum improvement
- Has experience of school improvement
In return, we offer:
- A welcoming, close-knit school community
- A supportive and collaborative Trust environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
- A chance to make a genuine difference to pupils, staff, and families
We strongly advise you contact our recruitment partner Alpha Parish, at Academicis for more information, or an initial informal chat / to arrange a visit, before submitting your application:
��Alpha: 07436 971517 / 01223 907979
�� aparish@academicis.co.uk
Information about the School
We are a primary school in a rural location just twenty minutes from Colchester and 10 mins from Clacton-on Sea. We are an academy with the Vines School Trust and so have the the support of this trust and the Diocese.