Deputy Headteacher (Temp)

Career Teachers Leicester

Temporary Deputy Headteacher - Full-Time (Summer Term)
Location: Evington
Contract: Full-time, April 2025 - July 2025
Salary: MPS/UPS + Leadership Scale (Paid to Scale from Day One)

We're seeking an experienced and motivated Temporary Deputy Headteacher to join a large, vibrant, and well-established school in Leicester City for the summer term. This full-time role has been created to provide vital leadership support while the school undergoes a restructure and recruits for a permanent post.

The Role:
As Deputy Headteacher, you will:

• Take on key leadership responsibilities, working closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
• Support the development and implementation of school-wide strategies and initiatives.
• Provide leadership and expertise in supporting students with SEND - experience in this area is highly advantageous.
• Take on a partial teaching timetable, maintaining high standards of classroom practice and modelling outstanding teaching.
• Support staff development and contribute to a positive, collaborative school culture.
• Play an active role in safeguarding, inclusion, and the wellbeing of both students and staff.

About You:
We're looking for a dedicated leader who:

• Has proven leadership experience in a large school setting.
• Is passionate about inclusive education and has experience supporting students with SEND.
• Is an excellent teacher with a track record of strong classroom practice.
• Demonstrates exceptional communication, organisation, and team-building skills.
• Can hit the ground running, providing stability and vision during a period of change.

Why Join Us?

• Work with a large and supportive faculty in a forward-thinking, well-respected school.
• Contribute to meaningful leadership decisions and support positive change.
• Competitive pay to scale from day one of the contract.

How to Apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role by Friday 22nd March. Interviews will be held shortly after.

For more information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stuart Pratt

07976 365142

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.