Deputy Headteacher
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About this Role
Corfe Hills School is looking for a Deputy Headteacher to lead our fantastic team.
Actual Salary £82,654 - £91,158 per annum Leadership Scale L20 to L24
This job is full time
It is offered on a permanent basis
Approximate start date 01-Sep-2026.
We are looking for someone who can work within Initio Learning Trust Values, Ethos and Vision and work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership team and Executive of the Trust to achieve Trust aims and objectives.
Under the overall direction of the headteacher play a lead role in:
● Formulating the aims, objectives of the schools and establishing the practices through which they are to be achieved
● Being responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement
● Proactively managing staff and resources
● Taking full responsibility for the school in the absence of the headteacher;
● Acting within the statutory frameworks, which set out the professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards.
● Ensuring that communication systems and processes are consistent, embedded and working effectively.
● Taking responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.
● Support and lead the improvement and development of the school on the basis of evidence about effective practice, and promote a strong culture of continuous professional development of staff.
● Demand ambitious standards for all students overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a shared sense of accountability in staff for the impact of their work on student outcomes.
● Support and secure outstanding teaching for all students through an understanding of the features of successful classroom practice and curriculum design.
● The duties specific to each post on the SLT are documented in the SLT Roles and Responsibilities, which is reviewed by the Headteacher at least annually. This is to ensure that members of SLT are provided with sufficient opportunity to enhance and further develop their skill set in areas where they may not previously have had extensive experience and also to ensure that as a school, we continue to benefit from a fresh perspective in key areas of our provision
Essential qualifications - Degree level and QTS
Essential experience:
● Leading in the relevant educational phase
● Effectively leading/motivating students and staff and developing team approaches
● Improving student outcomes
● Experience of leading assessment across the school
● Experience of implementing effective strategies for which improve behaviour management
● Experience of devising schemes of work
Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
If you have any further questions, please contact Vicky Head, HR Assistant on 01202 112248 or by emailing recruitment@corfehills.net
About our School
Corfe Hills is an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last four years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are also delighted to share that following our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 we have been graded good in all categories.
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning is at the heart of all that we do and our personalised professional development programme is centred around our Principles of Teaching that have been shaped by research from, among others, Barak Rosenshine, John Hattie and Doug Lemov. We also follow a lesson structure shaped around these principles that liberates and enables students to Learn to the Max every lesson. We are committed to regular developmental lesson visits and coaching conversations as part of our shared commitment to developing as practitioners.
Living Here
Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside.
The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional.
Our Vision and Culture
At Corfe Hills School we are passionate about excellence in learning. Our vision is underpinned by the Trust's values of Collaboration, Ambition and Respect.
We believe that this is the foundation which will enable our young people to achieve the highest possible outcomes during their time with us. We have the highest expectations of students – that they will engage fully in their learning, have high aspirations for themselves and embrace the wide range of opportunities available to them both inside and outside the classroom.
Our motto is “High Expectations – Exceptional Individuals” and we truly believe in the potential of every young person who joins the school. We also have an exceptionally committed staff, including talented teachers and a fabulous support staff who provide a range of functions including pastoral and administrative support to students.
For more information please visit our school website www.corfehills.net/
We welcome visits to our school - if you would like to arrange a visit or require more information, please refer to the contact details above.
Initio Learning Trust offers a welcoming and supportive environment and can provide:
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a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
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a supportive and flexible working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
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free onsite parking
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access to the local government or teachers pension scheme
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a range of employee benefits including Cycle to Work and Health Cash Plan
About Initio Learning Trust
Initio Learning Trust comprises 19 schools across Dorset, with our head office based in Wimborne. Formed in February 2023 from the merger of The Minerva Learning Trust and Wimborne Academy Trust, we offer outstanding education through every stage of schooling, from nursery through to upper sixth form. We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.
Working for Us
Initio Learning Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and aims to provide an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you would like to discuss any changes or support you may need as part of this process, please call or email the recruiting manager (see contact details above).
Initio Learning Trust values and respects the diversity of our workforce, and encourages employees to be their unique selves. Having a diverse and inclusive workforce underpins our core values of collaboration, ambition and respect, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. Applicant shortlisting is done without reference to any personal data including your name.
Applying for a job with us - other things you need to know
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In line with current safer recruitment guidance, we may collect further information for applicants who are shortlisted for interview including criminal record and social media checks, references and verification of qualifications.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
We are covered by the ‘Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975’, which means that we are allowed to ask all candidates to disclose both spent and unspent cautions and criminal convictions to us when applying for a vacancy (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act).
Anyone who is barred from engaging in regulated activity with children should not apply for any of our vacancies, as doing so may be an offence—which we will report to the Police.
If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose cautions and criminal convictions (except for those which are considered ‘protected’ under the Act).
Please refer to this Caution and Conviction checker for guidance on what needs to be disclosed:
Caution or conviction - Check when to disclose cautions or convictions - GOV.UK
Further information can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975 - GOV.UK
Fluency in English is required for all student and public-facing roles, in accordance with the “fluency duty” (Immigration Act 2016). Please refer to the Job Description for further details.
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