Corfe Hills School is looking for a Deputy Headteacher to lead our fantastic {Team:} 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 01/09/2026.
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
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.