Odyssey House School - Wokingham
Haringey
Salary: £55,000 per year
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Start date: 01 January 2026
Apply by: 30 September 2025
Job overview
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced, and compassionate leader to join our senior leadership team as Deputy Headteacher with a key focus on safeguarding and pastoral care. This is a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and academic success of all our pupils.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), ensuring robust safeguarding policies and practices are in place and consistently followed.
* Lead on all aspects of child protection, liaising with external agencies, staff, and families as required.
* Support the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and day-to-day management of the school.
* Line manage pastoral and safeguarding teams, including Deputy DSLs and Inclusion staff.
* Monitor and evaluate safeguarding data, trends, and interventions to inform school improvement.
* Contribute to the development and implementation of the School Improvement Plan.
* Promote a culture of high expectations, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Person Specification
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and substantial teaching experience.
* Proven leadership experience at senior or middle leadership level.
* Extensive knowledge of safeguarding legislation, guidance, and best practice.
* Experience as a DSL or Deputy DSL is highly desirable.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and rapport with students, staff, and families.
* A commitment to the values of equity, inclusion, and child-centred education.
Why Join Us?
* A supportive and forward-thinking leadership team.
* Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
* A vibrant school community with a strong ethos of care and collaboration.
* Access to wellbeing support and staff benefits.
About Odyssey House School - Wokingham
Odyssey House School - Wokingham
Buckhurst Court, London Road, Wokingham
RG40 1PA
United Kingdom
+44 118 229 3000
We are looking for experienced and passionate teachers to work in a non-conventional setting.
Note: The following content describes the school’s goals and guiding principles. It is intended for context and does not modify job requirements.
GOALS: With an innovative child-led approach, collaborative nature, and exceptional specialist team, we aim to become the go-to school for children who need a small, homely environment to grow within. Through our evidence-based methods and exceptional levels of service, we are known for making a significant difference to the futures of our children. The children relish their experience of education and acquire happy childhood memories in the process. At Odyssey, we know that every child is different, with strengths, needs and aspirations that require a tailored approach to unlock their potential.
OUR GUIDING STAR: Our unique outlook on education is encapsulated in the five-pointed Odyssey Guiding Star. Each arm points to a crucial part of the service we deliver and is supported by decades of evidence-backed tools and methodologies designed to help children succeed.
1. Understanding yourself and others: at Odyssey, we believe that, more than anything else, education is a voyage of self-discovery – about learning who you are, what your values are, and what you want to do with your life. The services we provide are designed to help children do exactly that.
2. Communicating effectively: we help our students become strong, confident young adults able to articulate their thoughts and opinions, stand up for themselves, and make their mark on the world.
3. Becoming global citizens: The children we teach today will reach adulthood at a pivotal moment in human history. Climate change, global pandemics, international struggles for justice and a rapidly shifting political landscape are already changing the world. We need to equip future generations with the skills, knowledge, and strength of character to navigate all that and more.
4. Being happy: It’s a sad fact that millions of people hated their time at school. It doesn’t have to be that way. At Odyssey, we believe we’ve designed a curriculum that teaches children everything they need to thrive in their personal and professional lives, and offers them the chance to have fun, form lifelong friendships and do the things they enjoy.
5. Being successful: What does success mean to you? At Odyssey, we help our students find out. Some children want to go to university. Some want to get a job. Some want to express themselves creatively. Others want to devote themselves to their families and friends. We support the children we teach to identify their goals, then achieve them.
Odyssey House School locations
* London
* Wokingham
* Bloomsbury
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