Deputy Head Teacher required for September 2026
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: L10 – L15 (£64,691 - £73,105)
Fulfen Primary School,
Rugeley Road,
Burntwood,
WS12 9BJ
Telephone number: 01543 226070. Email address: office@fulfen.staffs.sch.uk
The Headteacher and Governors are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Deputy Headteacher with a passion for teaching and learning, and a proven track record of raising standards through working with and bringing out the best in others.
The successful candidate must be an excellent practitioner, and will take the lead in ensuring the school continues to innovate in teaching and learning, facilitating high quality professional development that ensures outstanding provision for the young people we serve.
We are looking for an inspirational leader who:
* has a proven track record of creating a supportive culture that fosters quality professional development, coupled with ambition and high expectations
* will continue to raise standards of teaching and learning and pupil outcomes
* is an outstanding classroom practitioner, bringing credibility to the position and who continually role models best practice both in and out of the classroom
* is able to inspire both pupils and staff and has a clear understanding of what constitutes highly effective teaching and learning and has a vision of how this can be implemented across a school, ensuring that all pupils receive a high-quality learning experience
* has high levels of emotional intelligence, enabling them to work effectively with staff at all levels,
* provides leadership as well as facilitating it in others
* forms strong relationships with all stakeholders, particularly those who are harder to reach
* is deeply ambitious for pupils, staff and the community we serve
We offer:
* a supportive community and Governing Board
* a talented and hardworking staff team, who welcome new challenges and are committed to supporting and developing colleagues
* enthusiastic, well behaved and hardworking pupils
* no class responsibility
* enthusiastic well-behaved pupils who are keen to learn
* quality continuous professional development opportunities
* an extensive package of wellbeing and support initiatives including wellbeing webinars, medical support services & advice
Fulfen Primary School is a large oversubscribed 3 -11 Local Authority, Maintained primary school. The school is situated on a large site offering a forest school, garden with allotments, orchard, and extensive playing fields. Our forward-thinking school aims to prepare our children for a rapidly changing world by delivering a creative, challenging curriculum which is tailored to the needs of all pupils and inspires children to be the best that they can be.
We have the highest expectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved through working alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.
Our young people are proud of the school and their community and have high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct and engagement. We also actively promote staff wellbeing, supporting colleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession.
Please take the time to read the latest Ofsted Inspection Report (November 2023). We hope this inspires you to visit us, as it is only by stepping into our school and meeting our pupils and staff, that you are able to appreciate the special place we believe this school to be.
We welcome you to visit school on the following dates:
Wednesday 11th March at 9:30am; Tuesday 17th March at 9:30am
Please arrange your visit by contacting Clair Hawkins, on 01543 226070 or chawkins@fulfen.staffs.sch.uk
Important Dates:
Closing date: Friday 27th March 2026
Shortlisting with take place on Monday 13th April
A lesson observation will take place for shortlisted candidates in their own school.
This will be arranged between 20th April – 29th April.
Interview Date: Thursday 7th May
For further details and an application form, please download the information from the advertisement. A completed Teaching application form, recruitment monitoring form and supporting statement should be returned to recruitment@fulfen.staffs.sch.uk
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
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