Deputy Headteacher

Ideally required from 22nd April 2025 (or will consider September 2025)

Would you like to join a high performing, ambitious secondary school well known for exemplary behaviour and conduct? Chulmleigh College is a school where teachers focus upon high quality teaching and high standards. The College has enjoyed some of the best results in the region over the last 10 years and is heavily oversubscribed. In 2024 our Progress 8 Figure of places us in the top 5% of schools nationally.

Following internal promotion,we are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher to work with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to provide the leadership and management which enables Chulmleigh College to give every pupil, high quality education, and which promotes the highest possible standards of achievement. The successful candidate will have a clear vision to build on the achievements of the Trust and make a real impact on the education offered to our pupils in the future.

This is an exciting and key role within our Academy and ideally, we would like the successful candidate to start from 22 April 2025 to enable a full handover. However, we are committed to appointing the very best candidate and will consider a September start date to achieve the right candidate.

Main responsibilities include:
• Working with the Executive Headteacher (Secondary), SLT and Directors to create the strategic vision for the College and promote the vision, values and ethos to pupils, staff, Directors, parents and the wider community
• Working with the Executive Headteacher, Directors and other key stakeholders to maintain a shared vision and future strategic plans which will inspire and motivate pupils, staff, parents and the wider community in the College 
• Whole-school timetable 
• Data and Assessment
• Leading the Curriculum
• Teaching and Learning
• Line managing the Curriculum Leads

The successful candidate will:
• Have a proven track record as a senior leader in a secondary school,
• Demonstrate whole school impact at curriculum and pastoral levels. 
• Lead by example, setting high standards for self and others. 
• Demonstrate empathy, resilience, and skills to continue to maintain our ethos, and communicate and share our purpose with energy, commitment, and passion.

The successful candidate will share the values of our Academy:
• Compassion - caring about others and behaving towards them with humanity, generosity, and concern.
• Ambition – to create an environment of challenge and determination to ensure all our pupils aspire to achieve the highest outcomes at, KS3 and KS4, regardless of a pupil’s background or Special Educational Needs.
• Teamwork - teamwork is essential across pupils, teachers and parents to achieve a comprehensive, well-rounded education for all our pupils.

We are delighted to offer prospective candidates the opportunity to visit our school community. Tours of the school guided by our new CEO & Executive Headteacher (from September 2025) will be available on Friday 15th November 2024 or Wednesday, 20th November both from 9am - 10:30am. Please email to request a place – please include the following details: full name, current role and school, telephone contact number and preferred date.

As employers, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and in that regard, we have appropriate policies and procedures. All staff undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and interviews will include questions about safeguarding children.

In line with Government guidance, we may carry out online searches against shortlisted applicants’ names as part of our due diligence checks.

We have published a full candidate pack to support our recruitment which offers a full insight into this key role and the future of our Academy and can be found on our .

Details of the application process are contained in the Candidate Pack. Completed application forms to be emailed to: by 10 am on Tuesday, 26th November 2024.  Candidates are also welcome to submit an application through the TES website. All applications will be acknowledged.