Deputy Headteacher

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DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER: Vocational Learning Centre and Alternative Provision – L12 – L16 (£67,898- £75,049)

FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITION – TEACHERS PAY AND CONDITIONS

COMMENCEMENT 01/01/26 or as soon as possible.

The Bridge School are seeking an outstanding and inspirational Deputy Headteacher to join our senior leadership team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving forward our curriculum development, teaching and learning standards, and data-informed practice across the school. You will also have supportive oversight of our Vocation Centre, ensuring that our vocational offer continues to deliver meaningful, high-quality learning experiences and supports positive post-16 outcomes. You will work collaboratively alongside the Headteacher to support the day to day running of the school and support the vocational centre leadership team.

Key responsibilities include leading and developing a broad, engaging, and inclusive curriculum that meets the diverse needs of our pupils. Driving excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment, supporting staff to deliver high-quality, impactful lessons. Oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring robust systems for tracking progress, attainment, and outcomes. Work with and support the Centre 37 vocational team, ensuring strong alignment with the school’s wider curriculum and pathways to employment or further education. Work closely with the Headteacher and senior leaders to shape strategic improvement priorities and ensure effective school self-evaluation. Contribute to the leadership of safeguarding, behaviour, and inclusion across the provision. Inspire, challenge, and support staff and pupils to achieve their full potential.

The Bridge School is a KS3 and KS4 Pupil Referral Unit for students who have been excluded from mainstream high schools or whom are at risk of exclusion. The Vocational Learning Centre initiative is designed to engage KS4 learners who require a practical curriculum or who may benefit from alternative learning arrangements. Many of the students experience Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, and often present with some additional special educational needs and barriers to learning. You will be required to present a skill set that meets this challenge.

High levels of attendance and participation, low Incident rates, sustainability of placement, the creation of sustained post 16 pathways, along with high student occupancy rates, will be continual indicators of performance. You will therefore lead the development and availability of an effective and vibrant curriculum that will work towards the achievement of these indicators.

Additionally, you will have oversite alongside the Associate Head, for the management and organisation of all commissioned alternative provision delivered by independent operators. Ensuring a robust quality assurance process that will support safeguarding, increase levels of attendance and engagement, and deliver improving accredited outcomes.

You will have whole school responsibilities regarding school culture and student conduct. The ability to respond to a wide range of challenging circumstances and incidents, both in a planned proactive way and a spontaneous responsive way, will be a facet of your leadership skills and confidence.

If you wish to speak in more detail about the position, please contact the Headteacher via the school office.

You should note that, if successful you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check or Enhanced DBS Check for Regulated Activity (formerly Criminal Records Bureau). Further information about DBS checks can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check

The Council and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

An equal opportunities organisation which welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

CLOSING DATE: 07/11/25

INTERVIEW DATE: W/C 17/11/25

If you are successfully shortlisted , please note as part of the short-listing process schools and colleges will carry out a basic online search using the search engine 'google' as part of their due diligence on shortlisted candidates (KCSIE 22).

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk