Deputy Headteacher - Maternity

After almost a decade of stable leadership, a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Senior Leadership Team at Hadlow has arisen.
We are looking for a dynamic and inspiring practitioner who will join the team as Deputy Headteacher, modelling excellent teaching within Year 1, whilst leading effective, whole school improvement.
The successful candidate will work alongside the Headteacher to steer the strategic aims and objectives of the school; further improving the quality of the curriculum, behaviour and attitudes and personal development opportunities for all pupils, including those in the EYFS.
The Deputy Headteacher, under the direction of the Headteacher, will take a major role in:
+ Formulating the aims and objectives of Hadlow Primary School
+ Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
+ Managing staff and resources
+ Monitoring progress towards the achievement aims and objectives of Hadlow Primary School
The Deputy Headteacher will have a timetabled teaching commitment of 60%; they must comply with the Teachers' Standards and model best practice for others.
The successful candidate will:
+ Build positive and respectful relationships across the school community and wider Bourne Partnership
+ Serve in the best interests of the school's pupils, staff and families
+ Be intrinsically motivated, dedicated and passionate about education
+ Be consistent solution driven and resilient in times of challenge
+ Have the ability to think strategically whilst working operationally
Our school will provide you with:
+ Warmth, care and kindness
+ Wonderful children, with excellent manners and morals, who will make you smile every day
+ A strong and effective team; a family ethos built on trust and respect
+ Large, calm classrooms and extensive outdoor space, including a vast allotment (RHS, Outstanding)
+ Ongoing wellbeing support through coaching and mentoring opportunities, as well as a whole school commitment to further improve wellbeing and workload for all staff
+ Innovative policies and practice, carefully considered, with children at the core
+ Opportunities to collaborate with other professionals within the Bourne Partnership and local village collaboration
+ Great community cohesion, in a picturesque village location
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
We are an equal opportunities employer, but reserve the right to appoint exceptional candidates immediately upon successful application, tour and interview.
This post is a maternity contract, fixed for one year, until December 31st, 2025.

Hadlow is a friendly and highly successful village school, with a strong ethos based on our school motto: Happiness, Progress, Success.
There are 7 classes with 184 (and increasing) pupils on role. We have a committed and enthusiastic staff who are determined to enable every child to flourish and grow by providing a stable, caring environment in which children are stimulated and challenged to learn. We cater for a wide range of abilities, and all children are supported to build learning resilience to achieve at their highest level. We teach our children to dream big; their opportunities are limitless.
Hadlow is part of the Bourne Partnership; a mutually supportive federation with Shipbourne Primary School.