Would you like to join our friendly and dedicated team and have a positive impact on young people’s lives?

Co-op Academy Broadhurst is a small one-form entry primary with Nursery provision. We are a welcoming school with children at the heart of everything we do. As a UNICEF Rights Respecting Gold School we promote children’s rights and enable them to be the best that they can be. 

We are seeking to appoint a strategic, innovative, and driven Deputy Headteacher who will play a pivotal role in shaping the next stage of our school’s journey. You will be a strategic leader who is passionate about continuous improvement and able to bring clarity, purpose, and momentum to whole school priorities.

You will be an outstanding classroom practitioner who leads with credibility, inspires others, and ensures that pupils experience exceptional teaching every day. Your practice will reflect the highest standards of pedagogy, innovation, and inclusive learning, setting the benchmark for excellence across the school. This post includes a 4 day teaching commitment each week.

We can offer:

• An academy that believes in and promotes children’s rights
• The opportunity to work alongside a welcoming, friendly and supportive team
• Amazing pupils who genuinely have a voice and take an active part in the development of the Academy
• An inclusive ethos where every child is valued

Our pupils would like you to:

• Be caring and kind 
• Help them with their learning and social situations
• Be happy and amazing
• Have good listening skills 
• Keep them safe
• Be aware of what is happening for them
• Treat them well



We are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who will:

• Be an exceptional, inspirational classroom practitioner with a proven track record of securing high-quality teaching, raising standards, and modelling excellence across the school.
• Use evidence informed practice to guide decision-making, improve outcomes, and lead whole school improvement with clarity and purpose.
• Hold unwavering ambition for the academy, its pupils, its staff and the wider community, demonstrating the drive, optimism and moral purpose required to achieve excellence.
• Have a strong track record of leading and embedding sustainable change, including curriculum, inclusion or school improvement projects, and rigorously evaluating their impact on pupil outcomes.
• Demonstrate expertise in mentoring and coaching colleagues at all career stages, nurturing talent, developing strengths and building capacity across the school.
• Think and act strategically, showing resilience, sound judgement and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced leadership role.
• Be a champion for safeguarding, inclusion and diversity, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met and that all children feel safe, supported and valued.
• Be an articulate and influential communicator, able to build strong professional relationships and foster partnerships within and beyond the school as a system leader.
• Be a positive, collaborative team player who lives and promotes the values, ethos and ambitions of both the academy and the Co-op Academies Trust.
• Work in close partnership with the Headteacher and senior leadership team to drive improvement, shape strategic direction and secure exceptional outcomes for all pupils.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for personal and career development within the Co-op Academies Trust
• Employee benefits such as retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and much more
• Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Local government pension scheme
• Co-op staff discount and other benefits

How to apply

Closing date: Monday 9th March, 9am

Interviews: Week commencing 16th March

Applications are made via SAMrecruit.

For more information about the Trust, please visit www.coopacademies.co.uk 

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS and satisfactory references. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.