Deputy Head Teacher
Required from September 2026
Full time
1-year fixed term contract – Secondment Opportunity
Leadership Scale Points 14-18
Salary £71,330 - £78,702
Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an inspirational leader to the post of Deputy Head Teacher. We want to recruit people who are passionate about making a difference to children and want to challenge themselves to keep on improving.
This presents an excellent opportunity for an aspiring Deputy Head Teacher who is deeply committed to inclusive education and wants to work as part of a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team.
Rosslyn Park is a large primary school with over 500 children on roll and we pride ourselves on supporting each one of them and their families. Our children feel valued and have a sense of belonging to the school and the local diverse community. We believe strongly in developing the whole child and ensure that our knowledge-rich curriculum is supported by strong pastoral provision.
In recent years Rosslyn has received the Wellbeing School Award, the Arts Platinum Award and the History Quality Mark in recognition of the fantastic work we do. We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations such as Place2Be, Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Contemporary, The University of Nottingham, and provide inclusive and accessible activities for everyone.
We enhance the curriculum by a whole-school digital approach. Our children have a 1:1 iPad in Years 2-6 and 1:3 in EYFS and Year 1, Pupils also have access to a variety of learning platforms at school and at home.
At Rosslyn, leaders place a strong emphasis on coaching, staff training and professional development.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Demonstrate high motivation and resilience as a senior leader.
- Model excellent practice by exemplifying high standards of teaching and promoting ambitious expectations across the school community.
- Lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of training and support for staff.
- Partner with the Headteacher to manage the school through strategic planning, policy formulation, and effective implementation of decisions.
- Lead the monitoring, evaluation, and challenge of teaching and learning, including conducting lesson observations to ensure consistency and quality.
- Ensure consistently high-quality teaching of foundational knowledge and accurate recording of impact across the school.
- Develop and review systems that robustly evaluate school performance, analyse progress data, and drive improvements in line with national standards.
- Provide oversight of the curriculum across the whole school.
- Collect and interpret assessment data to inform teaching practice and provision.
- Demonstrate high levels of behaviour management.
You will:
- Have senior leadership experience within a primary school.
- Be a collaborative and inspirational leader, with a strong ability to motivate and empower staff and children to achieve their full potential.
- Have the ability to identify and support others to deliver highly effective teaching.
- Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
In return we offer:
- A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.
- Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
- Calm and purposeful learning environments
- Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
- A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
- Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
The role of Deputy Headteacher will be a non-teaching position.
How to apply
To apply please send an expression of interest, max 2 sides of A4 detailing how their skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification. Please also provide a confirmation that you have approval from your Headteacher to apply. Email your expression of interest to hradmin@transformtrust.co.uk
Please Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Any questions or queries should be directed to Matt Barnham, Head of School by email: admin@rosslyn.nottingham.sch.uk or telephone: 0115 9153266.
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.
Closing date for applications: Monday 18th May at 9am
Interviews will be held on: Friday 22nd May
Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy TrustTransform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9500 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.
We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.