Deputy Headteacher

The Whitehaven Academy is part of Cumbria Education Trust, a growing multi-academy trust based in Cumbria that is committed to creating outstanding, innovative and inspiring learning environments for our schools and their communities.  

This is a really exciting opportunity to join The Whitehaven Academy at a pivotal time for its future . With a state-of-the-art new building and new sports facilities, the school continues to grow and in September 2024, we will be oversubscribed across Key Stage 3. Graded “Good” in May 2023, The Whitehaven Academy was described as being “at the heart of the local community”. Our drive to raise standards was recognised “Leaders have established an ambitious suite of subject curriculums. They have thought in detail about the key information that pupils should know and they have made powerful links to the world of work.” Perhaps most importantly this is a chance to join an ambitious school where “Pupils are kind and considerate towards each other” and work in “a calm and respectful atmosphere”.

 We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join our growing team. The candidate should demonstrate an uncompromising and highly successful drive to improve and maintain the highest levels of achievement and personal development for all students. They should be an excellent classroom practitioner, reflective in their teaching practice and focused on getting the best from every student across all key stages of the secondary curriculum.

 The successful candidate will:

• Promoting the vision, ethos and policies of CET
• Create a culture where students experience a positive and enriching school life
• Promote a culture and practices that enables all students to access the curriculum
• Provide an example of excellence as the leading classroom practitioner, thereby inspiring, motivating and supporting other staff.
• Support the Headteacher in developing and maintaining high morale and confidence amongst all staff and to set an example of high professional standards and leadership
• Play a leading role in curriculum development, particularly supporting subject leaders in their work.

If you have the qualities required, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the Academy and CET, then we would welcome an application from you.