Deputy Headteacher FTC

Overview and Responsibilities

Deputy Headteacher 

Location: Wolverhampton

Contract Type: FTC September 2025-March 2026 (inclusive)

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Salary: In line with Teachers’ Leadership Scale (L6 – L10) 

Closing Date: Thursday 20th March 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 26th March 2025

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora, and this is a unique career opportunity to be instrumental in the development of a new school and to make your mark on our growing services. 

Aurora Cedars School in Wolverhampton will offer a bespoke education provision for up to 80 pupils aged 5-19 who have ASC/SEMH needs. The curriculum is creative and personalised for the pupils to ensure that we provide them with the best opportunities to succeed.  

The building has been being redeveloped, and work has been done to design the look and feel of the school to ensure it fulfils its potential of being an amazing learning environment with facilities to allow students to access a varied curriculum in a calm and nurturing environment with a team that strives to give every student the confidence and opportunities to achieve. 

We are currently looking for a Deputy Headteacher to join us on a FTC to support the Acting Headteacher during the existing Headteachers maternity leave. The role will require support with the ongoing development of a new specialist provision that opened in June 2023.

It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

The role:

As our new Deputy Head Teacher, your role will be to passionately and enthusiastically work closely alongside the Head teacher to deliver the schools strategic vision. You will also lead manage and deputise for the Headteacher on site and off site as and when required as well as occasionally carrying out the professional duties of a class teacher as required.

Key Duties: 

• Work in partnership with other agencies and services to ensure the best possible outcomes for students both in terms of character development and progress achieved at the school
• Be a strategic contributor to all elements of school improvement as well as a balanced visible presence in the school and for all stakeholders.
• Lead and contribute to an ethos of responsible inclusion and cultural changes/capital within the school and as perceived by all external stakeholders
• Be the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Person for the school
• Support the Headteacher and SENCO with student referrals, induction and personal development pathways for all children
• Liaise with other members of the SLT ensuring that through collaborative working all school improvement priorities are met with impact required.
• Participate in the selection and recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff
• Support the professional development of staff through overseeing the school’s professional development framework and appraisal process as well as the schools CPD programme in relation to trauma informed working across all aspects of the school.
• Be a strong and supportive mentor for the senior leadership team, middle leaders, EQTs and all staff Undertake any professional duties of the Head teacher which may be delegated

Skills and Qualifications

Experience:

Successful candidate are likely to demonstrate the following: 

• Significant and successful experience at senior or middle leadership level within a special school setting
• Recent experience as an outstanding practitioner regarding leadership and teacher of students with a wide range of highly complex needs
• Experience of leading and managing a diverse team of staff effectively
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of how to work effectively with students who have highly complex needs and SEND.
• Knowledge of implementing a specialist and nurture based education offer which provides personal development, academic progress for all students as well as clear alternative routes and destinations for all
• Working knowledge of the SEN code of practice 
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective decision maker
• Confident in holding others to account
• Good ICT skills and understanding of how ICT can be used to support learning
• Resilient with the ability to remain calm and reflective when working in a challenging environment
• High level of emotional intelligence with the ability to solve complex issues 

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

• Training and Development
• Save money on your bills!!
• Competitive Pay and Reward
• UK Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a friend for £1,000

How to apply?

We are unable to accept CV's. Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search. 

If you are successful at interview there may be delays in us being able to offer you the post if we are unable to verify your ID in person at interview.   

Please note that shortlisted candidates might be subject to an online search.