Epworth Education Trust

Deputy Headteacher - Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy

Overview

Job Title: Deputy Headteacher
Salary Grade: L8-12 
Actual Salary: £59,167 - £65,286
Working Pattern: Full time
Contract:  Fixed term
Start Date: 1st September 2025 for 1 Term

The Governors are seeking to appoint an outstanding, passionate, experienced, committed, forward thinking Deputy Headteacher to join our school with excellent skills who is able to inspire, motivate and communicate outstanding practice in our school team.

Personal attributes

We are looking for an excellent Deputy Headteacher:

  • To secure and maintain excellent teaching and learning throughout all members of the school, ensuring an environment that empowers both staff and students to their highest potential.
  • To develop and maintain a high-quality learning environment.
  • To support the Headteacher’s overall leadership, development and management of teaching and learning of all pupils.
  • To be able to teach in all key stages.
  • To take a leading role in the monitoring and evaluation of standards across the whole school and to be a leading professional, actively promoting effective teaching and learning practices across the school.
  • To work with the DSL and DDSL as part of the safeguarding team.
  • To take full responsibility for the school in the absence of the Headteacher.
  • To be committed to the professional development of yourself and others.
  • The post will require you to work in partnership with the Headteacher, governors, staff and other schools in the
  • Trust to ensure the continuous improvement of the school.
  • To work in partnership with the Headteacher to promote the Christian ethos of our Methodist school.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Grade: L8-12 
Actual Salary: £59,167 - £65,286

In return our Trust and its school offers you:

  • Supportive parents and a welcoming local community
  • A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision 
  • A supportive and highly committed staff with high expectations, who are willing to help each
    other.
  • Well resourced, safe and stimulating learning environments
  • Strong working partnerships within the Trust 
  • Pupils with positive attitudes to learning, who are hardworking, caring and proud to attend
    their school.
  • The opportunity to make a difference. 
  • An enthusiastic and supportive Governing Body
  • The support of a strong and skilled Trust Central Team
  • Pension scheme 
  • Wellbeing Day
  • Tech and Cycle salary sacrifice schemes as well as other discount schemes.
  • Access to Employment Assistance Programme
  • Access to training opportunities and professional development

Location

Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy
Rose Hill Road
Ashton-under-Lyne

Headteacher - Gemma Yapp

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

To apply please send a letter of interest to recruitment@rosehill.epworthtrust.org.uk.  
This should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 with a font size of 12.

Closing date: 19th June 2025 12pm
Short listing: 20th June 2025
Interviews: w/c 23rd June 2025

Equal opportunities

The main base for the role will be Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy.

Please note, the employer for this position is Epworth Education Trust, not Tameside LA.

This post involves working with children, young people or vulnerable adults and is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures. Epworth Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

At the Epworth Education Trust we recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children. We work to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice.

The procedures contained in our Safeguarding Policy apply to all staff, volunteers, and governors. Our
child protection policy can be read here: Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy - Safeguarding & Policies

We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation. religion, belief or race.

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