Deputy Headteacher
Leadership Pay Range 18 - 22
£62,426 - £68,851

The Board of Governors at Audenshaw School wish to appoint a Deputy Headteacher with proven leadership and management skills to join our highly effective Leadership Team.  The post has become available after the recent promotion of our Deputy Headteacher to a Headteacher post. The candidate will play a key role in ensuring high quality leadership provision for the school.

Candidates must already hold a Senior Leadership post of Assistant Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher and have the capacity to drive continued, rapid school improvement, lead staff and have clear impact on student outcomes. The post will carry specific responsibilities in a variety of areas that will benefit the team and the school; these will be discussed with candidates during the interview process. This post will provide an ideal opportunity for preparation for Headship.

Start date – Easter 2020

Audenshaw School is an 11 -16 all boys’ single converter academy. It is a successful and oversubscribed school with over 1,000 students on roll.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory enhanced clearance by the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Application forms can be downloaded from the School website www.audenshawschool.org.uk/ or by contacting the Human Resources Department on 0161-336 2133 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Fully completed application forms should be returned to the School either by post or email.

The School does not accept CVs and only competed application forms will be considered.

Visits to the School are warmly encouraged and can be arranged with the Human Resources Department. 

The closing date for the vacancy is: 9.00am Friday 24 January 2020

Interviews will be held: Wednesday 29 January and Thursday 30 January 2020.

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