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32.5 hours per week

Required for: April 2025 (Summer Term)
The Governing Body of Coety Primary School is looking for a committed, enthusiastic, innovative, and ambitious Deputy Headteacher with a proven record of school improvement to join a dynamic leadership team. Applications are invited from experienced senior leaders and/or current deputy headteachers wanting to widen their leadership development.

At Coety Primary School we believe in high expectations, a sense of collaboration, and positive enthusiasm, which brings out the best in our team and pupils. We invest in professional development and learning to help our staff team create a successful, safe, vibrant and engaging environment for all of our pupils and the wider school community.

We are looking for a candidate who is/has:

• A highly-effective classroom practitioner with the experience of teaching throughout the primary phase;
• Passionate about education and has the commitment and drive to lead teaching and learning throughout the school, enabling all children to make strong progress and succeed;
• A willingness to promote the Welsh language;
• A growing and developing school leader;
• Passionate about self evaluation and school improvement;
• An aspiring headteacher;
• Eager to grow professionally;
• Flexible, hardworking and enthusiastic;
• High expectations for the learning, behaviour, wellbeing and care for all pupils
• Committed to high standards;
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Fully supportive of the values and ethos of our inclusive school;
• A team player;
• Someone with the personality and drive to support the Headteacher and Governors in leading and managing the school.

This is an exciting time to join Coety Primary School as we are midway through a significant transformation.

We are inviting prospective candidates to have a tour of the school on Thursday, 9^th January, at 16:30. If you would like to attend this visit, please liaise and confirm your attendance with Mrs Rhian Phillips, the school’s Business Manager – 01656 754 990 or email adminmanager@coetyps.bridgend.cymru.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 16 January 2025

Shortlisting Date: 20 January 2025

Lesson Observations: Week commencing 27 January & 03 February 2025

Interview Date: 13 & 14 of February 2025

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