Job overview
Salary: L20-L24 Outer London
Job type:Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:28 January 2026
Heathcote School and Science College is an inclusive community school with key values to Encourage, Challenge and Succeed. The values are integral in everything we do to support and nurture pupils to achieve the best possible outcomes in a safe and happy learning environment. Feedback from our recent Ofsted report (February 2024) confirmed Staff greatly enjoy working at the school. They hugely value the support they receive for their workload and well-being.
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Headteacher someone with vision, proven leadership, strong management skills, and the ability to secure high standards of accountability who will work closely with the Headteacher and the Governing Body to lead the school through the next stage of development. The ideal candidate will have extensive previous experience as a senior leader and the ability to lead on Teaching and Learning, Data, Exams and the Curriculum with evidence of impact in this area. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work alongside our talented and highly committed staff team, supportive governors and amazing pupils.
The school puts well-being and development at the heart of its work, and we have very talented staff who are encouraged to grow and develop collaboratively, within school and with local schools, to be the best they can be. We are working to raise standards in a ‘high challenge, low threat’ way and enable robust systems which ensure consistency in all areas and encourage growth and development for all. The school has excellent resources and an impressive, spacious site on the edge of Epping Forest including a staff car park and surrounding roads that do not require a parking permit. We are also a 15-minute walk from Chingford Station which has great links into the City.
We aim to ensure our staff body reflects the diversity of our community and use anonymised-recruitment processes in our short-listing. We employ staff with diverse skills and backgrounds and this ensures that our policies and systems are always inclusive of all our stakeholders. We value and respect everyone’s identity and our Equality Information and Objectives Policy confirms our commitment to the 2010 Equalities Act.
If you are interested, please click here to visit the TES website for more information and documentation. You are warmly encouraged to visit the school and opportunities to do this will be available on the 13th and 15th January at 8.30am. To book onto one of the tours available, in the first instance please email: Heather Fleetwood the HR Manager hfleetwood@heathcote.waltham.sch.uk.
Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@heathcote.waltham.sch.uk.
Closing date for receipt of applications: 28th January 2026
Interview process to be held on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th February 2026