Deputy Head Teacher

Website The Progress Group

Deputy Head Teacher

  • Company website link – https://www.theprogressgroup.org.uk

  • Company name – The Progress Group

  • Industry – Education / Specialist Schools

  • Location – Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • City – Glasgow

  • Postal Code – Not specified

  • Region – Scotland

  • Gender – Not specified

  • Company Office local Address – Progress Arc – Billinge School, Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Contact info – Not provided

  • Email address – Not provided

  • Country – United Kingdom

  • Job Type – Full-time

  • Currency – GBP (£)

  • Job Average Salary rate – £36,000–£60,000 per year. Estimated range based on market data. Actual salary may vary. This salary range is an estimation made by We Are Hired UK.

About The Progress Group

The Progress Group provides high-quality education, therapeutic support, and leadership opportunities, empowering staff and students to achieve their full potential.

Job Summary

Hiring a Deputy Head Teacher to lead, inspire, and manage staff, while enhancing student outcomes and maintaining a supportive learning environment.

Job Description

Join us as Deputy Head Teacher: Empower Futures!

Do you want to work for a company where wellbeing is more than a word, it’s a commitment? Somewhere where you can be an architect of someone’s future?

Well at Progress Arc, that’s just what we offer.

Our top-notch benefits go beyond the basics. Enjoy access to hundreds of discounts on everything from your daily coffee to weekly shop, discounted gym memberships and free access to dedicated counselling support. We’ve also recently introduced wellbeing days for when you need a day to reset. And because we know your passion is with pupils and not paperwork, we do everything we can to reduce the amount of surplus admin too.

Your work-life balance matters. That’s why we offer generous holidays, enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents and carers, and flexibility wherever possible.

And why do we do this? Because when you thrive, so do our students. We want to invest in your personal and professional growth as much as we do the young people who attend our schools.

But that’s not all, we also offer…

  • Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!

  • Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.

  • Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.

  • Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.

  • Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards.

  • Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.

  • Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards

  • Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT

  • Group Connection: Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits review.

Who are we looking for from you?

Qualifications and Education Requirements

  • QTS/QTLS

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant subject with further postgraduate training such as PGCE or PGDE

  • NPQH/NPQSL (desirable)

Experience

  • Minimum of three years’ successful leadership in a specialist environment for learners who present challenging behaviours

  • Minimum of three years’ leadership of staff teams delivering academic or welfare provision

  • Substantive experience of self-evaluation and action planning procedures

  • Experience of leading Ofsted inspections in a learning environment resulting in at least ‘good’ outcomes

  • A minimum of three years’ experience in managing staff, including all aspects of Human Resource related issues

  • Classroom based experience as a teacher

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • An ability to manage a large and varied workload

  • An ability to motivate and inspire teams in a drive for improvement

Preferred Skills

  • Highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, approachable, promotes positive relationships with high expectations

  • Ability to work cross agency and with parents/carers in challenging circumstances

  • Proactive, anticipates and resolves issues without being prompted

  • Collaborative team player, supportive of colleagues, committed to organisational mission

  • Experience in secondary leadership, Ofsted inspections (desirable)

  • Knowledge of equality of opportunity, safeguarding, child protection, and inclusion issues

  • Clear communication with children, parents, carers, and colleagues

  • Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively

More about the school you will work in
You’ll be based at Progress Arc – Billinge School which has recently been taken over by The Progress Group. Formally known as Nugent House School, this is an exciting time to join us as we embark on a new chapter in the school’s journey.

Our school has a maximum student capacity of 110 and is situated across 4 buildings set within beautiful grounds and vast outdoor spaces. It includes spaces for vocational and academic learning as well as therapeutic support. Occupational Therapists are on site, and colleagues are trained to provide alternative therapies. Our strong teaching and support team are passionate about empowering young people to achieve their unique potential.

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How to Apply:
Submit your application with a brief note about your training philosophy by clicking APPLY. For queries, email the recruitment team.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to fair employment practices.

Safeguarding Statement:
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and young people.

Note: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this role.

Disclaimer

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