Deputy Principal - Quality of Student Experience

From the advert

Colne Valley High School
Deputy Principal - Quality of Student Experience

Permanent full-time role

Salary - L21-25

To start - January 2027

Colne Valley High School, part of Great Heights Academy Trust, is embarking on an exciting journey of improvement under our new Principal.

Why Colne Valley High School?

• Dynamic Leadership: Be part of a forward-thinking school under transformative leadership.
• Collaborative Environment: Work within a supportive, innovative team that values excellence in teaching and learning.
• Professional Growth: Benefit from outstanding career development support and continuous professional development through our expanding Multi-Academy Trust, which includes nine schools, a SCITT, Research School, and an English Hub.

About the Role:

• Play a central role in strategic leadership across behaviour, attendance, inclusion, and safeguarding.
• Be an exceptional leader, who understands how these areas work together to create a positive, purposeful and inclusive school culture.
• Be highly visible, resilient and uncompromising in the pursuit of excellence, combining high expectations with compassion, consistency, and a commitment to removing barriers to success.
• Inspire and motivate students and colleagues, driving academic, social, and personal growth.
• Work in a vibrant setting located on the edge of the beautiful Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire, with excellent transport links.

We are looking for Leaders who are:

• Passionate about teaching and learning.
• Driven, with high expectations for themselves and their students.
• Can evidence impact and progress achieved previously in a similar whole school role.
• Caring and patient, able to build strong relationships with students and colleagues.
• Committed to equal opportunities and inclusive education.
• Ambitious and eager to develop professionally.

As standard, we offer ongoing Continuous Professional Development covering all aspects of teaching, learning and leadership, preparing you for the next phase of your career. We are confident that new teachers joining our school will feel welcomed from the moment they start their journey with us, and we absolutely encourage prospective applicants to visit our school prior to applying if they wish.

If you wish to apply for the position please go to our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert.

To view our most recent Ofsted report please click here Ofsted inspection

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date - Wednesday 21st October 2026, 9.00am

Interviews - Friday 23rd October 2026

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.