About this role
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Job Title: Deputy Headteacher
Location: Meadowcroft School, Wakefield, WF1 4AD
Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday–Friday
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: June 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
The Deputy Headteacher – Pastoral will provide strategic leadership for pastoral provision, behaviour, and wellbeing across the school. The role is central to embedding a trauma-informed and inclusive culture, ensuring that all pupils—particularly those with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs—feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.
You will lead the development and implementation of behaviour, anti-bullying, and inclusion strategies, ensuring they are consistent, relational, and effective. Working closely with senior leaders, you will align safeguarding, pastoral, and behaviour systems to create a cohesive and responsive approach. Through strong leadership and the use of evidence-informed practice, you will drive high standards, consistency, and positive outcomes for all pupils.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will take ownership of a wide and impactful portfolio, including:
Pastoral Strategy & Culture
Embedding a whole-school trauma-informed ethos
Driving inclusive practices where diversity is respected and celebrated
Ensuring consistent, evidence-informed pastoral systems
Pupil Support & Wellbeing
Chairing Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings
Overseeing SEMH tracking and intervention planning
Amplifying pupil voice to inform school development
Behaviour & Inclusion
Leading a relational, restorative behaviour approach
Developing systems that promote regulation, accountability, and positive relationships
Driving proactive strategies around bullying, discrimination, and racism
Quality Assurance
Monitoring pastoral practice through learning walks, data, and case reviews
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