About This Role
Deputy Head Teacher
Required from September 2026
Full-Time – 32.5hours
Leadership Scale Point: L9-L13 £63,070-£69,595
Robert Shaw Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic, whole child focused Deputy Head Teacher, to work alongside the Head Teacher to collaboratively continue our journey to excellence.
We are looking for a leader who is an excellent teaching practitioner with high expectations for all children to do well.
Located in Leen Valley, Nottingham, our school serves a wonderfully diverse community, offering and rich and rewarding experience for both pupils and staff alike. Our three values of respectful, responsible and resilient, underpin everything that we do. We value diversity and hold the EDQIM Quality Mark and are a School of Sanctuary.
You will
Have a proven track record in leading others and strategic change
Take personal and collective responsibility for ensuring that Robert Shaw achieves its strategic plans and objectives
Support and drive organisational change through and inspirational and aspirational approach
Handle situations and problems with innovation, creativity and collaboration
Show respect and positive regard for others. Work effectively with individuals and teams
Show evidence of clear analytical thinking and get to the heart of complex problems and issues
Be a consistently highly effective primary teacher with secure evidence-based understanding of what makes the best teaching.
Be reflective, enjoy challenge and embrace support.
Be passionate about teaching and learning and driven by making a difference to every child.
Be committed to every child enjoying their learning, whilst being stretched and challenged.
Care passionately about children and their holistic development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
Behave consistently with clear personal values that complement those of Robert Shaw.
In return we offer
A welcoming, dedicated community of highly motivated, professional staff, working within a culture of collaboratively driving towards the continuous raising of standards.
Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of networks, and other Transform Trust initiative, alongside school focused learning.
Calm and purposeful learning environments
Friendly, polite, well-behaved children who deserve the very best.
Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
A research approach to teaching and learning, throughout the school
Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust.
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
To apply
Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust
Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for. Any questions or queries should be directed to Robert Shaw Primary & Nursery School, Email: admin@robertshaw.nottingham.sch.uk Telephone: 0115 9155765