Deputy Headteacher: Behaviour and Culture

£79,476-£87,654 (L18-L22)

Easter or September 2026

Wilsthorpe School is a highly respected, oversubscribed 11-18 school with over 1,200 students located close to Junction 25 of the M1 in the suburb of Long Eaton, easily commutable from Derby, Nottingham and the surrounding areas with good transport links. Measures of student attainment, progress, attendance and behaviour consistently outperform local and national averages.

The school offers an ambitious and supportive environment which enables every member of the Wilsthorpe family to “Be The Best You Can Be”. Our students succeed because they are motivated to learn well, behave well, and meet our high expectations for what they can achieve.

We are strengthening our senior team with an appointment of a second Deputy Headteacher to lead on student culture. This role has a pastoral focus and will provide leadership and oversight of a team of senior and middle leaders with responsibility for behaviour, attendance and safeguarding. This is an exciting role providing an opportunity to work in a key role within a high-performing leadership team in a school which enjoys strong relationships with students, families, and staff.

We are seeking a colleague with significant leadership experience in secondary education who can demonstrate a track record of successfully leading a whole-school culture. ​The role presents a highly sought-after opportunity for a highly qualified individual to play a pivotal role in the development and improvement of this high-performing school.

If you would like to find out more about this role, please come along and join us at a recruitment event at Wilsthorpe School. Events are being held at:

Presentation on the role and the school:         17:00 on Tuesday 20 January 2026

School visit during the day:                                      14:00-16:00 on Thursday 22 January 2026

Presentation on the role and the school:         16:00 on Thursday 22 January 2026

To book onto an event and receive further details please contact our HR team via HR@ttct.co.uk.

HOW TO APPLY

My New Term is our recruitment platform so please go to MyNewTerm TTCT to apply for this role by completing the application form online. 

If you do not wish to apply online you can request an application form from HR@ttct.co.uk to be returned via e-mail.

In addition to completing an application please complete an Impact Statement and e-mail this to HR@ttct.co.uk by the closing date. Your Impact Statement must set out, on no more than one side of A4, your impact as a school leader relevant to this role. Your Impact Statement can be presented in whatever format you choose, for example, tables, graphs, or text.

Applications and Impact Statements must arrive by 08:00 on Friday 23 January 2026

Interviews will be held on Thursday 29 January 2026.

WHY JOIN US?

We are a proud member of The Two Counties Trust and enjoy the benefits of being part of a Trust which places students at the heart of everything we do.

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

·  Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

·  An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

·  Entry to a career average pension scheme.

·  Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

·  A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

·  Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

·  We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.