Deputy Headteacher (Robert Barclay Academy, Hoddesdon)

Full Time - Leadership Pay-Scale 18- 22 plus Outer Fringe Allowance and Trust Benefits

Required from:  September 2025

Are you an inspiring and ambitious leader with a passion for transforming education? Do you have the vision and expertise to help us reach our bold and exciting goal: ‘Every day, we look, feel and behave like the best school’?

Following the promotion of our current Deputy Headteacher to Headteacher, we are now looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Deputy Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership Team and drive the next phase of RBA’s development. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our school and make a significant impact on the education and lives of our students.

As Deputy Headteacher, you will oversee and strategically shape the ethos, values, and systems that ensure we deliver the highest `quality of education’ possible. You will inspire both staff and students, fostering a culture of excellence, growth, and ambition as we work towards achieving our shared vision.

At RBA, we are committed to producing responsible, confident, and forward-thinking young people who are ready to thrive in their local, national, and global communities. We pride ourselves on being an innovative and progressive school, and we’re looking for a leader who shares that vision and is eager to lead us to new heights.

Why RBA?

• We are an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with a growing roll and a strong sense of community.
• We are proud to be an Apple School, with every student and staff member equipped with an Apple iPad to enhance learning.
• We offer a stimulating and diverse curriculum, complemented by an engaging programme of extracurricular activities.
• As part of a highly successful Trust, we provide excellent support, ongoing professional development, and opportunities for career growth.

If you have the energy, enthusiasm, and leadership qualities to play a key role in driving RBA forward, we would love to hear from you.

Join us, and help lead the way as we continue to build a school that our students, staff, and community can all be proud of.

We would be delighted to show you around our school prior to applying. Please contact Lauren Halls, PA to the Headteacher, to arrange an appointment (01992 410800) or by email LHalls@robertbarclayacademy.co.uk. A full application pack is available.

RBA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Diversity: The Scholars’ Education Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the trust, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

RBA is also committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in our organisation, our education system and in all aspects of our society. To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will expect you to be prepared to discuss unconscious bias with us; we find these conversations more than any others give us all a good idea of what working together will be like.

Closing Date:       9.00am Thursday 1^st May  2025

Interviews:             Thursday 8^th and Friday 9^th May 2025

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up-to-date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.