Join our team as a Deputy Headteacher!

Job title: Deputy Headteacher (1.0)

Directorate: Forward As One CE Multi Academy Trust Bolton

School: St Anne’s CE Lydgate Primary School, Cedar Lane, Grasscroft, Saddleworth OL4 4DS

Reporting to: Headteacher

Grade: L2 – L6 (£53,069 - £58,569 per annum)

Hours: Full Time, 1.0 – All Year Around

Start Date: 1^st September 2026

Closing Date: 4^th May 2026 12 noon

Interview Date: 18^th May 2026

We are seeking an inspirational, motivated and committed leader to join our team at St Anne’s CE Lydgate Primary School as Deputy Headteacher.

At St Anne’s, we are proud of our warm, inclusive and nurturing environment, where every member of our school community is valued. Our dedicated and highly professional staff work collaboratively with a shared purpose — to provide the very best outcomes for our children.

We are committed to ensuring that all children, regardless of their starting points or abilities, receive high-quality teaching and care. This enables them to make excellent progress and enjoy a positive and successful start to their learning journey. Our children are at the heart of everything we do; we strive to ensure they are happy, confident and resilient learners who embrace opportunities and take pride in their achievements.

Our curriculum is creative, inclusive and engaging, offering a broad range of meaningful learning experiences. We place a strong emphasis on purposeful, contextual learning that promotes curiosity, challenge, problem-solving and effective communication. Through this, we aim to develop well-rounded individuals with a deep understanding of the world and the skills to become responsible, caring citizens.

We are proud of our strong partnerships with parents and carers, who play a vital role in supporting their children’s success and contributing to our school community.

We can offer:

• A warm, welcoming and supportive environment where everyone is valued

• Enthusiastic, well-motivated children who are eager to learn

• A dedicated, skilled and collaborative staff team

• A supportive Governing Body committed to staff wellbeing and manageable workloads

• The opportunity to be part of a Multi-Academy Trust, providing wider collaboration, professional networks and shared expertise

• A strong and engaged community of parents and carers

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school office on 0161 770 7300 to arrange a visit.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification.

For any queries please contact HR@fa1.uk

Safeguarding Statement:

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, as part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.

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Source: UK Teaching Vacancies Service (teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.