What skills and experience we're looking for
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What the school offers its staff
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Further details about the role
Due to our continued growth, we are now seeking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Headteacher to join our school and to work within our dedicated and enthusiastic team.
Wixams is one of the most rapidly growing developments in the southern region, straddling the boundary of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough, and is characterised by beautiful open countryside, lakes, and an aspirational and vibrant close-knit community. Sitting just south of Bedford it has grown rapidly over the last 10 years.
At full capacity by 2030, Wixams Academy will be a Year 7-13 secondary school and sixth form, for 1750 students. We currently have pupils from Year 7-13 and we are adding forms of entry each year to meet local demand. The Academy building provides the community with excellent state-of-the-art facilities throughout with significant extensions and additional sports facilities which opened in September 2024.
We work closely with local primary schools including Lakeview, Wilstead and WixamsTree Primary. Our collective aim is to create an outstanding educational offer for localfamilies.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.