Current Vacancies

Deputy Head Teacher and SENDCO Starting September 2025

We are a school rated good by Ofsted and work with our local community to support and enrich the lives of our children.  We have just had confirmation of a new build which is an exciting addition to what we already offer as a school for the local community - come and be part of our amazing Forestdale Team! 

Following a new career opportunity for our current Deputy Headteacher, we are seeking to appoint a new Deputy Headteacher (non-class based) from September 2025 to be part of the Senior Leadership Team and have a corporate responsibility for the smooth running and leadership of the whole school, in particular to lead on and promote the school’s vision for SEND, attendance, safeguarding and inclusion. 

The successful candidate will be an experienced SENDCO and senior or middle leader with a proven track record of outstanding classroom practice and the ability to improve, challenge and support colleagues.  They will also have superb drive and enthusiasm and demonstrate the ethos of being uncompromising in ensuring the very best education for our pupils.

We are looking for someone who will:

• ensure that all pupils are valued as individuals
• have excellent interpersonal, leadership and management skills with the ability to communicate with pupils, parents, staff and external professionals
• have integrity and the ability to inspire trust and confidence when dealing with confidential issues
• be an outstanding practitioner with high expectations of students’ achievement and behaviour
• commit to maintaining and further developing partnerships between our school, parents, Trust and the wider community
• has experience of SEND and inclusion

For an informal chat about the post or to visit our school and for an application pack please contact the Headteacher via enquiry@forestdale.bham.sch.uk

Forestdale Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.  This post requires a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children, you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.  All candidates interviewed will be subject to an online check - the findings of which will be discussed at interview.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Application forms and further details are available from the school office.    Alternatively you can download an application form below.   

Completed application forms should be returned directly to the school by email or post.          

Your application form should be supported by a letter of no more than 1500 words that highlights your suitability and preparation for this position including your personal educational philosophy and vision.

This position is not suitable for ECTs (Early Career Teachers).

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as   your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Please return application forms to the school either by email or post.

Please take a look at our website to get a flavour of what our school can offer, https://www.forestdale.bham.sch.uk/

Hours:   Full time – non classroom based

Salary:  Leadership Scale L8-L12

Location:  Forestdale Primary School Wareham Road Frankley Birmingham B45 0JS 0121464 8659

The closing date for applications is 12 noon Wednesday 12^th February 2025. Completed application forms should be emailed to enquiry@forestdale.bham.sch.uk.  Short listed candidates will be contacted by telephone or email.  Interviews will take place in March.

All posts are covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement.

Forestdale Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment” any successful applicant will require an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online search will be carried out on short-listed candidates to help identify and incidents or issues that can be discussed at interview

Any  employee  at Forestdale is responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children for whom he or she is responsible or comes into contact

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974