Deputy Head Teacher
40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary Range: £51,640 – £58,704 per annum
(starting salary dependent on qualifications and experience)
Relocation allowance will be available if relocation is required
Closing date: Wednesday 8th July 2026, 10am
Interviews are being held on Monday 13th July 2026 at Clervaux Garden School
To be considered for this position please complete our online application form on our website rmt.org/jobs
This is an exciting opportunity to join Clervaux Garden School across both our sites as a Deputy Head Teacher, as a senior leader at the school, your role is to work collaboratively with the Executive Principal and provide exceptional leadership to ensure the school’s success and continual improvement. You will maintain the highest standards of learning and achievement in accordance with statutory and Ofsted requirements, and the vision and method (Practical Skills Therapeutic Education) of Ruskin Mill Trust.
Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team you will be shaping the school’s future by maintaining, and further developing a growing provision. You will have a school-wide focus on the students’ achievements and establishing creative, effective approaches to learning and teaching, responsive to the needs of our student community. The post holder will contribute to the whole life of the school and further development of our outdoor curriculum, always remembering that our core purpose is to improve the education and the life of the students at the school.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· Full teaching qualification or equivalent experience and a willingness to embrace the Practical Skills Therapeutic Education method which is inspired by the insights of Rudolf Steiner.
· Experience of leading and managing change to deliver improved performance.
· Experience in SEN education and behaviour management and experience working with the Ofsted framework for assessment and safeguarding. Have experience in leading teams to work with and provide quality teaching for children with complex social, emotional, behavioural, learning
· The ability to build highly effective and productive relationships both internally and externally
· Experience of having led or significantly contributed to the success of a department or organisation through its leadership, ethos, teaching and results.
· Excellent communication skills
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Clervaux Garden School bridges Clow Beck on a 100-acre site near Darlington, farmed for over 800 years. Clervaux Garden School is on a part of the site originally designed as an eco-centre, closely connected to the land. Our pupils have opportunities to apply themselves to practical land and craft activities that support the curriculum areas identified in the Independent National School Standards.
Clervaux Garden School is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
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. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
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