An excellent opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced leader to join our Senior Leadership Team as a Deputy Headteacher at Aureus Primary School.  We are excited to learn what you can add to our culture of growing, learning, and flourishing together; collaboration being at the heart of who we are and what we do at GLF Schools. 

Your Opportunity

We seek to recruit a dynamic, innovative leader who will actively inspire, motivate, and challenge, have a ‘hands-on,’ positive attitude to work, and lead with character, determination, and integrity. A strong track record in leading and developing teaching, learning and curriculum will be very advantageous.

This is a unique opportunity to support the Headteacher and work alongside a team of talented, committed staff to help shape the future of this thriving school. It offers the chance to take the next step in your career, in a values-led trust.  

The successful candidate will be a motivated Assistant Headteacher seeking promotion, or an experienced Deputy Headteacher looking for their next move into a large Trust with multiple progression opportunities. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner, with the ability to model and demonstrate the key characteristics of effective teaching and learning, and to support the implementation of the curriculum. Leading positively, professionally, and enthusiastically, you will support us in maintaining high standards and expectations across the schools, and more widely within GLF Schools.

About The Didcot Cluster

Aureus Primary School and Manor Primary School make up the Didcot Cluster, a newly established cluster of schools overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Aureus Primary School and Manor Primary School, the wider Oxfordshire cluster includes; William Morris, Longford Park, Hardwick and Cherry Fields.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education and children future life choices. There will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career and develop as a professional, whether in one of our 43 academies or within our central team.

• A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 19,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity, and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as one community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own individual identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

Our Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Start Date: September 2026

Salary: GLF Leadership L6 - 10

Contract Type: Full time (0.8 would be considered, please indicate your preference on your application), permanent

Closing date: Thursday 21st May 12 noon

Interview date: Friday 22nd May

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.