APPOINTED!: Deputy Headteacher

APPOINTED!: Deputy Headteacher - Surrey

£52k - £57k + £9.5k Allowance - Catholic - Deputy Head/Vice Principal
Ref: 42 Date Posted: Wednesday 04 Feb 2026

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RECENT VACANCY EMMAUS HAVE APPOINTED TO.

 

Deputy Headteacher

Location: Cranleigh, Surrey
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Term: Permanent

 

St Joseph's Specialist School and College

This Extraordinary achieving school is looking for an Inspirational Deputy Headteacher.

If you can answer YES to all the following we would love to speak with you:

  • Are you a practising Catholic? - or can you recommend someone who is!
  • Are you a proven leader within a School or Department? (currently managing a team)
  • Are you being called to make a life-long difference in young people’s lives?

This is a Deputy Headteacher position with a difference. Set within 22 acres in the beautiful Surrey countryside near the historic City of Guildford, you will help manage a dedicated team of over 100 staff supporting 74 learners aged from 5 – 19 years (currently drawn from 21 LAs) with moderate, complex and severe learning difficulties.

As an ambitious teacher (from either the mainstream or specialist primary or secondary schools sector) you will help oversee an outstanding range of facilities, with teaching, specialist support, chaplaincy and care from a dedicated team of professionals.

SENCO experience whilst welcome is not a pre-requisite. Having the heart and the will to succeed, however, is. 

Is this of interest? Or do you know someone else who might be perfect for the position? If the answer is yes, please contact Liam Dowds on 01737 652 043 or at ldowds@emmausleadership.me to discuss further.

All conversations are held in the strictest confidence.

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