Dirprwy Bennaeth, Ysgol Greenfield/Deputy Headteacher, Greenfield School

Salary: £84,925.00 - To: £93,663.00

GREENFIELD SCHOOL
Duffryn Road,
Pentrebach,
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 4BJ

Head Teacher: Mrs Rhiannon Stephens Davies

DEPUTY HEADTEACHER
Leadership Scale L22 to L26.

Required to start September 2025

PERMANENT Full Time contract

Greenfield School is a special school catering for a diverse range of needs for pupils from ages 3 to 19. Greenfield School is a successful, vibrant and happy school which offers excellent learning opportunities to all of our pupils, as well high quality professional development opportunities for all staff. Greenfield is a forward thinking, innovative and highly inclusive school. The wellbeing of both pupils and staff is a high priority for the school which is why a compassionate leadership approach has been introduced by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

The Governing Body are looking for an inspirational, innovative, highly motivated and compassionate leader to join a hard-working, committed and experienced SLT. The candidate will need to have experience of leadership within a specialist setting. Expertise and flexibility to take forward teaching and learning for pupils with Additional Learning Needs is essential.

It is an exciting time in Greenfield School as we are currently writing our own bespoke and innovative curriculum to enthuse and meet the needs of our pupils and the local community. We are the only special school in Merthyr Tydfil and therefore our pupils come from across the whole borough. We are very excited that a new build has been approved by the council which will see the school increase in capacity over the coming years.

Closing date: 28th April 2025.
Shortlisting: Tuesday 29th April 2025.
Interviews: 14th and 15th of May 2025.

Applicants are welcome to come and visit the school on Wednesday 9th May 2025 at 1:30pm, if you would like to take this opportunity please contact the school on 01685 351817. Candidates are also welcomed to contact the school to discuss the post further with the Head Teacher.

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

Application forms can be completed online at www.merthyr.gov.uk
If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than on 28th April 2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: human.resourcesadmin@merthyr.gov.uk
Ability to speak Welsh is desirable

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.