CARDIFF WEST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Number on roll: 981
Deputy Headteacher
Post Ref: ED50245099
Permanent
Full Time
Salary Range: L19-23
£82,067 - £90,509
Start: 1st September 2026
Do you have a passion and drive for giving learners the very best opportunities and start in life? Can you work as part of the Senior Leadership Team to build on the community focus of our wonderful school located in the heart of Cardiff?
The governors of Cardiff West Community High School are looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Deputy Headteacher who will be committed to collaboration and effective partnership.
This role involves working to build on innovative learning pathways and the delivery of a high quality and effective learning environment, in a school located in an area of high deprivation with complex needs.
We have developed successful and extensive partnerships with business, the creative and cultural sectors, industry, community organisations and education providers, which have enabled our learners, their families and our staff, to access a rich range of development opportunities.
You will have high aspirations for the professional learning of all staff and for the broader engagement of the local community, employers and civic society. We aim to provide appropriate and engaging vocational and academic opportunities to enable all our learners to flourish, working towards the Education Wales goal of ‘Create Your World’. Our three core values are Ambition, Resilience and Trust.
You will bring high energy and focus on the needs of our diverse school by putting it at the very heart of the local community. You will have the vision and tenacity to work with the school staff to drive and further improve the progress learners are making towards becoming the best versions of themselves.
Under the Teacher and Higher Education Act 1998 and the Teachers (Compulsory Registration) Wales Regulations 2000, every qualified teacher, who is employed in a maintained school must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
Please download or print off the application form by selecting the “Apply Now” button.
Application forms should be completed in full and returned to the school by the closing date. We understand you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, original and does not include ideas or work that is not your own.
Closing date: 12 noon, 13th May 2026
Interviews: 19th and 20th May 2026.
Appointment: following extraordinary full governing body meeting
Application forms must be submitted by 12 noon on the closing date to the school via email.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for our School and Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:
• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities;
• ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.