Headteacher - Enhance Academy

Headteacher, Diamond Wood Community Academy

Location:

Dewsbury and surrounding areas

Start Date:

Spring 2026 | Grade: L16-L22 | Salary: L16-L22

Diamond Wood Community Academy, part of Enhance Academy Trust, is an infant school situated in Ravensthorpe, near Dewsbury. This is an excellent opportunity to work collaboratively with a dedicated and talented staff team, amazing children, and colleagues across the wider Trust to ensure that all of our children receive an excellent education and reach their potential.

Diamond Wood is a friendly, caring environment, where work and play go hand‑in‑hand. We offer a strong sense of community, with close ties with parents and carers. We ensure that our children are educated within a caring, happy, warm and welcoming environment, with a rich and challenging curriculum, in a stimulating environment. We want a Headteacher who is going to give our children the very best start in their life and who will be their champion through infant school and onwards.

We are looking for a special Headteacher who will build strong relationships with children and adults alike, and who will foster a love for lifelong learning and education.

• Leadership experience at a senior level, with experience in school improvement
• A proven track record of raising standards and achieving excellent academic outcomes, even in challenging circumstances
• Strong strategic vision and the ability to translate this into a impactful clear and school improvement plan, focused on addressing identified areas and building a positive school culture
• A track record of communicating and working effectively in partnership with parents, carers, governors and the wider community
• The ability to build strong relationships, foster collaboration, and promote a culture of openness and trust
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all staff and children

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward‑looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services
• GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to be paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
• Free annual flu jab
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
• A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
• Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers

Enhance Academy Trust is committed to ensuring the actions we take keep children safe and protect them from harm in all aspects of their school life. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils. The actions that we take to prevent harm, to promote well‑being, to create safe environments, to respond to specific issues and vulnerabilities all form part of the safeguarding responsibilities of the Trust.

We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility and make every effort to provide a safe environment underpinned by a culture of openness where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe they are being listened to.

To arrange to visit Diamond Wood or for a discussion about the role please contact Mark Randall, CEO:

If you wish for your application to be considered, please click the following link:

16 January 2026, 11:55 PM