PUTNEY HIGH SCHOOL
Required: September 2026 We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Deputy Head Academic to join the Junior School. This role is a Senior Leadership Team position and will be a part of the Putney High School SLT, supporting strategy for our pupils from 4 to 18 years of age. As the Deputy Head […]
Required: September 2026
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and inspirational Deputy Head Academic to join the Junior School.
This role is a Senior Leadership Team position and will be a part of the Putney High School SLT, supporting strategy for our pupils from 4 to 18 years of age.
As the Deputy Head Academic, you will participate fully in school life, contributing to the continuing success and warm atmosphere.
The ideal candidate would be:
- An experienced and inspiring teacher with a deep understanding of primary education and the academic needs of older prep pupils.
- Passionate about curriculum design and ambitious for all pupils, with a track record of improving academic outcomes.
- Ideally trained in, or experienced with, lesson observation, coaching and staff development.
- Organised, reflective and proactive, with the ability to lead staff and manage change with clarity and empathy.
- Excited by innovation, confident with educational technology, and driven by a belief in the power of education to shape futures.
About the School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Generous pension scheme
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Financial guidance and support
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
For further information and to apply for this exciting opportunity please click apply.
Applications must be received by Monday 3rd November 2025 at 9am.
Interview date: Week commencing 17th November 2025.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
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