Deputy Headteacher
Required from January 2026 or April 2026
London Fringe Leadership Pay Scale
Are you an ambitious Assistant Head looking for your next step? Join Winston for a new experience and enjoy developing your leadership skills. We will support you whilst you develop into the next stage in your career. At Winston you will have, as a Deputy Head, a significant level of autonomy, within a strong leadership team and development into Headship.
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This is an exciting key leadership role to support our development from a very good school to outstanding/exceptional. Our innovative approach to school development allows individuals to flourish and your strengths will be used to enhance our students and our staff. We have a reputation for bold leadership, innovation in the classroom and great facilities. Our extra-curricular programme is huge and our recent awards for music indicate an inspiring environment in which young people can thrive.
Governors are seeking to appoint a talented professional who is:
• A visible leader, who has a proven record of effective & successful leadership at a senior level
• Ambitious for our students
• Passionate about teaching and learning
• Ambitious for Headship
• Committed to working in Partnership with other secondary schools
Our Commitment to you:
• A significant level of autonomy
• Working within a highly successful and supportive leadership team
• An excellent training and leadership development programme
• A friendly, professional and welcoming staff team
• Amazing students, who are eager to learn and lead
More detailed information and an application form are available from our website.
A phone call with the Headteacher or visits to the school are welcome and can be arranged by contacting Mrs M. O’Connor, the Headteacher’s PA.
Applications should be emailed to Mrs Zoe Johnson-Walker, the Headteacher.
Closing date: Noon, 8th October 2025
Interview dates: w/b 20th October 2025 (this school reserves the right to interview promptly should a suitable candidate apply)
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended).
If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Shortlisted applicants will be required to supply details of any unspent convictions and conditional cautions and any spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended).
If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.