Deputy Headteacher

Portland Place School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All staff are trained in child protection. We ensure all candidates are properly police checked on appointment. The school will only accept fully completed application forms with three references and CVs attached.

Join Portland Place – Spirited Learning in the heart of London 

Portland Place School is looking for an innovative, dynamic and strategic Deputy Head who seeks a challenge and, working closely with an experienced, forward thinking and supportive SLT, will want to help lead the transformation of the school. 

Portland Place School is undergoing significant developments in our approach to learning and teaching.  Our aim is to provide a real-life education where our students are adaptable, empathetic and are prepared for 21st Century careers.  

We are looking for someone who has an ‘out of the box’ approach to learning and who is keen to develop a technology embedded education.  We are looking for someone who values the importance of not just teaching to the test and who understands that success should be achieved personally, socially and academically.

At Portland Place, our creative approach to academic study helps students find their own path to learning. We nurture a spirit of discovery with close support for the individual and a learning programme that inspires our students and stretches their horizons.

Part of the Alpha Plus Group, Portland Place School is a Co-ed Independent Secondary School, ages 10-16, in the heart of Central London.   It was founded with a particular purpose in mind: to be an alternative to the intense, large, examination focused independent day schools.

We cater for a wide range of abilities and achieve strong results at GCSE.  At Portland Place School we focus on best preparing our students for any path they wish to take, inclusive of A-level courses, BTEC, Foundation courses and apprenticeships.

Join Alpha Plus Group – the gold standard in education 

At Alpha Plus schools and colleges we offer rewarding careers. Our teachers and staff are passionate about education and have a desire for personal development. 

Alpha Plus is a values-led organisation that prides itself on its high expectations of all involved in the education process. 

The successful candidate will meet all the requirements of the person specification, will receive strongly supported references and be subject to enhanced criminal record checks. All applications welcome regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity or religion but candidates must be fit and medically fit and have the right to work in the UK. Please view our school policies via the APG Portal.

Shortlisting takes place from 6th February 2019. 

Interviews take place from 12th February 2019.

To find out more about this position please contact: 

laura.young@portland-place.co.uk