Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning
Trinity School
Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2026
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2026
Job overview
Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning
An exciting senior leadership opportunity at Trinity.
We are seeking an outstanding classroom practitioner and proven middle leader ready to step into whole-school responsibility. As a key member of the Senior Management Team, you will shape exceptional teaching and learning, drive curriculum innovation, and lead professional development across the school. Working closely with the Headmaster and senior colleagues, you will play a pivotal role in creating a thriving environment where staff and students excel. Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
We are a diverse community at Trinity and strongly encourage applications from teaching and support staff from a range of backgrounds. To enable us to make any reasonable adjustments, please let us know when you submit your application whether you have any special requirements.
The Company
Trinity is one of two schools governed by the Whitgift Foundation, founded in 1596 by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, John Whitgift.
Trinity’s academic results regularly place it among the top schools in the country.
In 2022 Trinity was ranked 23rd in the Parent Power list of Top 100 Independent Schools in the UK and 13th in London, making it the top-ranked independent school in Croydon.
Beyond academic results, we celebrate intellectual curiosity and foster a culture in which pupils feel inspired to take a genuine interest in the world around them.
Exceptional staff is fundamental to our mission and we look forward to welcoming outstanding candidates to join our team.
Trinity School reserves the right to interview and appoint before the published closing date. Trinity strongly encourages applications from ethnic minority candidates. 42% of our students are from ethnic minority backgrounds and we want to have a staff body that reflects the diversity of the school and our local area.
Trinity School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be required to comply with all safeguarding procedures including an Enhanced DBS check.
How to Apply:
Please apply online at https://www.trinity-school.org/about-trinity/vacancies/ as soon as possible and no later than midday on 9 February 2026.
First round interviews will be held 24th-26th February, with second round interviews on 4th March.
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About Trinity School
Independent HMC day school of 1000 students 10-18, with a co-educational Sixth Form. Shortlisted for Independent Senior School of the Year TES Awards 2019.
Trinity is a dynamic, forward-looking school at the forefront of independent education. It offers a first-class educational experience for boys aged 10-18 and girls aged 16-18. There are currently 1000 pupils attending the school.
There are four main ages of entry into the school: at 10+ (Year 6), 11+, 13+ and 16+. Trinity has a broad ethnically and socially diverse pupil body which reflects the local area. Just over half of the pupils enter from local primary schools and, with the support of the Whitgift Foundation, Trinity is able to offer generous bursary and scholarship support, with just over 50% of pupils receiving financial assistance.
The school was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2024 and Trinity was awarded a significant strength for its community.
Trinity School is part of the Whitgift Foundation, founded in 1596 by John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury. For over 400 years, the Whitgift Foundation has been educating the young and caring for the elderly. It plays a significant role in Croydon life promoting educational excellence, supporting carers and providing a range of services for elderly people.
The Foundation educates over 2,500 students from in and around Croydon through its two independent schools: Trinity, Whitgift (day and boarding for boys aged 10-18) and Old Palace of John Whitgift School (nursery for boys and girls from age 3 months to 4 years and day school for girls aged 4 to 18). The schools and their pupils benefit from the support of one of the largest bursary schemes in the country. Over 46% of students are currently supported by a bursary or scholarship scheme, totalling in excess of £5million per year.
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