Assistant Head - Teaching and Learning

An outstanding individual is required to join our leadership team. This is a new and exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development of teaching and learning at of one of the country’s leading girls’ schools, where scholarship, exploration and a delight in learning is at the heart of our approach.

As Assistant Head – Teaching and Learning, you will work with the Senior Deputy Head and the Director of Studies and be responsible for developing and monitoring teaching and learning to ensure that Wimbledon High becomes a leading school in teacher development and outstanding and innovative learning in and beyond the classroom.

Line managing some Heads of Academic Departments, the School Librarians, the Mandarin provision in the School and the Heads of Scholarship, you will empower and inspire the team to consider, research and develop their pedagogical approach and promote outstanding teaching and learning, through lesson observations and departmental reviews.

We are looking for a candidate with excellent leadership skills, developed through experience either as a subject leader or Head of Department, with up to date knowledge of professional developments in teaching and learning.

Teaching and Learning at Wimbledon High School:

We want all members of our community to be part of the great adventure of learning. Our girls’ public exam results are invariably excellent, particularly at GCSE – (11th in the country in the 2017 league tables) - and we are deeply proud of the teaching and learning that enables that. A GCSE and A Level school, we pride ourselves on the ambition and range of our girls’ choices. Our emphasis is on building energetic intellectual engagement where we might find it and we work hard to accommodate our girls’ interests and option choices wherever we can. 

About the School:

One of London’s top day schools, Wimbledon High School is a highly academic school for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the heart of Wimbledon, less than 20 minutes from central London. Our motivated students are challenged to believe in themselves within a stimulating environment and there is a ‘can-do’ attitude throughout the school, with girls involved in all sorts of clubs and activities.

Benefits:

As 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
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Childcare vouchers, interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel      season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and an application form please click the apply button. 

The closing date is 9am Thursday 8 March 2018.

First stage interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 20 March 2018.

Final stage interviews will be held on Wednesday 21 March 2018.

The School reserves the right to commence the interview process at any time prior to the closing date so early application is recommended.

Wimbledon High School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.