Assistant Head
Bootham School
York
- Expired
- Salary:
- The full time equivalent starting salary will be dependent on experience and skills starting on the Leadership Scale at L3 (currently £62,824 pa)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2026
- Apply by:
- 19 January 2026
Job overview
Bootham School seeks to appoint an outstanding educational leader to the newly-created position of Director of Digital Learning, a role at Assistant Head level that will shape and advance digital pedagogy across the whole school, from Early Years to Year 13.
The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher (of any subject currently offered at Bootham) with the expertise in Teaching & Learning, and the level of technical understanding of IT systems sufficient to drive forward developments in digital learning.
The Director of Digital Learning will champion innovation while remaining grounded in Bootham’s Quaker ethos — promoting simplicity, truth, equality, peace and sustainability in both the use and understanding of technology.
The role combines senior leadership responsibilities with a teaching load and offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the digital future of a well-established and forward-thinking independent school.
Bootham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and other safeguarding checks including social media check.
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About Bootham School
Bootham School is a leading co-educational day and boarding school located in the beautiful and historic city of York. Set across two sites, it is home to more than 670 students aged 3-19. The senior school occupies 10 acres in the heart of the city, a few minutes walk from York Minster. Bootham Junior School is just over a mile away, on a purpose-built 10-acre site.
Bootham continues to build on its national reputation as a school with a difference and numbers across both schools are at an historic high. Founded by Quaker families, the School values academic rigour and public duty and encourages students to be creative thinkers, peacemakers and confident humanitarians.
Academic standards are strong and leavers gain entry to the UK’s leading universities including Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, UCL, King’s College, Central St. Martin’s and the Royal College of Music. The School also has a well-earned reputation for producing future engineers and students are regular holders of the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship.
The award-winning enrichment programme allows students to choose from more than 100 activities. All teaching staff participate in this programme, and some may lead in sport, the Duke of Edinburgh scheme or on the many local trips and global expeditions which are a feature of Bootham life.
Our staff can expect to enjoy excellent facilities and benefits. We welcome applications from enthusiastic professionals who seek not just a workplace but a community based on dedication, camaraderie, and purpose.
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