Prep School Deputy Head (Academic) and Teacher

Denstone College is a coeducational boarding and day school set in the beautiful grounds in rural Staffordshire. Here children are encouraged to embrace possibility, both inside and outside the classroom. At Denstone College, we believe that school should be a transformational, inspirational, life-changing experience where children grow into young adults ready to contribute to the world. 

Our rapidly growing Prep School provides an environment in which every pupil has the opportunity to flourish and be successful in their time at the school. These opportunities can be realised in the classroom, the sporting arena, outdoors, and on the stage, to name but a few. Students of all abilities and talents thrive at the school; we promote happiness, confidence and achievement alongside honesty, endeavour and kindness. We constantly strive to ensure a happy and contented cohort of pupils who are challenged every day to learn and to achieve in every aspect of school life. This results in confident and resilient young pupils who are fully prepared to take the next step to join Denstone College.

The Deputy Head is a new role for the Prep at Denstone College, and reports into the Head of the Prep supporting in the effective day-to-day running of the school with particular responsibility for the quality of teaching and learning and the standards of academic achievement. In addition you will retain a small teaching timetable of a KS2 class. If this role is of interest and you can also demonstrate examples of planning, developing and implementing policy from within a school and you have a genuine desire to make The Prep at Denstone a pedagogical centre of excellence please click apply, and we look forward to receiving your application. 

This vacancy closes on the 13th of December, at this point all applications will be assessed and applicants contacted as to next steps. We anticipate interviews to take place on the 16th of December with the successful candidate starting at the beginning of our summer term in April 2022.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates from all backgrounds. We have a strong commitment to the safety and welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, in addition to other pre-employment checks.