Deputy Head Academic
Permanent, full-time (flexible working/job share and part-time (0.8 FTE) working considered)
Lady Eleanor Holles (LEH) is already one of the UK’s leading independent schools for girls, but we are far from complacent and are ambitious to achieve even more for our highly capable pupils.
We have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking Deputy Head (Academic) to join our senior leadership team following the launch of our bold new strategy. Facing the Future Undaunted sets out the ambitious goals we have set ourselves to ensure every LEH pupil has the best possible education to help them thrive in all areas of life, today and in the years that follow.
Our Deputy Head (Academic) will play a galvanising role in helping LEH to achieve its goals by leading an innovative and cutting-edge curriculum, ensuring our pupils achieve their significant potential through an engaging and challenging academic programme that ignites lifelong curiosity and a passion for learning.
This senior leadership position demands a highly motivated, innovative, and collaborative individual with a strong sense of fun, who is committed to achieving academic excellence within a culture of kindness and care, driving innovation in teaching, learning, and across the School’s curriculum.
In return, we offer a highly competitive package and the opportunity to join a supportive team that is committed to delivering a sector-leading programme of academic excellence, helping to take LEH School to the next level. If you have strong experience, an abundance of energy and ideas, and are passionate about helping high achieving girls to have the best possible future, we would love to hear from you.
What we offer:
* LEH is a thriving school situated on a 24-acre site on the outskirts of London. It has a vibrant and diverse community, and LEH students are renowned for their outstanding academic ability as well as their success across an extraordinarily wide range of co-curricular activities, including sport, music, and drama. They are ambitious, and a joy to teach.
* We have state-of-the-art facilities in all departments.
* We encourage staff to make the most of the school’s swimming pool, free lunches, on-site parking and library resources.
* LEH offers the Teachers’ Pension Scheme to all teaching staff.
* A list of our attractive range of benefits can be found here .
How to apply:
An application pack is available from the School’s website by clicking here. Applications must be made on the School’s own form and should be sent to personnel@lehs.org.uk .
The closing date is noon on 24th February 2025.
Interviews to be held on 3rd March 2025.
CVs will not be considered and should not be submitted.
Safeguarding Statement:
All staff working in the School will have some contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. Staff with teaching duties will be responsible for the pupils that they teach and may also have additional specific pastoral or other responsibilities for other pupils they do not teach. In addition, all staff will regularly interact with pupils who may seek assistance or otherwise interact with them whilst moving around the School. In all cases, the post holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the pupils is to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Lady Eleanor Holles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).