Deputy Head Teacher– Secondary School

We are Hiring a Deputy Headteacher-Secondary School at GEMS Winchester School.

This senior leadership position supports the Executive Head of Secondary in driving academic excellence, operational consistency, and strategic growth within a large and expanding secondary school. The role suits an experienced Assistant Head Teacher or current Deputy Head Teacher with a strong track record of school improvement and the professional gravity to scale leadership capacity in a rapidly growing context.

• Lead, monitor, and evaluate whole-school improvement priorities in alignment with the Secondary School Development Plan.
• Use high-impact leadership practices to raise academic outcomes, secure high-quality teaching, and improve student progress across key stages.
• Contribute to long-term planning around school expansion and structural reform.

• Oversee the full assessment cycle from baselines to end-of-year outcomes, ensuring robust analysis and clearly articulated action.
• Lead data-driven intervention models that improve student outcomes, reduce underperformance, and support high achievement.
• Ensure accurate forecasting for IGCSE, BTEC, and A Level pathways, with consistent monitoring of value-added progress.
• Train and support middle leaders in effective use of data dashboards, performance metrics, and evidence-based decision-making.

• Work with Heads of Department to ensure curriculum sequencing, assessment strategies, and pedagogical approaches meet British curriculum expectations.
• Support quality assurance cycles including learning walks, work scrutiny, lesson observations, and departmental reviews.
• Identify and scale successful classroom practice through coaching, CPD planning, and targeted professional learning conversations.

• Design and lead school wide intervention structures for KS3, KS4, and KS5.
• Oversee progress meetings, student tracking reviews, and personalised improvement plans.
• Collaborate with pastoral leads and SEND teams to ensure academic and pastoral intervention are aligned and rapid.

• Support the smooth daily running of the secondary school, including behaviour systems, cover planning, supervision, student movement, and duty structures.
• Act as a senior presence during transitions, start/end-of-day routines, student arrival, and major events.
• Lead assemblies, parent meetings, and represent the Executive Head of Secondary where required.

• Uphold statutory safeguarding responsibilities and ensure all staff follow policy and reporting procedures.
• Contribute to compliance processes including accreditation visits, quality assurance reviews, and policy updates.

• Build strong professional relationships with students, staff, parents, and governors.
• Communicate clearly and with authority around key academic messages, improvement actions, and student performance.
• Support marketing, admissions, and community-building initiatives.