Deputy head; academic

Responsibilities

• Shape and implement the whole-school academic strategy, ensuring coherence from 2-18.
• Strengthen departmental leadership and embed a culture of scholarship and bold academic ambition.
• Champion innovative, reflective and aspirational teaching and learning across the school.
• Oversee assessment, curriculum development, academic policies and enrichment, including Oxbridge and competitive university preparation and pathways into highly sought-after apprenticeships.
• Build on our strong outcomes, including recent successes at Cambridge, Imperial, LSE and Durham, ensuring every pupil experiences intellectually challenging, well-crafted learning.
• Play a prominent role in senior leadership, contributing to the strategic direction and daily running of the school.
• A thoughtful, strategic and forward-thinking educationalist.
• Passionate about cultivating intellectual curiosity and academic confidence in every pupil.
• Ready to challenge established norms and lead purposeful, research-informed change.
• A collaborative leader with warmth, integrity and the ability to inspire trust.
• Someone who sets high expectations, values reflective practice and nurtures professional ambition in others.

Claremont is seeking an exceptional academic leader to take on a strategic, energising and career-defining role at the heart of our ambitious school. The last seven years have been transformative for Claremont, marked by strengthened academic culture, enhanced outcomes and a sixth form which has doubled in size. Following the success of our current deputy head (academic), who leaves us to take up the same role at Wellington College, we now look ahead to the next chapter with excitement.

Their progression reflects the significance, scope and professional esteem this role offers, and the calibre of leadership we are now looking to appoint.

We are seeking a bright, determined and quietly competitive individual who can build on our momentum and bring Claremont even further to the forefront academically. This is a role for someone who believes in high standards without a hot-house approach, someone who understands that strong outcomes are best achieved when pupils are known, nurtured and challenged in equal measure. At Claremont, we are determined to continue refining our teaching and learning so that every child can fearlessly discover what they are capable of.

We want them to feel empowered to be amazing, curious and ambitious in their learning. We are therefore looking for a leader who is not afraid to challenge norms, elevate expectations and inspire both staff and pupils to pursue their limitless potential.