Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion
Royal Greenwich Trust School, London, SE7 8LJ17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 20 - 24 (Inner London) - £88,891 - £97,068
What skills and experience we're looking for
Deputy Headteacher – Inclusion ( Strategic leadership of student behaviour and attitudes, personal development and wellbeing)
Leadership Scale 20 - 24 (Inner London) - £88,891 - £97,068
Permanent | Full Time | Not suitable for ECTs
Start Date: September 2025
Royal Greenwich Trust School, part of the University Schools Trust, is proud to be an inclusive 11-18 school at the heart of our local community.
In 2017, RGTS was established with an initial cohort of year 7 students with a sixth form provision and in 2020 we opened our brand new £14 million wing.
In October 2022, Ofsted judged us to be a GOOD school across all areas within the framework.
“Leaders are ambitious for pupils.”
“Behaviour is typically good and well managed. This ensures that pupils feel safe and are kept safe.”
"Pupils are expected to work hard and focus on their learning.”
“Pupils at Royal Greenwich Trust School enjoy positive and purposeful working relationships with their teachers and other staff.”
This appointment presents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to play a really significant role as Deputy Headteacher - Inclusion in shaping the future of our vibrant learning community.
University Schools Trust (UST) is a unique partnership of six world-leading universities and three sector-leading bodies who are working together to deliver a shared vision of inclusive, high-quality and transformational education.
Working with us guarantees the opportunity to:
- Be an integral part of a growing school/Trust with potential for career development
- Strategically lead on key areas of the school’s improvement plan
- Develop links with our wider UST network for CPD and collaborative practice.
We want to hear from you if you place relationships at the heart of your work and are an outstanding practitioner who is:
- Ready to take on the challenges of being a key figurehead within our diverse learning community
- Galvanised and motivated to make a positive and direct difference across all areas within your agreed portfolio
- Talented and experienced in whole school leadership, having served on at least one senior team
- Skilled in leading others and in building and sustaining high performing teams
- Unrelenting in your pursuit of excellence in all aspects of your practice
- Successful in working with young people and securing the best outcomes for them
- Team spirited and prepared to go above and beyond to get the job done.
This is a crucial appointment for the school and interested candidates are encouraged to arrange an informal discussion with the Headteacher and to visit the school. These can be organised via the HR team:
Telephone - 0207 987 1883 ext. 3025
Email – ustrecruitment@ust.london
Application closing date:
Thursday 27th March 2025 at 12 noon
Provisional interview date:
Tuesday 1st April and Wednesday 2nd April 2025
RGTS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.
Click here to view our Safeguarding policy
RGTS reserves the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
RGTS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Royal Greenwich Trust School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 842 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Royal Greenwich Trust School website
- Email address
- ustrecruitment@ust.london
Royal Greenwich Trust School (part of University Schools Trust (UST)) became an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in September 2017. UST is a unique partnership of six world-leading universities and three sector-leading bodies who are working together to deliver a shared vision of inclusive, high-quality and transformational education. We are proud to be the school which retains the importance of positive and productive relationships at the heart of our community.
RGTS became an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in September 2017. We are proud to be the school which retains the importance of positive and productive relationships at the heart of our community.
In 2020, we opened our brand new £14 million new wing and moved into the next stage of the school’s development as our inaugural cohort transitioned into Key Stage 4.
In October 2022, Ofsted judged us to be a GOOD school across all areas within the framework.
Arranging a visit to Royal Greenwich Trust School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ustrecruitment@ust.london.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in London