Assistant Head Teaching & Learning

GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust); Ealing; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

36-week year

Office hours 08:20-15:45

Professional development

Life assurance

Employee assistance

Fee discount

Free lunches

Wellbeing activities

Job summary

Notting Hill & Ealing High School, part of the GDST, is seeking an inspirational Assistant Head Teaching & Learning to join the Senior Leadership Team and drive teaching excellence across the school. The post offers a competitive salary and benefits, a 36-week year, and strong professional development support.

Normal teaching hours are 08:20–15:45, with a focus on strategic curriculum leadership. This role begins January 2027; closing date 25th September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Lead a department (Head of Department) within the senior leadership structure.
• Collaborate across the Senior Leadership Team to raise teaching and learning standards.

Job description

Employer Notting Hill & Ealing High School - GDST Location Ealing, Greater London Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time Salary TBC

Posted 11th September 2026 Start Date 1st January 2027 Expires 25th September 2026 11:59 AM Contract Type Permanent Start Date 1st January 2027 Job ID 1573677

Start Date 1st January 2027

• Contract Type :Permanent
• Job ID: 1573677

Assistant Head Teaching & Learning

Competitive Salary Plus Benefits

For January 2027

Full-Time

Notting Hill & Ealing High School, one of London’s leading independent girls’ day schools, has an exciting opportunity for an inspirational Assistant Head Teaching & Learning to join the Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in the quality of teaching and learning throughout the school.

Teaching at NHEHS

“Teaching here is all about being able to have in-depth conversations with students about your subject and helping to enthuse them with the same passion as you have. Teaching at NHEHS is exactly what I imagined teaching would be like when I got my first teaching job; it’s what teaching should be!”

• a Head of Department

About The School

NHEHS is a leading academic day school. Our girls are ambitious, bright, enthusiastic and eager to learn and we offer a warm and supportive community. We occupy a site in suburban, leafy, west Ealing with excellent transport links. As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive terms and conditions of employment, and competitive salaries and pay progression
• Membership of the GDST flexible pension scheme (18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension)
• 36-week school year (including INSET days) across 3 terms, with a 2-week half term in the Autumn
• Normal teaching hours between 08:20 and 15:45 (depending on timetable for part-time staff)
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities and training grants for qualifications
• Free life assurance benefit
• Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured, offering free 24-hour counselling, wellbeing support and advice services
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Free lunches for all staff during term time (equivalent to at least £900 per year)
• In-school staff wellbeing activities such as yoga and access to the school gym

Closing date for applications: Friday 25th September 2026 at 12pm.

Interviews will take place on Friday 2nd October 2026.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. To be eligible for employment, candidates must provide proof of their right to work in the UK.

NHEHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS. Applications will be considered only from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.