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Defence Children Services (DCS) - Deputy Headteacher - King Richard School, Cyprus

UK Ministry of Defence

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Job summary

An established educational institution is seeking a passionate Deputy Headteacher to lead in a vibrant school community in Cyprus. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of students from UK Armed Forces families, ensuring high-quality teaching and learning in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a commitment to academic excellence, and a passion for fostering a positive learning atmosphere. Embrace the adventure of working overseas while making a significant impact in the lives of young learners.

Benefits

Learning & Development opportunities

Medical & dental support

Pensions under Teachers Pension Scheme

Paid annual return flight to the UK

Free accommodation for the first five years

Cost of Living Overseas Allowance

Qualifications

Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a UK Secondary setting.
Successful leadership and management experience in a school for 3 years.

Responsibilities

Formulate the aims and objectives of the school.
Manage staff and resources to achieve school goals.
Oversee Curriculum design, Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Data.

Skills

Leadership

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Teaching Experience

Curriculum Development

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Degree with PGCE or equivalent

King Richard School, Dhekelia, Cyrpus

Job Summary

Are you an experienced and passionate educational secondary school leader seeking a unique leadership opportunity in a remarkable setting?

King Richard School (KRS), located in the beautiful coastal enclave of Dhekelia, Cyprus, is seeking an inspiring and committed Deputy Headteacher to help shape the future of our vibrant school community.

As a proud member of the MOD Schools network, KRS serves the children of UK Armed Forces and MOD personnel, offering a uniquely rewarding professional environment. Our students bring with them a rich diversity of experience, resilience, and global awareness—qualities that make our school community both dynamic and deeply special.

KRS combines the rigour and standards of a UK secondary school with the international flavour of an overseas posting. Our commitment to academic excellence and whole-child development is underpinned by a strong sense of care, community, and continuity for our students and their families.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a talented leader to make a real difference—supporting high-quality teaching and learning while embracing the adventure and distinctiveness of life in Cyprus.

Join us at King Richard School, where your leadership will impact not just academic outcomes, but the lives of young people growing up in an extraordinary context.

King Richard School is part of Defence Children Services (DCS), who are a Defence delivery organisation, subordinated under Army Regional Command. Our Vision is that we Educate the Child – Support the Family – Defend the Nation. HQ DCS is UK based at Trenchard Lines, Upavon and has forward deployed staff all over the world. DCS is responsible for the education and care of children of accompanied Service and Defence entitled personnel in MOD schools and settings; provides advice and guidance in respect of education for service families in the United Kingdom and the wider world.

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.

Job Description

To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' Teachers' standards - GOV.UK

The Deputy Headteacher will play a crucial role in supporting the Headteacher in the overall leadership and management of the school. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background, leadership experience, and a passion for fostering a positive learning environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Formulate the aims and objectives of the school.
Establish policies for achieving these aims and objectives.
Manage staff and resources to achieve school goals.
Monitor progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives.
Oversee Curriculum design, Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Data, and whole-school timetabling.
Line-Management responsibilities.

If the Headteacher is absent, the Deputy Headteacher will deputise, as directed by the governing board. The Deputy Headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

You will be part of a dedicated team at KRS committed to providing high-quality education in a unique international setting. Enjoy the benefits of living and working in Cyprus, with its rich cultural heritage, beautiful landscapes, and Mediterranean climate.

KRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or equivalent international background checks.

This is an established MOD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC

Please be advised that Defence Children Services and Strategic Command are conducting a review of secondary education provision in Cyprus. Some posts will be affected by this review however it is assessed that that this post will be unlikely to be subject to change before Autumn 2027.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1.

If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com

To ensure outstanding learning and outcomes for students, we ensure our applicants work in line with the Teacher Standards' Teachers' standards - GOV.UK

The Deputy Headteacher will play a crucial role in supporting the Headteacher in the overall leadership and management of the school. The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background, leadership experience, and a passion for fostering a positive learning environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Formulate the aims and objectives of the school.
Establish policies for achieving these aims and objectives.
Manage staff and resources to achieve school goals.
Monitor progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives.
Oversee Curriculum design, Teaching and Learning, Assessment and Data, and whole-school timetabling.
Line-Management responsibilities.

If the Headteacher is absent, the Deputy Headteacher will deputise, as directed by the governing board. The Deputy Headteacher will also be expected to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a headteacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD).

You will be part of a dedicated team at KRS committed to providing high-quality education in a unique international setting. Enjoy the benefits of living and working in Cyprus, with its rich cultural heritage, beautiful landscapes, and Mediterranean climate.

KRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or equivalent international background checks.

This is an established MOD post within Cyprus and any Cypriot National will not be eligible to apply as a UKBC

Please be advised that Defence Children Services and Strategic Command are conducting a review of secondary education provision in Cyprus. Some posts will be affected by this review however it is assessed that that this post will be unlikely to be subject to change before Autumn 2027.

If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1.

If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com

Person specification

For this position we will require you to have experience in:

Successful leadership and management experience in a school for 3 years in a UK setting.
Minimum of 3 years teaching experience in a UK Secondary setting.
Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning.
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development.
Lead on Teaching and Learning; Curriculum; Assessment and Data; whole-school Timetabling.
Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and identify weaknesses.
Understanding of high-quality teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve.
Understanding of school finances and financial management.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others.
Ability to build effective working relationships.
Recognised record of successfully managing change and leading on whole school initiatives.

Desirable

National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL).

Qualifications And Requirements:

Qualified teacher status.
Degree – linked to subject specialism with PGCE or equivalent.
Successful Senior Leadership and management experience in a school.
Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development.
Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and identify weaknesses.
Understanding of high-quality teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve.
A commitment to achieving the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the school's ethos and values.

Qualifications

Qualified teacher status

Degree - linked to subject specialism with PGCE or equivalent

Evidence of qualification will be required at interview

All qualifications declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving
Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Presentation
Teaching and Learning tasks

We are passionate about delivering extraordinary things for our people. We employ people who challenge and guide each other, working within a highly capable team who will support you to develop your skills and experience. Some of the many benefits you will receive include

Learning & Development opportunities for professional & personal development of skills.
A culture encouraging inclusion & diversity.
Medical & dental support.
Pensions: Superannuation is in accordance with the Teachers Pension Scheme.
A paid annual return flight to the UK is also provided for each family member after completing 12 months in post.
The post offers full relocation allowances subject to eligibility.
Cost of Living Overseas Allowance (COLA) is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

In line with the TACOS (Terms and Conditions) for this post, accommodation is free for the first five years of your MOD employment overseas with subsidised utilities. Thereafter, rent and utilities are payable. Please note if you have previously worked overseas for the MOD and have been in recipient of free rent and utilities then that period will be deducted from your five-year allowance.

This post offers full relocation allowances subject to availability. Cost of Living Overseas Allowances is payable based on personal circumstances and marital status.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Discover My Benefits

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https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

At Sift You Will Be Assessed On:

Knowledge, skills, and experience of the essential criteria detailed in the Personal Statement, CV and qualifications.

Your Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words) should demonstrate the relevant skills and experience that detail how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the person specification and job role, including examples of evidence.

At interview you will assessed on;

Civil Service Behaviours: Leadership, Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing and Managing a Quality Service.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

You will also be assessed against the Teachers Standards and will be asked to present a presentation.

Further details of the interview will be shared to successful applicants.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The surveyis voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

Name : Richard Sproson
Email : Richard.Sproson@modschool.org

Recruitment team