Deputy Head
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Solid opportunity due to school reputation but limitations on career growth and specific experience required.
- Solid position in a prestigious educational institution
- Scores high for organizational structure and reputation
- Limited growth potential and specific experience requirements
- Focused approach on preparatory education
Pros
- Focused environment conducive to educational growth
- Clear structure within a reputable institution
- Potential for involvement in the decision-making process
Cons
- Limited potential for upward mobility within the role
- Specific experience with the 11+ process may restrict candidate pool
- Possibility of high expectations without corresponding support
Who it's for
Mid-Career • Full-time on-site
Good fit
- Educators with experience in preparatory settings
- Candidates passionate about fostering young learners
- Individuals who excel in structured environments
Not recommended for
- Teachers outside the preparatory education field
- Those seeking casual, non-structured roles
- Professionals wanting flexibility and remote work
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
St Nicholas Preparatory School is a vibrant, mixed ability co-educational day school for pupils aged 2 years 9 months-11 years. It is set in a beautiful location overlooking Hyde Park in the centre of London.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and forward thinking full time Deputy Head who will work closely with the Headmistress and members of the Senior Leadership Team to help lead the school in the next stage of its development.
To start: January or April 2018
St. Nicholas Preparatory School prepares pupils for 11+ entry to senior London day schools. As well as providing a rigorous academic curriculum to meet the needs of all pupils, the school prides itself on its wide ranging extra curricular programme and excellent pastoral care. The post presents an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled classroom practitioner who has experience of the 11+ process and has had extra responsibilities in a prep school setting. It is expected that the Deputy Head will also be the school’s DSL.
Further details and application forms should be downloaded form the TES website. CVs will not be accepted.
Please submit your completed application form by e-mail to Janice.Beckett@stnicholasprep.co.uk or by post to arrive by midday Friday 29th September 2017.
Interviews will be held on Friday 6th October and Tuesday 10th October 2017.
Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for regulated activity (if the candidate has lived in the UK and/or criminal policy checks for all other countries lived or worked in for a period of 3 months or more since the age of 16 (irrespective of whether they worked in those countries).
