• About The Role

  • Please Note: Interviews will take place on 13th and 14th October 2025.

    Are you an ambitious and experienced senior leader ready to take the next step in your career? If so, this could be the opportunity to make your mark at a forward-thinking school that is reimagining the purpose of education.

    The Deputy Principal will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our school and driving forward a culture of excellence. This is a rare opportunity to join a thriving, values-driven community in a role where you will have significant responsibility for the operational running and strategic direction of the school, working to raise attainment, champion outstanding teaching, and shape an inspiring curriculum.

    Working closely with the Head of School, you will contribute to the school’s strategic vision while ensuring that every student achieves their full potential academically and flourishes personally. As a visible and influential figure, you will model exemplary classroom practice, mentor and develop colleagues, and embed a culture of safeguarding, wellbeing, and high expectations across the school.

    If you are ready to take on significant responsibility, inspire others, and make a measurable difference to the lives of young people and the wider community, we would be delighted to hear from you.

    School visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact us to arrange a suitable time.

    What will you do?
    • Share and support the corporate responsibility for the wellbeing, safety and discipline of all children in accordance with the values, culture, ethos, equal opportunities and inclusion policies of the school proactively promoting anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-discriminatory behaviours. 
    • Provide strategic leadership to raise academic outcomes at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, ensuring high standards of progress and attainment across all subject areas.
    • Monitor and evaluate the standard of teaching and its effectiveness in securing individual and school targets, identifying and organising professional development and training needs as required.
    • Demonstrate expert knowledge of the National Curriculum and effective use of data tools such as FFT, ASP and SISRA Analytics to inform strategic decision-making.
    • Support the Head of School in meeting responsibilities; prepare reports and collate evidence, support the drafting of self-evaluation documents, devise objectives and evaluate progress towards those objectives.
    • Work with the Executive Principal, Head of School, School Stakeholder Committee, Avanti Schools Trust, colleagues and parents to review the values and vision for the school.

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page

    What are we looking for?
    • Qualified Teaching Status or equivalent.
    • Proven experience in a leadership role within a secondary school.
    • Strong understanding of curriculum development, teaching methodologies, and assessment practices.
    • Experience in managing staff and supporting their professional development.
    • Experience in building effective relationships with staff, parents and carers, governors, and the wider school community.
    • Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
    Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
     
    Further information
    Pre-employment checks
    Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
    Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

    Diversity and Inclusion
    We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 
    Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
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About our School

Avanti Grange is Bishop’s Stortford’s newest secondary school. Our state-of-the-art campus serves families from Stortford, Stanstead, Farnham and many other neighbouring villages. We are fortunate to have an incredible team of staff, that are creative, hard-working and inspired to develop leaders of the future.

Avanti Grange is a non-faith, co-educational, community school that embraces inclusion and diversity. “Working at Avanti Grange, has been a breath of fresh air, not only is it like a family, but the vision of the school is so clear, and everyone is working towards it.” - Maths Teacher

Our staff are inspired and passionate about their roles, the vision of the school, and providing the most fulfilling learning experience for pupils. Learning is a quest to discover each student’s unique gifts and potential, and to lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning.

We encourage students to value self, others and the environment and empower them to be effective learners as well as good and responsible citizens. This is all underpinned by a learning environment that allows all staff and pupils to grow, thrive and become the best versions of themselves.

Principal Quote:

“The school has an exceptionally strong pastoral system which prioritises impeccable behaviour for learning and student wellbeing. Student wellbeing is supported in several ways including timetabled yoga and meditation lessons as well as the opportunity for residential retreats.” - Rhys Jones, Principal Year Groups: Year 7 – Year 13 (Currently to Year 8)

Staff:

Students: 300