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About the Role
The Deputy Principal and Head of Middle School is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, shaping the academic, pastoral, and cultural life of the Middle School. This role provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure an exceptional educational experience for students, overseeing academic programs, student achievement, pastoral care, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Executive Principal to deliver Middle School strategy and excellence across Years 7-9.
- Lead improvement initiatives across Years 7-9 using data, research, and best practice in middle years education.
- Oversee Stage 4 and Stage 5 curriculum, assessment, reporting, and student achievement.
- Lead academic tracking, interventions, extension programs, and initiatives that support student growth and readiness for Senior School.
- Ensure full NESA compliance, data accuracy, and the effective implementation of curriculum and assessment requirements.
- Lead, mentor, and develop Middle School leaders and teachers, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
- Oversee staff performance processes and the recruitment, induction, and retention of outstanding educators.
- Oversee pastoral care, student wellbeing, behaviour standards, attendance, and early intervention strategies to support student success.
- Manage Middle School operations, major events, and regulatory compliance, and act as Principal when required.
- Build strong partnerships with parents and represent the Middle School professionally within the wider school community.
Requirements
- Proven track record of raising academic standards and driving measurable improvement in student outcomes.
- Extensive leadership experience within a high-performing secondary school environment, ideally within an independent school.
- Demonstrated success in leading Years 7-9 academic and pastoral programs, with evidence of improved student outcomes and engagement.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor and inspire staff to deliver excellence in teaching, learning and assessment practices.
- Strategic thinker with the capacity to use data and evidence to inform decision making and improve academic performance.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with students, staff, parents and the wider school community.
- Highly developed organisational, operational and project management capabilities.
- A visible, values-driven educational leader with high professional standards.
- Intellectually rigorous and committed to academic excellence.
- Calm, decisive, and measured under pressure.
- Relationally astute, with the capacity to build trust and inspire confidence.
- Deeply committed to the holistic development and wellbeing of students.
- Demonstrates integrity, discretion, and sound judgement at all times.
Skills
- Leadership
- Academic Program Management
- Pastoral Care
- Student Wellbeing
- Regulatory Compliance
- Curriculum Development
- Assessment
- Reporting
- Staff Development
- Recruitment
- Induction
- Retention
- Operations Management
- Event Management
- Community Engagement
- Interpersonal Skills
- Communication Skills
- Organisational Skills
- Project Management
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leadership experience
Education Level
- Recognised teaching qualification (Bachelor or of Education or equivalent)
- Masters of Education or equivalent (desirable)
- Postgraduate qualifications in Educational Leadership or a related field (highly regarded)
- Current accreditation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
Benefits
- Industry-leading professional development
- Exceptional career opportunities
- Mobility across the group
About the Company
- Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools with a portfolio of 125 premium private schools spanning 6 continents.
- We utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 95,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
- In 28 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations.
- They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
- By joining our award-winning team of over 14,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations.
Equal Opportunity
- Inspired Education Group is 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 practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.