Salary: GDST Senior Leaders Team’s scale: FTE 1 from £74,706 to £83,367 per annum. Salary dependent on experience. Scale subject to 26.27 annual pay award.
Contract: Permanent and Full time
Required from: September 2026
We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form) to lead a dynamic, ambitious and inspiring community at the heart of one of London’s leading schools. Putney Sixth Form is a place alive with energy where students are empowered to think boldly, act responsibly and thrive - both in school and beyond.
Our Sixth Form is home to talented, self‑motivated students whose curiosity, drive and spark enrich our school. With outstanding academic outcomes - at least 41% A* grades in both 2024 and 2025 - and a culture of intellectual excitement, independence and innovation, the Sixth Form represents the mighty culmination of a Putney education.
As Assistant Head (Director of Sixth Form), you will provide creative, strategic and compassionate leadership of this exceptional “school within a school”. You will champion the academic and pastoral life of the Sixth Form, ensuring every student benefits from a personalised, future‑facing and deeply enriching experience. You will promote a culture that celebrates community, modern scholarship, intellectual risk‑taking and the distinctive Putney Spirit.
Putney’s Sixth Form Centre is an inspiring space in which students study, collaborate and lead. From the Futures Hub to the Sixth Form Café, from EPQs to the Athena Programme, from Oxbridge preparation to vibrant societies and student leadership initiatives, our Sixth Formers seize opportunities and forge remarkable pathways. They progress to top universities - including Oxbridge, Russell Group institutions, prestigious international universities, Art and Fashion Colleges, and Conservatoires - supported by our expert Higher Education and Careers team.
This is an exciting opportunity for an inspiring, thoughtful and strategic leader who brings energy, imagination and high expectations to all they do. If you have the vision, ambition and commitment to shape the future of our Sixth Form - and to play a central role in the continued success of Putney High School - we would be delighted to hear from you.
About the School
As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.
The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Generous pension scheme
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Financial guidance and support
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
For further information about the school, role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief under the Attachments.
To apply for this exciting opportunity please click 'Apply'.
Applications must be received by Monday 02 March 2026 at 9am.
Interview date: Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Putney High School and the GDST are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
Putney High School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.