Salary: Competitive salary, plus benefits

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Required: September 2026

The role

Benenden School is seeking an inspiring and ambitious educational leader to join our Senior Leadership team as Deputy Head Academic: Curriculum & Innovation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher to help shape the future of Benenden’s academic vision and to make a lasting impact on the education of young women.

Our curriculum blends examined and non-examined courses with a rich co-curricular programme to develop forward-thinking, adaptable and resilient learners, ready for a rapidly changing digital landscape. Through our model of A Complete Education, Benenden shapes future generations of successful, visionary women by combining an innovative academic curriculum with exceptional co-curricular opportunities and unrivalled pastoral care.

As Deputy Head Academic: Curriculum & Innovation, you will build on this success by leading the evolution of our Complete Education through the delivery of a dynamic academic strategy that balances outstanding examination performance with the nurturing of intellectual curiosity and creativity. You will strengthen Benenden’s distinctive academic offer by shaping our strategic approach to digital learning and the integration of AI across the curriculum, championing a culture of scholarship and creative thinking to ensure that emerging technologies are used effectively to enhance teaching and learning.

About you

You will bring a proven track record of delivering academic excellence across teams, with measurable impact at GCSE and A level. You will have leadership experience in education, either as a senior leader or as an experienced middle leader with significant whole-school responsibilities.

Alongside experience of curriculum innovation, assessment design and the enhancement of teaching and learning, you will possess expertise in integrating technology and AI into teaching and learning, underpinned by a strong commitment to academic rigour and ethical standards.

About Benenden School

Benenden is one of the leading day and boarding schools in Britain. We were founded in 1923 and are situated in 250 acres of attractive parkland in Kent. There are 550 girls in the school, aged 11-18, with 190 of those in the Sixth Form. Benenden is at the forefront of girls’ education in the UK, with recent innovations including the Benenden Diploma, a bespoke curriculum for our youngest two-year groups, and the Professional Skills Programme, teaching the Sixth Form skills for the workplace. We are an ambitious school, with recent developments including a state-of-the-art Science Centre and all-weather sports pitch, and the newly established Centenary Hall and Sir David K.P. Li Music School.

Benefits

Benenden offers its own generous pay structure, responsibility allowances and benefits. Staff are provided with meals whilst on duty. The school’s leisure facilities, including wonderful grounds, a fitness gym and swimming pool are also available for staff to use.

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Completed applications should be received by 9:00am on Monday 5th January 2026.

First round interviews are likely to take place the week commencing Monday 12th January 2026. Second round interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 19th January 2026.

Please send any informal enquiries to recruitment@benenden.school

At Benenden we know that everyone brings a unique perspective that adds to our community. We want to attract, retain and develop diverse talent, so that we are a great school, this means recruiting from the widest possible pool of talent.

The post-holder will be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children with whom they come into contact. They must ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times, this appointment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Benenden School is committed to equal opportunities and equal pay for all employees.