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Salary: £59,060 - £66,670 (per annum depending on experince inclusive of London Weighing)
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: (6-month) Full Time (35 Hours per week)
Attachments: Job Information Pack

Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked as number one in Arts, Drama & Music by the Complete University Guide 2025, and in the top four in the world for Music and Performing Arts by the QS World University Rankings 2025, we deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles. A global leader in creative and professional practice, we promote innovation, experiment and research, and are also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, offering inspiring training for children, young people, adult learners, and creative and business professionals.

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We are seeking an outstanding individual to take up the post of Deputy Head of Learning & Teaching.

You will support the Head of Learning & Teaching and the Provost & Vice Principal (Academic) with the development and implementation of effective strategies and policies to deliver key teaching and learning objectives. You will contribute to strategic leadership across the whole School in learning and teaching for taught programmes, taking a leading role in specific areas and initiatives as designated, to maintain standards, help evolve existing programmes and develop new programmes in line with the School’s strategic vision, sector expectations and best practice.

Guildhall School has entered a partnership with a university overseas to be the lead partner in a College of Music. As part of this project, Guildhall School will design ten academic programmes for validation by and delivery within the partner institution. The School will contribute to staff recruitment by the partner, engage in quality assurance and monitoring processes, and have a substantive responsibility for training faculty members through six different staff development components. You will make a key contribution to aspects of this project and take specific management responsibility for its faculty training programme.

You will have significant experience of working in higher education, with a specific focus on teaching and curriculum development, student experience, quality assurance processes and staff development. Experience in international education settings is desirable.

The post is fixed-term in the first instance. Opportunities for continuance will be discussed with the postholder.

For more details please go to www.gsmd.ac.uk/school/introduction/job_vacancies.

To apply online, please click on the apply button

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOGS9280. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732, for questions please sent an email to Tim.Palmer@gsmd.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 16.00. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than stated should we receive a sufficent number of suitable applications.

We expect to hold interviews in the week beginning Monday 11 May 2026.

Please note that, given the nature of the post, you should only apply if you would be able to commence with effect from June 2026.

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Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School. In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us.

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