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Salary: £59,060 - £66,670 (full- time equivalent) per annum inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Basis: Part-Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack

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Deputy Headteacher of Virtual School for Children with a Social Worker

About us

The City of London Corporation is at the heart of the UK’s global financial and professional services (FPS) ecosystem. As technology and innovation reshape the sector, we work with industry, government and regulators to ensure the UK remains a world leading centre for FPS innovation.

About the Role

We are looking for a Deputy Headteacher for our Virtual School.

We work with children from birth to 25, with their families, social workers, schools and colleges, to ensure they receive the best educational experiences and opportunities possible.

We support the education of unaccompanied asylum seeking young people as they move through the City of London to their permanent authorities, providing temporary education solutions, resources and experiences.

You’ll be responsible for:

Supporting the Headteacher to promote and support the education of all children and young people with a social worker aged 0-25 years including Ever 6, those in kinship care and those where permanence has been secured through adoption or special guardianship.
Working flexibly between and across Children and Adult services to promote and secure education for all our young people.
Supporting older learners into college and work, and actively seeking solutions to support young people who are not in education, employment or training.
Project work that engages children and young people in learning.
Record keeping and data collection including the use of ASSET, Mosaic, Caring Life and City IT systems.
Ordering and delivering of resources and securing tuition packages.
Supervision of apprentices.

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

A teaching qualification with significant school and/or college experience.
The ability to work between education, social care, health and community teams to secure outstanding education for our children and young people.
Experience of supporting young people into college and work.
Record keeping, data management and IT skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Patience and kindness.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced DBS with children’s and adult’s barred list Disclosure & Barring Service check.  

The City of London Corporation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In addition to a competitive salary and membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, you can look forward to an all-round package of life-improving benefits and offers – from interest-free season ticket and bicycle loans to discounts on health and wellbeing, arts and culture.

Closing date: 23:59pm on 4 May 2026.

Interviews will be held w/c 11 May 2026.

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To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCCS1227 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.