Deputy Headteacher (East Sussex Academy)

Deputy Headteacher Hastings required for September 2026

London South East Academies Trust is proud to be the new provider of Alternative Provision in East Sussex. Having recently opened in September 2025 East Sussex Academy joins our Trust on an exciting journey of systemic improvement and transformation.

Our aim is to ensure that every single child and young person gets the support they need to progress and reach their full potential. We achieve this by providing high quality education raising aspirations and having the very highest expectations of staff pupils and their families.

We are looking for a passionate talented and ambitious Deputy Headteacher (Secondary) for East Sussex Academy who is keen to be part of a Senior Leadership Team taking on a challenge leading East Sussex Academy on a journey of rapid improvement. If you are looking for a new opportunity and have the drive to effect real change then wed love to hear from you.

This is a unique opportunity to be involved with a whole system transformation and be part of an inspirational and ambitious Senior Leadership Team undertaking the significant challenge of improving and strengthening Alternative Provision across the whole region.

We encourage innovation and different ways of doing things. We are research and evidence based keen to draw on new pedagogies and cutting-edge technology to ensure we can deliver the very best teaching and learning for our pupils. The successfully appointed Deputy Headteacher will be supported by the Academys Senior Leadership Team as well as the Trusts wider community of dedicated talented professionals committed to educational excellence and innovation including our Director of Quality Assurance and Deputy CEO.

London South East Academies Trust offers a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. As part of a successful multi-academy trust with schools across London Kent East Sussex and Surrey we also provide excellent CPD including SEND behaviour attendance teaching and learning and NPQ programmes. Our culture is one of collaboration and continuous learning. Our systems-leadership approach focuses on the sharing of best practice at all levels ensuring you will be well-supported by experts in other schools within the Trust as well as having the opportunity to share your own skills and expertise.

As Deputy Headteacher leading the Hastings provision you will be ambitious with a deep aspiration to drive and sustain improvement and share our Trust vision to improve lives through the power of learning.

This position welcomes experienced Assistant Headteachers as well as those ready to progress with Senior Leadership experience from either a mainstream or specialist education background with exceptional Teaching and Learning skills.

This really is a fantastic opportunity to take on a role that will truly and positively impact the lives of young people and their families.

I hope the candidate pack will give you a good understanding of the Trust and all we strive to achieve. We are looking forward to East Sussex Academy being another of our success stories.

Conversations and meetings are encouraged and are very much welcomed.

For full information and to arrange your conversation/meeting please contact our Office Manager