Deputy Principal, Teaching & Learning

DeputyPrincipal, Teaching & Learning – Ko Taku Reo | Deaf Education New Zealand

Location : National scope (base negotiable - Auckland or Christchurch)

Lead excellencein teaching and learning. Champion bilingual, inclusive education.

Ko Taku Reo | Deaf Education NewZealand is the national provider of education services for Deaf and hard ofhearing learners. Guided by our values of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga,kotahitanga, and ako, we are committed to celebrating Deaf culture, advancingbilingualism in NZSL, Te Reo Māori and English, and ensuring equitable learningoutcomes for all learners.

We are seeking a strategic, dynamic,and values-led leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as Deputy Principal,Teaching and Learning – a pivotal role that ensures excellence, consistency,and innovation across all Ko Taku Reo teaching provisions.

About the role| Te tūranga

The Deputy Principal, Teaching andLearning provides strategic and operational leadership across teaching,learning, assessment, and school improvement. This includes oversight of boththe Enrolled and Outreach Schools, ensuring quality, cohesion, and innovationacross all settings.

Reporting to the Executive Principal,this role leads the Teaching and Learning Leadership Team, driving improvementin teaching and learning quality, outcomes, and practice. The focus is onbuilding a cohesive national teaching and learning network where excellence inbilingual and bicultural education is embedded and celebrated.

Your leadershipwill champion :

• Excellence in teachingand learning practice, data-informed decision making and assessment knowledge
• School improvement andquality assurance frameworks
• Collaboration acrossall enrolled and outreach environments
• A culture ofreflection, innovation, and continuous improvement

You are a highly capable educationalleader with a deep commitment to inclusive, bilingual, and biculturaleducation. You bring strong experience in leading teaching and learning systems,a passion for empowering others, and an evidence-based approach to improvingoutcomes.

You will bring :

Why join us |He aha ai mātou?

At Ko Taku Reo, you’ll join apassionate national organisation dedicated to Deaf education excellence.Working alongside skilled educators and community leaders, you’ll help shapethe future of learning for Deaf and hard of hearing students across Aotearoa.

This is a rare and rewardingopportunity to lead change that empowers learners through language, culture,and identity.

If you are astrategic educational leader who believes in the transformative power ofinclusive, bilingual education – we invite you to apply.We may chooseto interview before the closing date so apply now.

Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 10 December 2025.

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