Headteacher

Bedford Road

Hitchin

Hertfordshire

SG5 2UR

01462 622300

www.priory.herts.sch.uk/

Full time

Headteacher

Salary range: between 98616 and 117067

Pay details: L31-L38

Start date: September 2025

The Priory School is a vibrant and inclusive Foundation School, which is both rooted in and actively involved in its local community. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and innovative leader who is keen to take their professional next step and will be proud to lead this uniquely placed, co-educational school.

About our school:

The Priory School is located on the edge of Hitchin, a highly sought-after market town with excellent local amenities and transport links. It boasts a brand new sixth form centre, a funded specialist SEND unit and a spacious 27-acre site with great sports facilities. As a Foundation school, we work closely with our local educational authority. We deliver a broad and varied subject curriculum (encompassing the National curriculum), but in addition also deliver a wide ranging, extra-curricular offering. The Priory School is a genuinely welcoming working environment, with a supportive and experienced dedicated staff team. We aim to provide our students with an excellent standard of education, focused on both progress and attainment, whilst promoting the core values of responsibility, respect, and resilience. Our vision is to empower every student to develop and meet their aspirations, to be self-confident, inspirational and active members of their community. We believe in developing happy, well rounded, focussed and resilient individuals.

Our new headteacher will:

• Share and represent our core values
• Be a visible and active member of the community, both inside and outside of school
• Lead the school in a friendly, positive manner, empowering the SLT and staff and ensuring that they continue to feel valued
• Lead (not just run) the school and manage change effectively, to build on existing good practice and implement a strategic and ambitious vision for the school.
• Be progressive, forward-looking, and visionary, with the enthusiasm and energy to challenge preconceptions and drive innovation
• Proactively manage school budgets, identifying cost-effective solutions to increase resources for the school
• Focus on staff and student wellbeing and engage well with parents
• Be equally supportive of all student groups (including PP, SEND, HA and all others)

We Offer:

• Confident students, who are keen to learn and take part and are proud of their school
• A dedicated and experienced SLT and staff team
• A modern, well-resourced school, with fantastic new sports facilities, on an expansive and well-maintained site
• A strong and engaged Governing Board, passionate about the school, with a wide range of expertise
• Excellent links with local community groups and other local schools
• A competitive remuneration package
• Extensive CPD and support to meet your individual needs

Next steps:

Please contact Chair of Governors, David McIntosh on ChairOfGovernors@priory.herts.sch.uk to discuss the role further. Please contact Emma Sangster to arrange a time to visit the school.    emma.sangster@priory.herts.sch.uk

To apply, please send your completed application form to leadership.recruitment@hfleducation.org or apply online at www.TeachinHerts.com

The Priory School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).

To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.

Closing date: 20/11/2024 09:00:00

Interview date: 4th and 5th December 2024

We are an oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational Foundation School with over 1,250 students on role. The school is part of the Post 16 Hitchin Consortium with over 800 students. The school is situated in the greenbelt on a 27-acre site with ample parking. Over the last couple of years, the school has seen over £6 million of investment in our school estate; a new 6th Form block, new learning support facilities, and a 3G pitch and pavilion. The school has also been able to invest in technologies to reduce our energy consumption. At The Priory School we aim to embed our core values of Responsibility, Respect and Resilience by delivering outstanding learning opportunities and building meaningful relationships with our stakeholders. We have created a learning environment that raises students’ aspirations and promotes academic achievement. New colleagues will be provided with the right balance of support, challenge and stimulation for both job satisfaction and career development. Teaching is a rewarding but pressured profession and we look to support the wellbeing of all our staff. ‘Staff are loyal and committed to the school. Leaders support them well. The systems and processes used in the school do not add to staff workload.’ Ofsted October 2022 The market town of Hitchin is a highly sought-after destination with excellent local amenities and transport links. Central London and Cambridge are within 30 minutes’ travel by rail and our nearest airport is 20 minutes by road. Website: http://www.priory.herts.sch.uk/ Twitter page: https://twitter.com/TPS_Hitchin

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For more information and to apply online : Teacher Recruitment, Hertfordshire UK - Headteacher