Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum

Grade: - Leadership Spine, L10 - L 14 - £75,180 - £82,924 per annum 

Full Time

We are looking for an outstanding Assistant Headteacher – Curriculum to join our team at St. Sampson's High School with effect from January 2025 or as soon as possible.

The States of Guernsey is currently undergoing a period of reorganisation in secondary and post-16 education. Currently Les Beaucamps, La Mare de Carteret, St Sampson’s, and Les Varendes High School and Sixth Form Centre are the four States’ secondary schools in Guernsey. The schools form the Secondary School Partnership which is led by a unified Executive Leadership Team.

The reorganisation will see further development of the Secondary School Partnership and the reorganisation of the current educational estate into three 11-16 schools and a new purpose-built Sixth Form Centre. This will form part of a post 16 campus co-located with the Guernsey Institute. 

This is a permanent vacancy for an Assistant Headteacher - Curriculum. The person appointed will become Assistant Principal – Curriculum with a new Role Profile (found here) from September 2025.

Further information can be found here: www.gov.gg/ourfutureeducation. 

The successful candidates will be passionate about supporting and raising students’ individual achievements with innovative ideas to build on existing good practice, alongside being able to demonstrate excellence in teaching and learning. They will be part of a team who identify, support and enable personalised opportunities for students and deliver the Bailiwick Curriculum including a range of international and UK qualifications. We expect our staff to make a full contribution to the ethos, identity and life of their school, offering a commitment to the broad range of enrichment activities that are available. Those appointed will be committed to working in a school that is part of the Secondary School Partnership and the transition to the new secondary school model. 

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Job Description

This role comes with a competitive salary and entitlement to a pension scheme. 

For candidates who would be required to relocate to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, we also offer a relocation package to help with the cost of moving over to the Island. This relocation package offers different solutions depending on an individual’s circumstances.  

More detailed information can be found in the Relocation Directive below.  

This role offers off-Island candidates an 8-year Long Term Employment Permit (see details below). This permit will also enable candidates to bring immediate family members with them who will be permitted to work on the Island in any sector. There are also good schools on Island for those candidates looking to bring their families with them.  

For more information about Guernsey, please follow the below links. 

Relocation Directive 2024 

Getting to Know Guernsey Brochure  

Living and Working in Guernsey Brochure  

Employment Permit Information  

Contact: Vicky Godley, Principal on (01481) 224411 or email: vicky.godley@education.gg

We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role. Please do not email a CV to the contact shown above, applications should be submitted online. If you are unable to complete an online application please contact the Recruitment Team.

Closing Date: 12 November 2024