Director of Junior School
Northampton High School
Northamptonshire
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive salary plus benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 November 2024
Job overview
Northampton High School is a leading independent girls' day school with a strong reputation for academic excellence, expert pastoral care, and a dynamic co-curricular provision packed with opportunity. Steeped in 145 years of history, but housed in a purpose-built modern building, the School is a community that values its traditions whilst adopting a forward-looking approach to every aspect of the pupils’ educational journey. As a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), Northampton High School’s staff and pupils benefit from multiple opportunities to learn, develop, and grow as part of the single most powerful and effective school network in the country.
Northampton High School now seeks a strategic and charismatic leader to bring an exciting vision for the Junior School as part of a thriving and high-performing through-school. Northampton High School has a truly distinctive ethos, focused on encouraging their girls to believe in themselves and to define success in their own terms. The Director of Junior School will bring the marketing and communication skills to grow pupil numbers and the creativity to evolve the Junior School’s educational provision to position it as a market-leader in the region.
The successful candidate will be an inspiring leader with energy, vision, and drive. They will be a highly visible leader, with the strength of intellect, communication skills and gravitas to work well with pupils, staff and parents and play an important role within the whole school Senior Leadership Team. A passionate believer in girls’ education, the ideal candidate will be a first-class ambassador for the Northampton High School community.
Benefits:
As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Membership of the GDST Flexible Pension Plan with up to 18% employer contribution and flexibility to generate a pay top-up of up to 10% of pensionable salary in lieu of pension
- Free life assurance benefit
- BUPA private medical insurance
- 36 week school year across 3 terms with a 2 week half term in the autumn
- Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured, offering 24 hour wellbeing, support and advice services
- Free lunches for all staff during term time
- Training grants for qualifications
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchases and travel season tickets
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- In-school wellbeing activities such as yoga, fitness classes, wellbeing walks
- Good transport links and free parking
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
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The closing date for applications is 08:30 GMT on Thursday 7th November 2024.
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About Northampton High School
- Northampton High School
- Newport Pagnell Road, Hardingstone, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN4 6UU
- United Kingdom
Northampton High School is an independent, selective girls’ day school for pupil aged two to 18. It is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), a registered charity and proprietor of 25 independent schools, and has approximately 500 pupils. It is located in Hardingstone, Northampton. Before moving to its current, purpose-built location set over 27 acres, it was based in Derngate, in Northampton town centre.
Headmistress
Dr May Lee
Values and vision
At Northampton High School, we believe in a complete education that’s made for girls and young women. Everything about our school is carefully considered from our purpose-built site to our inspirational teachers and our first-class pastoral care.
Our school is bursting with spirited students who we encourage to learn without limits.
We’re not here to pigeonhole or conform to stereotypes. Instead, we encourage our girls to be curious and independent, resilient and brave; to lead and be individuals whilst recognising the value of collaboration and teamwork.
In doing so, we turn “can we?” into “we can!”, unleashing the potential in a generation of girls and young women who can go on and define a future on their own terms.
ISI report
“The quality of the pupils’ achievements and their learning, attitudes and basic skills is excellent. The school is successful in meeting its aim to enable girls to achieve their academic, creative and athletic potential."
“Pupils show high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills; they are able to develop their talents and to achieve success both as individuals and in teams...Pastoral care is outstanding, with effective measures in place to ensure that girls are well supported, securely safeguarded and encouraged to embrace opportunities”
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