Head
St Francis' College
Hertfordshire
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025 or Soon after
- Apply by:
- 6 January 2025
Job overview
St. Francis’ College
Independent, Girls, Day and Boarding
HEAD
To start, September 2025 or soon after
The Inspired Learning Group is seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational Head for St. Francis’ College, Letchworth
Set in the midst of Letchworth Garden City, St. Francis’ College is a leading girls’ day and boarding school that has been providing a first-class education for girls for 90 years, blending traditional values and a modern vision. The College aims to provide stimulating education, based on our values of DREAMS, which enables students to thrive in an ever-changing global environment.
St. Francis’ College has been recognised for its outstanding academic results, pastoral support and the extensive range of extracurricular activities available for students. Shown in 2024 at GCSE 49% of all grades achieved were grades 9-8 (A*), and at A Level 25% of all grades were at A*.
This appointment is an exciting opportunity for an existing or aspiring Head with the skills and experience to guide the College through the coming years. The College has an excellent reputation in the local area and as a result of the development of the Nursery with ILG, the College is in a period of significant growth
The new Head must be willing to work closely in partnership with ILG, but also have the strength and independence to make their own decisions for the benefit of the College and its community.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Monday 6th January 2025.
Applications should be made electronically to Tom Havard at Inspired Learning Group.
You should submit the following (both in PDF format):
• A completed application form
• A covering letter addressed to Vernon Hales, Chair of Governors. The letter should explain your reasons for applying.
If you have any questions about uploading your application documents, please contact Tom Havard, Head of Recruitment and Resourcing at Inspired Learning Group, tom@inspiredlearninggroup.co.uk, 07706323847
The Inspired Learning Group is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, identity checks, qualification checks and employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps within employment, two satisfactory references and registration with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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About St Francis' College
- St Francis' College
- Broadway, Letchworth Garden City
- Hertfordshire
- SG6 3PJ
- United Kingdom
A Warm Welcome To St. Francis’ College
Set in the midst of Letchworth Garden City, St. Francis’ College has been providing a first-class education for girls for over 90 years, blending traditional values and a modern vision. Our campus is situated in the heart of leafy Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, within walking distance of the railway station and a short drive from the A1M. Letchworth is conveniently situated between north London and Cambridge.
The College is a vibrant, warm, and friendly community where relationships (and dreams) really matter. We are extremely proud of the meaningful relationships that exist between students, their teachers, and our parent body. It is the power of these relationships which produces students who achieve extraordinary academic outcomes, but who are also well-rounded, gifted in several areas and who enter the world as confident, kind and determined individuals.
We are a diverse and inclusive community where students are taught the importance of kindness, tolerance, and respect for themselves, for others and for their learning. We welcome families of all faiths and of no faith.
Join Our Team
At St. Francis’ you can expect to work alongside passionate, committed, and supportive colleagues – whether that be in a teaching or a support role. We provide an excellent education for pupils, and we need outstanding teachers, nursery teachers and support staff to help us continue to do that. We are also committed to providing an inspiring environment for staff. If you are seeking a career in education, combined with professional growth, then St. Francis’ might just be the ideal environment for you.
This is an exciting time to join the team at the College. The academic year commencing September 2024 sees the launch of our unique St. Francis’ Curriculum 24, which has been specifically crafted to ensure our students thrive in a different world through the development of vital personal skills such as critical thinking, adaptability and analytical abilities. With as much focus on personal development as on academic success (our academic results are consistently outstanding), our character-based curriculum is designed to:
· Build self-confident, ambitious young people.
· Develop modern and global citizens of the future.
· Help students embrace a changing workplace by developing the core skills of creativity, collaboration and communication.
· Empower students by offering significantly more individual freedom than at other schools on the subjects they decide to study at GCSE.
· Inspire students to dream bigger and equip them to achieve their goals by instilling our DREAMS values: determination; resilience; empowerment; appreciation; motivation; security.
Working At St. Francis’
St. Francis’ College is part of the Inspired Learning Group. Our benefits package is designed to help you when you need it and enable you to be at your best. As a valued employee of ILG, we offer a generous benefits scheme that gives a wide range of discounts and wellbeing treatments, consisting of:
- Holidays
- Additional Half A Day Personal Day
- Fee Discount
- Refer A Friend
- Pension Scheme
- Training & Development
Health and Wellbeing
- Doctor Line
- Scanning Service
- Best Doctors
- Telephone Counselling
- Face to Face counselling
- Therapy Treatments
- Dental, Optical & Chiropody
- Gym Discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
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