HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL
Required for January or April 2025
We are looking for the next Head of our Junior School to shape a new chapter for the Junior School, aligned to our whole school ethos and vision. You will be a member of the school’s leadership team and enjoy collegiate support as well as significant autonomy in the day-to-day running of the Junior School.
The
Junior School is oversubscribed, and benefits from an experienced and
hardworking team of colleagues and a supportive parent community. Pupils are
inquisitive, bright and full of energy and ideas. It is a delight to spend time
with them.
This
role would suit a serving Junior or Prep Head keen to lead one of the foremost
Junior Schools in the UK, or an experienced Deputy Head.
We can offer:
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A positive working environment within an extremely
well-resourced school where excellent relationships between staff and students
are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a
consequence.
·
A highly competitive salary
structure based on, but substantially above, national scales. This role will be
paid according to
experience and qualifications.
·
The opportunity to develop
professionally; improve and extend your knowledge; develop skills and
experience; share outstanding and innovative practice; and contribute to the
development of a challenging and supportive learning environment in and outside
of the classroom.
·
A strong supportive leadership team that
prioritises student and staff health and well-being.
·
Other benefits include membership of the TPS, free lunches during term
time, season ticket loan, Employee Assistant Programme, free use of the
swimming pool and fitness suite, Cycle to Work and Eye Care Schemes, and fee
remission.
How
to make an application:
NLCS
have engaged the services of Minerva to support with this appointment. Please
visit: https://www.minervasearch.com/current-opportunities/head-of-junior-school-north-london-collegiate-school/ for more information and how
to apply.
NLCS is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of all staff to
share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the
post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments
will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of
police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from
previous employers. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.
Website: www.nlcs.org.uk
Alice Speers
alice@minervaserach.com
North London Collegiate School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here are a preview of the questions/headings: