Assistant Headteacher for September 2026

Hornsey School for Girls, London, N8 9JF

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  24 April 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.50 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale L10 to L14 dependent on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

• Good Honours Degree

• Relevant in-service training eg safeguarding; wholeschool leadership

• Experience in staff recruitment, leading adepartment area

Skills & Aptitudes

• Teaching to at least a grade 2 equivalent standard

• Ability to lead, develop and motivate staff at a wholeschool level

• Ability to work in partnerships

• Ability to manage a budget

• Ability to plan and think strategically

• People management skills

• Time management

• Ability to use data and information effectively

• Ability to monitor and challenge under performance

• Ability to work with outside agencies

• Ability to successfully complete nationalaccreditation schemes relevant to continuedimprovement of the school

Personal Qualities

• Calm, Patient, Sense of Humour, Compassionate,Attention to detail, resilient

Knowledge

• Understanding of importance of safeguarding

• Experience of Performance Management

• Good knowledge of current educationaldevelopments

• Good knowledge of accountability measures andOfSTED requirements

• Specific whole school leadership of key area –Assessment, Data, Learning and Teaching, CPD,Pastoral

The specific duties for this post will be determined at interview based on skillset. The role will include whole school leadership of a key whole school area.

It will include line management of departments and year team(s) as well asspecific remits in raising standards across the school

What the school offers its staff

Work Benefits

Our school is committed to ensuring all employees have support and guidanceto ensure their mental wellbeing and work life balance is healthy.

Additionally the school offers:

• Enhanced PPA allocation in excess of STPCD

• Meeting schedules and timeframes shared at the start of the year toenable planning

• Directed time used to support CPE as well as operational management

• Welcomes flexible working applications and agree all those that meetthe business needs of the school

• Centralised detention systems to reduce demands on middle leaders/teachers

• Staff consulation group to share ideas and hear staff views

Hornsey School for Girls is an equal opportunities employer. We welcomeapplications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of race,gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age. We arecommitted to supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce and will makeany reasonable adjustments required to enable access to employmentopportunities for disabled applicants, or to support the continuedemployment of any staff member who develops a disabling condition.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. DBS check required

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

AHT Sept 2026.pdf - 227 KB (opens in new tab)

HSG_RecruitmentPack_Sept2025_AHT_Draft 15.04.2026.pdf - 2.24 MB (opens in new tab)

About Hornsey School for Girls

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 663 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hornsey School for Girls website
• Email address: personnel@hornseyschool.com
• Phone number: 02083486191
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hornsey-school-for-girls

 Hornsey School for Girls is consistently recognised as a high Performing School by National Standards 
 
Pupils enjoy school and are safe. They spoke of the sense of family they get from being in a small school. Relationships between staff and pupils are positive. They reflect respect and kindness, both of which are at the core of this community school’s ethos. Ofsted 2022 

Hornsey School for Girls lives and breathes its motto – ‘The better prepared the stronger’. We recognise
that our students have limitless potential and our school will create, through its experiences and teaching,
the next generation of leaders, innovators and social change. We know that in extremely competitive
environments in the workplace as well as academically, preparation to succeed is critical. Academia is
important to us – but not at the cost of the emotional wellbeing of our school community. For students
this means we support their wellbeing every step of the way. We also value our staff team. We want all of
our team to have a healthy work/life balance and have a confidential employee assistance programme in
place.

Arranging a visit to Hornsey School for Girls

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@hornseyschool.com.

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