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Assistant Headteacher

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF

This job expired on 19 January 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  19 January 2022 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: LPS L12-L16

Assistant Headteacher job summary

Assistant Headteacher Vacancy
Full-time, L12-L16, Required for September 2022

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school with a mixed sixth form. Ofsted judge us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015 and since September 2019 we have been designated a Computing Hub by DfE. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our outstanding team in an excellent school.

The successful candidate will be quick thinking, articulate, and a creative leader.

We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate:
a track record of outstanding teaching
a strong academic portfolio
excellent interpersonal and communication skills
a capacity for hard work and commitment to team work
calm, good humour and common sense
energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to securing excellence in all that you do.

The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and healthcare scheme.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted)

Thank you for the interest you have shown in working with us. Please be aware that pre-interview tours are unavailable.

Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/ Please complete a letter of application (no more than two sides of A4, font size 12 please) together with our application form and return these to Michelle Starns, PA to the Headteacher via mstarns@mggs.org .

Closing Date: 8am on Wednesday, 19th January 2022
Interviews - Day One: Monday, 24th January 2022
Interviews - Day Two for successful candidates: Tuesday, 25th January 2022

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This job post has expired.

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Assistant Headteacher Job Description January 2022.pdf - 116 KB (opens in new tab)

Assistant Headteacher Person Specification Jan 2022.pdf - 109 KB (opens in new tab)

About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1274 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Maidstone Grammar School for Girls website
• Email address: mstarns@mggs.org
• Phone number: 01622 752103
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,270 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 360. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

If you wish to find out more about MGGS please visit our website at https://www.mggs.org/ and to take a virtual tour please visit https://youtu.be/kuqmn-D4AJY

Arranging a visit to Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mstarns@mggs.org.

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