Deputy Head
The Nobel School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HS31 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
22 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
22 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Pay Scale 19 - 23
Additional allowances
Leadership Pay Scale 19 - 23
Deputy Head job summary
Thank you for your interest in this vacancy. A rare and new opportunity has arisen at The Nobel School, and we are seeking to appoint an inspirational, ambitious, and hardworking Deputy Headteacher to complement our leadership team. The successful candidate will lead on Teaching and Learning and the Curriculum.
Our school community is built around a clear set of values: Ready, Respectful and Safe. These values underpin our expectations for behaviour, learning and relationships across the school. The Nobel School is a very exciting and vibrant Ofsted rated “Good” secondary school with nearly 1500 on roll, covering the full age and ability range, the majority of whom continue their education into our flourishing sixth form.
The job specification and role description can be found within the recruitment pack. This pack provides an overview of the school and what we are looking for in a successful candidate. Please ensure you read this carefully before preparing your letter of application (via the My New Term form), which should clearly demonstrate the skills and experience you would bring to the role. Applications should be via My New Term - CVs will not be accepted.
We would strongly encourage prospective candidates to arrange a tour of the school. We will be running tours on w/c 23rd March and w/c 13th April. To book a tour, please contact Sue Crow, PA to the Headteacher, suzanne.crow@nobel.herts.sch.uk or call 01438 222600.
If you have any queries, please email hr@nobel.herts.sch.uk
Application deadline: 22nd April 2026
Interviews: 27
th
& 28th April 2026The Nobel School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2025).
The Nobel School is committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status.
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Nobel School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1490 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Nobel School website
We are committed to delivering an education that provides students with the relevant skills and experiences to prepare them for further education and the world of work, but also to develop their character to become fully fledged members of society. The school has been recently retained an OFSTED rating of ‘Good’ (June 2023).
We are seeking a highly qualified, enthusiastic, committed and successful teacher of sociology to make a contribution to an exceptionally strong and collaborative team. The successful candidate must be committed to providing high quality teaching and learning for all students. ECTs are welcome to apply, and we will be happy to discuss the support we can offer you as you continue your professional development.
Our lovely school has made tremendous progress in recent years. At KS4 our students’ make excellent progress, above that of other schools nationally. Performance in English and maths are above national trends. The school has made excellent progress in Ebacc subjects as well as our other option subjects. In addition, the school has made significant improvements for vulnerable groups. The size of The Nobel School Sixth Form has increased year on year, with students achieving fantastic results and progressing into further education. Each year we have students placed at Oxford or Cambridge, into medicine degrees and many other destinations or careers.
Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactoryreferences. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.
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