Development Director
Chesham Grammar School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BA17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
29 September 2025 at 1pm
Date listed
12 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £40,835.00 - £45,072.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata £20,871 - £23,037
Development Director job summary
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for education. We are seeking a dynamic Development Director to lead and grow our development fund preferably with experience in education or the charity sector.
You will join a small team of experienced staff and work closely with the Headteacher.
Chesham Grammar School is an outstanding and popular co-educational grammar school with over 1300 students on roll (400 in the Sixth Form).
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT CHESHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL:
Chesham Grammar School is one of the largest employers in the town of Chesham. We know that our staff are our most important resource and we try to do all we can to look after them. Our vision is for everyone at CGS to enjoy, achieve and belong. This applies to staff and students alike. Some of the benefits of working at CGS are:
A strong commitment to ensuring staff workload is manageable and to staff wellbeing
Minimum 14% PPA for all teachers (more for TLR holders)
Engaging, highly motivated and able students
High staff retention
Staff social events
London Fringe Allowance
Access to the generous local government pension (LGPS)
A comprehensive induction programme for new staff
Strong commitment to ongoing staff CPD, including support for NPQs
Free on-site parking
Cycle to work scheme
Subsidised gym membership at Chesham Leisure Centre (next door to the school)
APPLICATIONSPlease complete an application form via the “mynewterm” portal (follow link: https://mynewterm.com/school/Chesham-Grammar-School/137091)
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:Monday 29 September 2025, midday
INTERVIEW DATE: w/c 6 October 2025
We reserve the right to interview and appoint on application. Early applications are encouraged to
avoid disappointment
Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Chesham Grammar School, our vision is for everyone to enjoy, achieve and belong. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is one way in which we seek to fulfill this for everyone in our diverse and vibrant school community
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
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 Chesham Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1326 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chesham Grammar School website
Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational.
Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.
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