Head of Psychology

Stratford Girls' Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9HA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  3 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Psychology
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,443.00 - £54,575.00 Annually (FTE) MPS or UPS with TLC 2a

Head of Psychology job summary

Shape the Future of Psychology at Stratford Girls’ Grammar School

Are you ready to lead one of the country’s most successful Psychology departments in a school where excellence meets opportunity? At Stratford Girls’ Grammar School, we combine outstanding academic achievement with a warm, inclusive community. Our students are bright, motivated, and eager to learn; bringing energy and ambition to every lesson. As Head of Psychology, you will join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth, all within a beautiful campus that blends heritage with cutting-edge facilities.

Inspire, Innovate, and Make a Lasting Impact

Psychology is one of our flagship Sixth Form subjects, attracting over seventy enthusiastic students each year and consistently achieving exceptional results. Our department’s reputation is built on high achievement, innovative teaching, and a passion for the subject. Here, you will have the privilege of shaping young minds, fostering critical thinking, and guiding students towards prestigious universities and exciting careers. Whether you’re an experienced leader or an ambitious teacher ready for the next step, you’ll find the support, resources, and professional development you need to thrive.

Join a School Where You Can Flourish

We invite you to become part of a forward-thinking, supportive staff team in a school judged Outstanding by Ofsted. Enjoy a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with state-of-the-art facilities and a culture that celebrates individuality and teamwork. If you share our vision for academic excellence and want to inspire the next generation, we would love to hear from you. Open the further details to discover more about this exciting opportunity and take the next step in your career with us. We welcome applications from experienced teachers as well as those early in their career or returning to teaching. The school would consider applications from those seeking a full-time position with the ability to teach Maths or Computing.

This school is committed to safeguarding, equality of opportunity, and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding, equality of opportunity, and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

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.

About Stratford Girls' Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 831 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Stratford Girls' Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/stratford-girls-grammar-school

Would you like to make a difference in a school where you can?
Recently judged by Ofsted as Outstanding, Stratford Girls' Grammar School is an extraordinary place to teach and work in, with high academic standards, a genuine community spirit and high levels of enthusiasm shown by our students. They are bright, engaged and highly motivated, hence results are outstanding at all levels. Without doubt, they are a stimulating group of young people to guide, support and work with.

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