Headteacher
Freman College, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9BT35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L28 - L33 fringe
What skills and experience we're looking for
Trustees are looking to appoint an exceptional Headteacher with clear vision, well-developed, inspirational leadership qualities and the ability to build on our success and take the school forward into the years ahead.
Freman College is a successful, over-subscribed comprehensive upper school and single academy trust, committed to offering an outstanding education to all its students.
The Headteacher’s main role is to provide highly effective, professional leadership for the school which secures its continuing success and improvement, ensuring high quality education for all its students and excellent standards of learning, achievement and pastoral care.
As a result of the quality of relationships and our high expectations of students’ behaviour, the atmosphere around college is exceptionally calm and positive. It is something that visitors always comment on; teachers are able to teach and students are able to learn: and as a result, students achieve very well.
What the school offers its staff
Freman is a lovely place to work and to study. Its next Headteacher – who will be only the school’s fourth since 1975 – will lead a school that is in an extremely strong position. It is financially secure, academically successful, staffed by highly motivated specialists and populated by young people who are appreciative, thoughtful and talented.
This role would suit an applicant with experience as a Headteacher as well as applicants seeking their first Headteacher role.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Be the ‘standard bearer’ of the vision, values and ethos of Freman College
- Have the dynamism and a vision to move things forward
- Have outstanding interpersonal skills
- Have a passion for comprehensive education
- Have an outstanding ability to inspire and motivate colleagues and students
We will provide you with:
§ A school in a strong position: financially secure, academically successful and fully staffed by highly motivated specialists
§ An experienced and supportive Board of Trustees that will allow you strategic and operational autonomy, understanding their role in strategic leadership.
§ Inspiring students - young people who are appreciative, thoughtful and talented.
You are very welcome, and encouraged, to visit the school before applying. If you would like a tour of the college, please contact Sam Hebditch, the School Business Manager, on sh@freman.org.uk Shortlisted candidates who may not have visited previously are welcome to request this prior to interview. Visits do not form any part of the recruitment process
This appointment is supported by Theodora Nickson from ASCL’s Leadership Appointment Service. For further information or an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact Theodora on 07957 171075 or on theodora.nickson@ascl.org.uk; these opportunities do not form any part of the interview process.
If you feel inspired to find out more about the exciting opportunity to lead our school please download the application pack which can be found at Freman College | Job vacancies Please email your completed application and monitoring forms to theodora.nickson@ascl.org.uk
Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 12th January 2026. Applicants selected for interview will be informed on 16th January 2026. Interviews will be held on 21st and 22nd January 2026.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Freman College
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1022 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Freman College website
- Email address
- sh@freman.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01763271818
Upper school (13-18)
Arranging a visit to Freman College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sh@freman.org.uk.
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