HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

Required for January or April 2025

We are looking for the next Head of our Junior School to shape a new chapter for the Junior School, aligned to our whole school ethos and vision. You will be a member of the school’s leadership team and enjoy collegiate support as well as significant autonomy in the day-to-day running of the Junior School.

The Junior School is oversubscribed, and benefits from an experienced and hardworking team of colleagues and a supportive parent community. Pupils are inquisitive, bright and full of energy and ideas. It is a delight to spend time with them.

This role would suit a serving Junior or Prep Head keen to lead one of the foremost Junior Schools in the UK, or an experienced Deputy Head.

We can offer:

·         A positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school where excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.

·         A highly competitive salary structure based on, but substantially above, national scales. This role will be paid according to experience and qualifications.

·         The opportunity to develop professionally; improve and extend your knowledge; develop skills and experience; share outstanding and innovative practice; and contribute to the development of a challenging and supportive learning environment in and outside of the classroom.

·         A strong supportive leadership team that prioritises student and staff health and well-being.

·         Other benefits include membership of the TPS, free lunches during term time, season ticket loan, Employee Assistant Programme, free use of the swimming pool and fitness suite, Cycle to Work and Eye Care Schemes, and fee remission.

How to make an application: 

NLCS have engaged the services of Minerva to support with this appointment. Please visit: https://www.minervasearch.com/current-opportunities/head-of-junior-school-north-london-collegiate-school/ for more information and how to apply.

NLCS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions as the post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Website: www.nlcs.org.uk