Headteacher

Permanent / Full Time

Leadership Scale: L32 - L39

Required: April 2025

We wish to appoint an exceptional and inspiring Headteacher with the wisdom, experience and confidence to take the school forward. The successful candidate will be a strong, approachable, compassionate and supportive leader demonstrating the highest levels of professionalism within the STAGS community. The ability to further enhance an outward facing school working with others in the wider Trust and beyond, in a climate of mutual respect and challenge, to champion best practice and secure excellent achievements for all students is essential for this role. 

We are seeking someone who:

• Has proven leadership abilities including excellent management and communication skills with the ability to motivate others

• Can lead by example with integrity, creativity, resilience and clarity drawing on their own scholarship, expertise and skills of those around them

• Will initiate and manage change and improvement in pursuit of exceptional standards and strategic objectives

• Has undertaken extensive training, ideally including NPQH

Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

• Excellent facilities

• All staff encouraged and supported in their personal development

• Desirable location to live or work

• Rail links to London and easy commute from M1 and M25

St Albans Girls’ School:

• is graded an Outstanding World Class school with over 1,400 students with high standards of behaviour, attitudes and attendance 

• is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school in St Albans

• GCSE results place us in the top 100 secondary school in the country and the top 3% nationally for student progress

• offers excellent opportunities for career development both within the school and wider Trust 

For further details please visit www.stags.herts.sch.uk.  

We are happy to discuss the position with you further, please email us at hr@stags.herts.sch.uk.

Closing Date for applications:   24 June 2024, by 9.00am

Interview Dates:  8 and 9 July 2024

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.   We seek to ensure that all our staff feel valued, supported and enjoy exceptional professional development opportunities. For more information about ATLAS please visit our website.  

St Albans Girls' School is part of the ATLAS Multi Academy Trust based in Hertfordshire together with The Adeyfield Academy and Beech Hyde Primary School & Nursery. Our vision is to build a collaborative partnership of schools that provide outstanding educational provision through challenge and promoting excellence.