CURRICULUM LEADER FOR DANCE

Permanent - Full Time / Part Time

Salary : MPS / UPS with TLR 2a

Required: September 2026

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic Middle Leader to head our vibrant Dance department, taking outcomes and participation to the next level, whilst sustaining the highest standards of innovation and creative practice. The successful candidate must have the ability to teach across all key stages and be committed to promoting outstanding teaching and learning. You will be a creative and dynamic practitioner, demonstrating a passion for their subject and a commitment to raising standards for our Dance students. 

We are looking for a colleague who:

● has the vision and motivation necessary to drive forward school improvement

● has the required knowledge, skills and experience to implement a high level strategy within the Dance department and to develop engagement across the whole school

● has excellent interpersonal and communication skills to inspire and motivate all members of our school community

● has a view of education that promotes all aspects of a young person’s development

Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:

• Every staff member has a voice and opportunities for whole school improvements

• Flexible personalised staff training

• Opportunities to lead whole school projects

• Excellent opportunities for career progression

• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

• Free onsite parking and an onsite Cafe

St Albans Girls’ School:

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

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

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

• offers excellent opportunities for career development with a comprehensive ECT programme

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@aetrust.uk.

Closing Date for applications: Monday 23 February before 9.00am

Interview Date: week commencing 23 February 2026 (or earlier for strong applicants)

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.  

STAGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at STAGS is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

St Albans Girls' School is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and encouraging challenge.

We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our pluralistic society and the ethnic make-up of the student population in the UK.  People of colour are currently under-represented on our staff team/governing board. We are keen to attract applications from a diverse pool of candidates and determined to be a fully inclusive employer, and a great workplace for people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority heritage as well as White heritage.