Required for April or September 2026. 

Stopsley High School is looking to recruit a highly motivated, resilient, and focused Senior Leader who will form an integral part of Stopsley High School’s Senior Leadership Team.

We welcome applications from current Senior Leaders as well as Middle Leaders who have a proven track record and are ready for the next stage in the career progression for Senior Leadership.

The Senior Leader will play a key role in the development of the School's Improvement Plan and help design, develop and implement systems, policies and procedures to ensure that School Improvement activities are highly effective. This is a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified current Senior Leader or Middle Leader who wants to make a real difference to the students at Stopsley High School.

The successful candidate will be able to engage, inspire and challenge students and staff. The candidate will be values driven and have a clear moral compass and belief that students must receive an outstanding education, which is reflected in outstanding student outcomes.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school. 

• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives.

• Managing staff and resources to that end.

• Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives.

• Supporting and reinforcing high and consistent standards of work and behaviour from students within the school community.

• Maintaining the most effective standards of teaching, learning and assessment through exceptional support for colleagues.

• As part of the teaching staff, deliver highly effective lessons across the age range.

Stopsley High School has been on a rapid improvement journey which included academising in September 2021 and joining the Middlesex Learning Trust. The School has benefitted from collaborative networking across the three schools, opportunities to showcase good practice and access to innovative training opportunities.  All of this hard work culminated in an incredibly positive Ofsted in September 2022, in which the school was graded as “Good” in all areas. This is an exciting opportunity to join an incredibly ambitious Trust and a highly motivated and determined Senior Leadership Team at Stopsley High School team.

There are a multitude of benefits to working at Stopsley High School, with Middlesex Learning Trust to support. Benefits include but is not limited to:

• Access to fantastic facilities at Stopsley High School in our state of the art school built in 2016, including access to our fitness suite which is free for staff

• A comprehensive New Staff Induction programme including a range of personalised CPD opportunities 

• A supportive staff body who enjoy working collaboratively

• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing

• Access to excellent teacher training provision via the SCITT within the Trust, based at The Compton School. SCITT has been graded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in June 2022.

• Career pathways and a strong history of promotion across the Trust

• Excellent public transport and road links to the rest of the UK and Europe

We would be happy to welcome you for a tour of the school and to get more information before applying, if you would like to do this please contact recruitment@stopsleyhighschool.co.uk 

How to apply?

Please complete an application form and email this to recruitment@stopsleyhighschool.co.uk 

Who are we?

Stopsley High School is part of Middlesex Learning Trust (MLT) – a Multi-Academy Trust consisting of 3 large secondary schools. The key purpose of MLT is to deliver the best possible education for our students, to enable them to maximise their progress, academically, socially and emotionally, ready to take their place in society as positive and successful adults. We are a modern, aspirational school that believes in the importance of unlocking each student’s potential. We achieve this by ensuring every student has the opportunity to grow and develop both inside and outside of the classroom.

Applications will be considered for interview as they are received, so early submission is recommended. 

Middlesex Learning Trust and Stopsley High School are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.