Senior Deputy Headteacher

L28 - L32 Plus Outer London Weighting

This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the Headteacher on strategic and operational aspects of school leadership. You will have a successful track record in senior leadership, including at deputy head level, and an understanding of higher level leadership appropriate to this role. You will be passionate about educating girls in girls’ schools, a team player with demonstrated capacity, positive mindset and high levels of energy.  You will be ambitious to gain opportunities to develop into a strong candidate for headship.

QEGS is a high achieving, oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive converter academy. The school is the North London Hub for the National SCITT for training Mathematics and Physics teachers. As a training hub, we offer excellent CPD opportunities for our own staff, in-house, through external partnership and national programmes.

The school is a founding member of ICGS (International Coalition of Girls’ Schools) with over 561 girls’ schools across 24 countries globally, representing more than 350,000 students. The organisation is united in educating and empowering girls to be ethical, globally minded changemakers.

We are also a member of The National College, the streaming home for high-quality professional development in education. They provide everything you need to strengthen, manage and evidence your professional development in one place, on one platform.

Both memberships offer teachers a vast range of resources and CPD opportunities. 

We offer a valuable Employee Assistance Programme, with many benefits that support well-being, at no cost to employees. We are conveniently located within a 5 minute walk from High Barnet tube station, making us easily accessible, and also offer a multi-storey complimentary car parking facility to all of our employees.

Our teaching load allocations allow additional time for PPA (Planning, Preparation and Assessment). To support flexible working, staff have a timetabled early departure opportunity after lunch one afternoon per fortnight during a period identified as PPA on their timetable. The school is currently exploring what other steps it can take to offer further flexibility.

Employees also have complimentary access to our on-site fitness suite, swimming pool facilities and access to over 29 acres of land to enjoy.

Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such all candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

An application form and further information is available to download from our website www.qegschool.org.uk Please email your completed application form and accompanying letter to vacancies@qegschool.org.uk

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint ahead of the deadline.

Please note that, as part of the pre-employment process, we will undertake social media and other compliance checks. You will receive an email asking for your consent for the school to do so.

Closing Date:  Monday 28 April at 9.00am

Interview Dates: Thursday 1 May (long list) and Friday 2 May (short list) 

Visits to the school can be arranged by appointment from Monday 31 March to Thursday 3 April and again from Tuesday 22 April to Friday 26 April. Please email your request to vacancies@qegschool.org.uk and the school will aim to accommodate your request.