Junior School Deputy Head

Northwood College for Girls is seeking a Deputy Head (Director of Studies) to bring their energy and vision to lead the Junior School into the next phase of its development.

We value academic rigour and instil it with joy. Central to our teaching is our Thinking Skills approach. We teach the girls not merely to learn, but how to learn. 

The successful candidate will be an inspiring and impactful teacher, who will lead others by example. They will take an avid interest in pedagogy, and look to incorporate the best new and existing practice into the teaching culture of the Junior School.

The successful candidate will lead the development and delivery of the curriculum in the Junior School so that all the girls receive a high quality, diverse and challenging education.  

They will be eager to play their part in the strategic development of the whole school’s education, and be a passionate and skilful advocate of NWC’s holistic education. They will endorse our ambition to educate the girls in ways which will enable them to thrive in the modern world.

Applicants should be willing to teach across the Key Stage 2 curriculum.  

About Northwood College for Girls and the Junior School:

Set in a vibrant environment that simply buzzes with dynamic energy, excitement, curiosity and the sense of discovery, the Junior School constitutes a challenging, inspirational and all-rounded education in itself, as well as providing the important bridge to our highly academic Senior School.

Northwood College for Girls is an independent, academically selective day school for approximately 840 girls aged 3-18. Excellence, courage and integrity are the three fundamental qualities that underpin a Northwood College education.  Girls are encouraged to be emotionally resilient, to learn from success and challenge and to communicate with clarity and assurance.

NWC is at an exhilarating moment in its evolution under its new Head, Zara Hubble, and with exciting school development projects around the corner. The successful candidate will be similarly ambitious for the school, and for the Junior School, in particular.

Benefits:

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Good transport links 
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and an application form please visit the school’s website by clicking the apply button.

Applications must be received by 4pm on Monday 4 February 2019.

Interviews will take place the following week.

Northwood College for Girls and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.