Head
Brighton Girls
Brighton and Hove
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 May 2019
Job overview
Brighton Girls (recently rebranded from Brighton and Hove High School) is a lively and forward-thinking day school in the heart of a vibrant city. In the school’s unique family environment, girls are enabled to fulfil their academic and creative potential and learn without limits.
Established in 1876 as one of the founding schools of The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), Brighton Girls is proud of its strong academic track record, history of nurturing the talents of individuals and radical roots that are part of the school’s DNA. Today, the school offers an all through education to more than 500 girls aged 3-18 across two sites: a Prep School located in Hove and a High School and Sixth Form in Brighton.
Following the recently launched rebranding strategy and a commitment to further investment in the facilities, the GDST Council invites applications for the role of Head from candidates with the vision to make this school the first choice for all parents and girls in Sussex. Candidates will be innovative and ambitious, and will take pride in working in a place that every day helps shape the lives of future generations of women.
Further information on Brighton Girls, GDST can be found at www.bhhs.gdst.net
A candidate brief can be downloaded from www.odgers.com/72210
Covering letters, CVs and application forms should be submitted by Thursday 23 May 2019.
Brighton Girls and the GDST (charity no. 306983) 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 DBS.
About Brighton Girls
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Why join Brighton Girls?
Brighton Girls’ is an all-through independent school for girls aged 4 to 18 located in Brighton, East Sussex. As specialists in girls’ education, we tailor our teaching to the way girls learn best, and instil in them that there’s no limit to what they can achieve.
As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls played a significant role in the history of girls’ education. Our staff benefit from our 140-year history of excellence and innovation, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to complement school-based INSET days, and also funding grants for individual courses of study. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself.
Brighton Girls is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are working hard to achieve a more inclusive working environment where all staff can flourish and contribute to the school’s success and we actively encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Our aim is to have a workforce that represents the vibrancy and diversity of our students and wider society.
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