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Head of Junior School

Head of Junior School

Wimbledon High School

Wimbledon

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
9 November 2018

Job overview

With a prestigious history of educating girls to go out into the world and make a difference, WHS is an exciting and dynamic school, proud to be a beacon Girls’ Day School Trust school and with a worldwide reputation for pastoral and academic innovation and outstanding teaching and learning at every level. 

Pioneers in the Creative Curriculum and with a clear agenda to promote cross-curricular learning across the school through its STEAM initiative, WHS embraces the joy of discovery and the great and ongoing adventure of learning. 

Our girls achieve excellent results at every stage but more than that, they love to learn and they love being at school. That engagement, warmth and sense of community is at the heart of all we do.

The school is now seeking a forward-thinking, ambitious and imaginative Junior Head with great energy and a sense of fun to lead its Junior School and to play a key role in developing and delivering the whole school strategic vision.

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, with 23 schools and two academies throughout England and Wales. Founded in 1872, the GDST now educates 19,000 students and employs 3,500 staff.

Further information on Wimbledon High School and the GDST can be found at www.wimbledonhigh.gdst.net and www.gdst.net 

A candidate brief can be downloaded from www.odgers.com/69262 

Covering letters, CVs and application forms should be submitted by 12.00 on Friday 9 November 2018.

Wimbledon High School and the GDST (Registered 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 Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Wimbledon High School

Wimbledon High School GDST is a popular and academically very successful school.

We are a centre of excellence, demonstrating thought leadership and taking a lead in girls’ education. Our innovative pastoral programme, GROW, is at the core of what we do and what we offer: this is above all a friendly and happy school. 

The first school to hold a ‘failure week’ back in 2012, we follow this up every year with initiatives to encourage risk-taking and resilience. The guru of GRIT, Angela Duckworth, visited Wimbledon High in 2016, and Steve Biddulph in 2017. We believe this ethos, together with an expansive co-curricular and partnerships programme, leads to unselfconscious students, comfortable in their own skin and highly active in all areas of school life, with student leaders organising annual Happiness Festivals and Clever Clogs conferences. 

Academically, we have truly embraced cross-curricular learning, with two scientists in residence working across Juniors and Seniors to foster STEAM. The skills of problem solving, creativity and collaboration, together with the girls’ experiences of finding their voices and having their say, prepares them for what is likely to be an ever changing work environment and jobs which we cannot yet imagine. Our Year 13 stride out of WHS ready to take on the world and shake it up.    

Our school aims:

Stepping in: we aim for every girl to feel known, supported, confident and able to shine at Wimbledon High.

Striding out:  we aim for every girl to leave us prepared to shape the society in which she lives and works.

We will do this, across the school by:

· Encouraging resilience, independence and kindness

· Nurturing curiosity, scholarship and a sense of wonder

· Promoting excellent teaching and learning

· Running a broad, inspiring co-curricular programme

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