Head of Sixth Form

Required for September 2025

The Peterborough School (TPS) is an Independent Day School delivering exceptional education and nurturing children from Nursery through to Sixth Form. The School is set in beautiful and historic grounds with excellent facilities, in the heart of Peterborough, benefitting from both superb transport links and our own secure car park.

The Peterborough School is seeking to appoint an ambitious, well-qualified and inspirational individual to join our team from September 2025 as our new Head of Sixth Form. The successful candidate will work as a key academic and pastoral lead within the School, with critical importance for securing the excellent progress and wellbeing of all Sixth Form students. The new Head of Sixth Form will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team and be instrumental in the future development of our Sixth Form. The role would ideally suit an individual looking to make their mark and work towards further promotion in the future. The ability to teach within the Humanities Faculty could be an advantage.

At The Peterborough School we have high standards and expectations, and we are interested in education in the fullest sense. Our curricular and extra-curricular programme, combined with excellent pastoral support, reflect our commitment to ensuring that our pupils benefit from a first-class education in a supportive setting.

All of our staff are integral to this mission, inspiring and challenging the minds of our children, optimising their potential in the broadest sense, and  supporting each other to make this reality. Staff wellbeing is a key priority for the Governors and Senior Leadership Team and is promoted throughout the School.

We would love to hear from you if you have taken a look at our Person Specification and Job Description and think that you would like to learn more about us.

The School has its own salary scale and a generous contributory pension scheme; free school lunches and on-site staff parking, as well as other perks, including a teacher laptop for the provision of education, and an annual personal day that may be taken during term time. There is also a  generous fee remission for the children of teaching staff. The role commands a timetable allowance to undertake leadership responsibilities and an additional salary  enhancement.

The Peterborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

More details and an application form are available from the ‘Contact Us’ section of our website www.thepeterboroughschool.co.uk

Closing date: midday on Friday 28 February 2025

The Peterborough School, Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6AP