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Headteacher

St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls

Lambeth

  • £76,249 - £87,062 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
L21 - L27
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
20 April 2021

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Headteacher for our highly successful secondary school in Tulse Hill, South London. We are looking for an exceptional Christian leader with a clear vision and proven record of achieving excellence.

The successful candidate will

  • Be a person of high integrity and sound judgement
  • Fully embrace the school’s heritage and identity
  • Be strategic and bring a clear sense of priority
  • Foster healthy partnerships with local institutions and the wider community
  • Relish the challenges of a new era

ABOUT US

St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls is a Church of England School steeped in history and tradition. Originally established in 1699, it is the oldest girls’ school in England and is linked to the church of the same name in Trafalgar Square. The school is committed to closing the achievement gap between advantaged and non-advantaged students and inspiring students to learn. We are very proud of our remarkable history and how we have managed to open the opportunity gaps for our students, creating individuals who are confident, responsible, spiritual and successful.

Throughout our 320-year history, we have always kept a firm eye on securing futures for the young women we teach, something we know will continue for those who come through these historic doors in future years. In 1928, we moved to our current site in Tulse Hill, which was marked with an opening ceremony conducted by the Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. We celebrated our 90th anniversary of this last year, holding our Founders’ Day service in our founding church, one of the most famous churches in London, in one of the most famous squares in the world.

WITH LOVE AND LEARNING - CARITATE ET DISCIPLINA

The church and school are dedicated to St Martin of Tours and his inspiring story, riding on a horse and cutting his cloak in half to share with a beggar. Encapsulated by the school logo, Caritate et Disciplina, his message of love, selflessness and service remains just as relevant today.

The original philanthropic and charitable connections remain strong, something highlighted by Ofsted, who wrote: “The motto of the school, Caritate et Disciplina – with Love and Learning, is driven by all staff in a common endeavour to improve pupils’ life chances.” As a school, we connect with charitable activities through what we express as our St Martin’s stewardship vision that “Everyone Can Help Others”. We encourage all students to engage in social action and to develop their understanding of courageous advocacy and leadership.

Our Christian ethos is central to the school, and we have maintained our strong, founding Christian values, focusing on service, compassion, justice and perseverance. Because of the importance we place on this ethos, we constructed a chapel, which is used as a space for our students to visit at any time, no matter their faith. This was highlighted by SIAMS, who said: “Students, of all faiths and none, feel welcome and have a sense of value within the community.” We have encouraged the girls to make the chapel their own, and, working with a specialist glass artist, they designed and created stained-glass windows, which were blessed in St Martin-in-the-Fields church and dedicated by the bishop in our chapel.

NEXT STEPS

Please download, complete and return your application to Alicia Reynolds at schoolshr@lambeth.gov.uk quoting ‘St Martin’s Headship’ and your name in the subject line by Tuesday, 20 April 2021 at noon.

To arrange a visit to St Martin’s please email the Rev. Erica Wooff, Chair of Governors at wooff.e@stmartins.academy

Shortlisting will take place on Thursday, 22 April 2021 with interviews being held on Monday, 26 April 2021 and another day that week. We have visitor parking on site.

For more information about St Martin’s, please visit www.stmartins.academy

Attached documents

About St Martin in the Fields High School for Girls

"The motto of the school, Caritate et Disciplina - with Love and Learning, is driven by all staff in a common endeavour to improve pupils' life chances." Ofsted report, May 2018

Our aim is simple.  It is to provide an exceptional education for girls of all abilities where they are inspired to learn and are ambitious for the future.  It was the aim of our founders in 1699 and is still our aim today.  Our commitment to academic excellence and personal well-being is total. Our vision is to create a safe, caring, happy and inclusive community underpinned by our Christian values. We want our girls to shine and grow together in faith and knowledge, developing their unique gifts and talents both in the classroom and in the wider life of the school and beyond.  The students at St Martin's are at the heart of our purpose and vision.  They will be empowered to fulfil their learning potential because they are informed, ambitious, resilient; they respect and value education and being educated.  Our girls will fulfil their academic potential, but more than this, they will develop the skills, competencies and personal qualities and characteristics that will help them to be successful in the future in whatever route they choose to take.

A St Martin's Girl is articulate and charismatic, and will become:

  • RESPONSIBLE, with a strong sense of community, an understanding of the importance of courtesy,  appropriate behaviour  towards others and the environment.
  • CONFIDENT, able to think independently, confident in her academic and social capability and work within a strong moral framework.
  • SPIRITUAL, compassionately sensitive to the needs of others and self; instilled with a heightened sense of morality and culturally aware.
  • SUCCESSFUL, working hard, accepting challenges and being determined and scholarly, making exceptional progress.


Our motto, CARITATE ET DISCIPLINA - WITH LOVE AND LEARNING, embodies our vision and is timeless. Schooling, more than anything, is about achieving success and having a zest for learning with plenty of awe and wonder. Quite simply, St Martin's is a great place to work - for staff and students alike. Both academic and social achievement is supported, encouraged and celebrated.

The spiritual life of everyone associated with St Martin's is important to us; students, their families, staff, governors and visitors to the school.  As a Church of England school, we provide a learning environment where our Christian faith is lived out every day through worship, in our relationships and in teaching.  We are a caring and happy community where students find security, acceptance and an opportunity to develop their potential. In all that we do, we seek to show God's care for our students.  We value, respect and celebrate all cultures, all faiths and none because we are inspired by a welcoming, inclusive and loving God, seen in Jesus Christ and lived out through the Holy Spirit, alive in every person.

As a Church school, prayer and reflection are central to all that we do as they contribute to the spiritual development of the whole school community. We pray together daily and there are opportunities for Christian reflection outside collective worship.  We have a school prayer which we say together at the start of the school year, at the end of each term in our Church service and at special services such as St Martin’s Day and Founders Day. We also say the Lord’s Prayer and know that this is how the Lord taught us to pray.

Our focus is on delivering the highest quality all-round education for all students. Our priorities can be found here.

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