Vice Principal
Reading Girls' School
Reading
- £75,675 - £83,464 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L18 - L22
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 8 May 2025
Job overview
Reading Girls’ School is a dynamic and welcoming community, serving the educational needs of girls from the ages of 11 to 16 from a diverse local community.
We are seeking to appoint a Vice Principal who will assist the Principal by providing dynamic leadership and management, sharing and modelling the school's vision and values.
You will be responsible for developing, delivering and lead pastoral care across the school, including being the DSL (strategic), overseeing student attitudes and behaviour, attendance, and student wellbeing.
Our aim is a very clear one: to provide the best possible life-chances for every student. To that end, we challenge our students to the very edge of their academic capabilities whilst providing wrap-around support towards those goals.
We are part of the successful Thames Learning Trust. In October 2016, we moved into our new school building which has provided us with a 21st century learning environment.
We are committed to staff continuous professional development (CPD) and make sure teachers have the most up-to-date and relevant specialist knowledge in their subject areas.”
If you believe that you are the right person for this role, we look forward to hearing from you.
We also have a forward-thinking Employee Assistance Programme, a Medical Cash Plan, Wider Wallet benefit hub, eyecare vouchers, no lesson cover and generous non-teaching time allocation. As we are close to the centre of Reading, travel connections are first-rate, with the M4 and M3 within easy reach, as well as the mainline rail station (with fast connections to London).
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Closing date: noon, 8 May 2025
Interview Date: Monday 19 May 2025
For more information please visit our website: www.readinggirlsschool.co.uk
We welcome visits to the school and if you would like to arrange a visit please contact eshort@readinggirlsschool.net
If you have any questions about the position please contact Marika Farrugia head@readinggirlsschool.net
No applications will be considered without an application form and if you wish to complete a school application, please visit our website above.
Thames Learning Trust is committed to adhering to the DFE guidance "Keeping Children Safer Education". It is the individual's responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the School. Satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance & social media check is required for this post. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You are required to comply with the school’s Health and Safety policy at all times.
The Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. We wish to further develop a diverse community and encourage applications from all sections of society.
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About Reading Girls' School
We are extremely proud of our school which aims to fulfil the potential of each and every student within a caring and stimulating environment.
Principal's Welcome...
May I take this opportunity to welcome you to our school. We are a partially selective girls’ school, in south Reading. Our aim is a very clear one which is to provide the best life-chances possible for every student . To that end, we challenge our students to the very edge of their academic capabilities whilst providing wrap-around support towards those goals. I believe in the importance of stepping out of one’s comfort zone, in order to improve. Consequently, our vision is under pinned by the value placed on LEARNING.
Leadership at all levels.
Excellence in teaching
Aspirational parents, staff and students
Respect for the beliefs and rights of others
Non-negotiable behaviour for learning
Independent learning
New technologies
Going the extra mile for yourself and others
Aims
- To build a creative and enterprising community that can respond to challenge and embrace change.
- To inspire all to achieve their best in their academic, social, moral, spiritual, technological and entrepreneurial development.
- To ensure all members of the school community are empowered to become active life long learners with high aspirations for themselves and others in the global community.
- To create a vibrant learning environment where all are secure and encouraged to make healthy life choices.
Reading Girls’ School is a single sex Foundation School situated in South Reading, open to girls of all abilities with an excellent record of pastoral care.
Reading Girls’ is a dynamic school, set on a path of further improvement. All students are encouraged to strive for excellence and the school aims to challenge and motivate girls to maximise their potential, both academically and socially. Good qualifications, independence, confidence and the ability to communicate effectively with others are essential for adult life.
Our curriculum covers a broad range of subjects and offers a wide variety of opportunities for all. We encourage our students to become independent learners and seek the support and co-operation of parents to aid in this process. Girls are also encouraged to become involved in extra-curricular activities outside the normal school day. Working in partnership with parents, we provide a firm framework within which every girl has the chance to excel.
If you are appointed to Reading Girls' School you can expect:
- A school committed to improvement and development
- A strong professional team of staff
- A well managed and developing curriculum
- Professional development for all staff
When appointing staff at Reading Girls' School we are seeking people who are:
- Committed to the needs of all children and young people
- Excellent classroom practitioners
- Enthusiastic and hardworking
- Committed to improvements
- Willing to contribute to extra curricular activities
- Able to liaise with parents and students
- Efficient and effective managers of resources
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