Headteacher
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- £92,528 - £107,210 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015/January 2016
- Apply by:
- 18 May 2015
Job overview
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The Governors of this outstanding, popular and well respected school in Maidstone wish to appoint a Headteacher to lead our school into the next stage of its development.
This is an exceptional opportunity for either an experienced Headteacher or an aspiring Deputy Headteacher. The successful candidate will have the full support of a dedicated Board of Governors, a strong and cohesive leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed staff and student body.
MGGS is a selective grammar school that has recently achieved foundation status. The successful candidate will be pivotal in creating and delivering a forward-looking and comprehensive vision for the future.
We are proud of the excellent reputation that our school has achieved and of the individuality and dynamism that has helped us maintain a place in the top 10 per cent of schools in the country. We are looking for a candidate who will appreciate our strengths, using these as a foundation for building a clear and innovative strategy that will enable our school to progress to an even higher level of achievement.
Informal visits and discussions prior to interview are welcome. Please contact Michelle Starns on 01622 752103 extension 201 or email mstarns@mggs.org for an application pack, to arrange a visit at a mutually convenient time or for further information.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted)
Closing Date: 8am on Monday, 18th May 2015
Interviews: Wednesday, 20th May and Thursday, 21st May 2015
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.a tradition of excellence
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0SF
T: 01622 752103
F: 01622 681947
E: central@mggs.org
www.mggs.org
NOR: 1,229 including 381 Mixed Sixth Form
About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
At Maidstone Grammar School for Girls we place a very high value on creating a caring community in which everyone feels confident and valued. This is a priority for us as we know that students flourish and succeed when they feel happy and secure. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust and mutual respect, and students show respect for each other and for the process of learning.
Academic excellence is very important to us too. We want everyone to feel engaged and excited by learning and to experience the pleasure of achieving personal goals. Our students are keen to learn and we are able to respond positively to differing needs and strengths with the right balance of support and challenge. Our specialist science status, Thinking Schools and Investors in Careers awards indicate the breadth of expertise across the curriculum.
We also value the development of creativity, responsibility, physical and personal skills. Students are encouraged to participate in the full MGGS experience, with its strong emphasis on community and charity work, dramatic, musical and sports events. When they leave the school, students are mature and well-qualified young people with the confidence to benefit from the opportunities ahead of them and to make a positive contribution to the wider world.
We are proud of the school’s long and distinguished history in Maidstone, and are committed to preparing our students for the technologies, work patterns and necessary skills required to meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Every student who attends the school has talents: our job is to find these, and foster them and develop in everyone a love of learning for its own sake and a pride in striving for and achieving excellence.
As an employer we offer the opportunity to work with high ability students in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment and support for professional development is strong. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,229 students with a mixed sixth form of 381.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school”
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