Assistant Head - Sixth Form
Start date September 2027
The Assistant Head - Sixth Form will report directly to the Head and serve as a substantive member of the Senior Management Team. They will provide strategic and academic leadership for the Sixth Form, leading its renewal for September 2027 and ensuring that it becomes the natural and compelling next step for St Margaret’s students and a distinctive choice for those joining the School at sixteen. Working closely with the Head, Deputy Head Academic and colleagues across the School, the Assistant Head - Sixth Form will bring together academic provision, pastoral care, student culture, futures education, recruitment and the development of new Sixth Form spaces. The Director of Entrepreneurship and Employability and colleagues with responsibility for Years 12 and 13 will report to them. They will also provide academic line management for subjects based principally within the Sixth Form, initially including Economics, Business Studies and Psychology. They will contribute fully to the leadership of the whole School and teach a reduced timetable appropriate to the seniority of the role.
We are looking for an intellectually confident, imaginative and emotionally intelligent leader who understands what makes a Sixth Form exceptional and has the authority to bring others with them. The successful candidate will combine academic credibility with warmth, sound judgement and a genuine interest in young people. They will be able to define an ambitious direction, articulate a distinctive view of post-16 education and translate that thinking into excellent provision, while remaining closely connected to the daily experience of students.
This may be an established senior leader or someone ready to take their first substantive SMT role. What matters is evidence that they can think beyond the operation of a single year group or area of responsibility, lead significant change and contribute intelligently to the leadership of the whole School. Qualified teacher status, or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification, is required.
St Margaret’s school is 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. St Margaret’s School is an equal opportunities employer.