Headteacher vacancy
HEADTEACHER
Group 7 Leadership Payscale (Outer London) L30 – L39 | Full-time, permanent, from 1 September 2026
The Tiffin Girls’ School Governing Board is looking to appoint a new Headteacher who embodies the school’s values, champions its ambition, and who will lead with integrity, warmth and clarity of purpose. This is an outstanding opportunity to lead a school with remarkable strengths, impressive outcomes, and a vibrant, cohesive community.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a school with a wonderful culture and ethos. As our new Headteacher, you will be:
- A visionary leader who can unite staff, students, and the wider community behind a clear, ambitious educational and moral purpose.
- A strategic thinker, able to use resources ethically and effectively, balancing pedagogical innovation with stability.
- A compassionate presence, committed to proactive wellbeing, safeguarding, and cultivating a warm, respectful environment.
- A champion of inclusion, ensuring every student feels a deep sense of belonging and is supported to flourish both academically and personally.
- An inspirational coach and mentor, empowering staff through trust, professional growth, and leadership.
With a mandate to:
- Sustain excellence: Maintain our outstanding outcomes and nurture our unique, values-led environment.
- Lead strategic growth: Head the next phase of our digital and AI strategy and curriculum and assessment development to ensure our provision effectively prepares our students for the world of work.
- Enhance external partnerships: Improve our local and national presence, particularly strengthening our role in widening access and outreach that enriches our students’ experience beyond the school gates.
For further information about the role and The Tiffin Girls’ School, please read our Job Advertisement and Applicant Pack below.
Visits to the school by interested candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Claire Russam, HR Director ([email protected]) to arrange. Visits will be offered 15 and 16 December 2026.
Applications should be made electronically to [email protected] by completing the Headteacher Application Form below.
Closing date: Monday 5 January 2026 at 9.00am | Interviews: 19 and 20 January 2026
Teaching vacancies
There are no current vacancies.
Non-teaching vacancies
Weekend and evening work available
We are looking for Leisure Assistants to work in our Sports Centre in the evenings and at weekends. Occasionally we can offer work during the school holidays as well. This is an ideal position if you live locally to the school, and are aged 18 or over. Rates of pay depend on your age and details of what the role involves can be found in the job description below. If you would like to apply, please complete the application form for non-teaching staff below and email it to [email protected]. Please note that we do not accept CV’s.
If you are interested in working at The Tiffin Girls’ School but the role you’re looking for isn’t currently available, we would still like to hear from you. Please complete an application form and email the completed form to [email protected] and we’ll be in touch.
Please note that by submitting the form, you are consenting to the school holding your information securely and processing it for purposes relating to job opportunities, for a period of 12 months, after which it will be deleted. After this time, you will be required to re-register your interest.
Safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. In supporting the Department for Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education”, the school will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. In addition, the successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
Equal Opportunities
The school is an equal opportunities employer. We recruit, train and promote people because of their ability, the needs of the post and other relevant criteria. We encourage all employees to take advantage of the opportunities we provide for training and development. We treat all employees and people who apply to us equally. We will not consider your race, nationality, colour, ethnicity, heritage or national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexuality, beliefs or disability in any matters to do with employment. We regularly review our practices and procedures to make sure our equal opportunities policy is working but we need more than this formal statement to make the policy work. We expect each of our employees to make their own contribution.
Contact
Please email [email protected] to submit your job application or if you have any queries regarding the position you are applying for.