Assistant Headteacher - Raising Standards/Initial Teacher Training - Full-time

Northfleet School for Girls Co-Operative Learning , Northfleet

• Ref:KCC886-4040-512L
• Posted:21/05/2025
• Pay:Leadership Pay Range L12 - L16
• Start Date:January 2026
• App Close Date:15/06/2025 at 23:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you ready to move into a Senior Leadership position and looking for a school that can provide you with that opportunity?

If so, we can offer you that opportunity to join us as an Assistant Headteacher as we continue to build on our vision in our rapidly expanding and succesful school!  

Northfleet School for Girls is a vibrant and caring school with a great community feel. Over recent years we have been growing rapidly (62% increase in student roll since 2017). 

Why work at our school?

We benefit from very low staff turnover, with the majority of appointments being due to expansion roles. Staff feedback shows the following reasons to work at our school:

• Excellent student behaviour; our students enjoy working with us
• A positive and supportive culture amongst the staff team including an active staff wellbeing group and approachable leadership team
• A dedication to career development through internal and externally recognised training programmes. This has led to over 60% of staff (teaching and support) experiencing at least one internal promotion
• A school with excellent facilities and continued future developments, including:
• Fitness suite, with free access for staff outside school hours
• Community Farm, with a whole range of animals from bearded dragon to pigs and goats!
• Art Gallery
• Recording studio
• Professional Performing Arts spaces
• New projects such as additional classrooms, new science labs, 3G football pitch and enhanced MUGA (Multi-use games area)

• A highly generous approach to staff absence for personal reasons such as family events or those special treat occasions
• Excellent IT facilities including interactive display screens in all classrooms, 1 to 1 laptop scheme and touchscreen staff laptops for all
• A rich and varied curriculum, including our 'Dream Big' days, IB World School status, our Be Training  (Performing Arts) Academy and NSfG Academy in partnership with SEFA Women

• A school that believes in having fun throughout the year, including:
• Christmas and summer whole school trips
• NSfG 'Christmas Day', including the infamous staff panto!
• Yearly student Colour Run
• College Cup competitions, including talent shows, World Book Day dress up and 'talk like a pirate day'
• Regular culture-based celebrations led by  our One School Students Ambassadors
• Over 180 school trips in the last academic year!

Please visit our website and see the attached documents for further information on the school and the role.

We welcome any candidate who may wish to visit for an informal tour or conversation in advance of applying. If you would like to take up this opportunity, please contact Mrs Annable to arrange

Northfleet Schools for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check. For any candidate who is shortlisted, an online search will be conducted in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 statutory guidance.

Information about the school

“'We are like a big family. I enjoy coming to work because of the staff and the students are all so polite” Staff survey 2024

Our vision is that all students should "dream big and achieve" through the following:

• High expectations in all aspects of school life including uniform, attendance, behaviour and academic achievement
• Working together through truly valuing a positive working relationship with staff, students and parents
• Enjoying the journey, we strongly believe that all involved in our community can enjoy being at our school and create lasting positive memories.

We are at a very exciting stage of realising our aspirational vision through the following:

• Very strong academic achievement, significantly above Kent similar school averages
• Continued oversubscription across the school
• A key emphasis that we are not an exam factory, we seek to develop the whole person with equal importance to academic performance
• Valuing and developing our committed staff team through wellbeing support and further career opportunities
• A strong financial position allowing us to invest for the future

Further quotes from our 2024 staff survey include;

'The staff are very friendly and helpful at NSFG and have made me feel very welcomed at the school'

'Good understanding and support by SLT of personal circumstances'

'The behaviour policy is effective, especially when it comes to minimising disruption in the classroom'

'I feel that there is an open door policy where I am able to have effective conversations with my team and SLT- I feel like we are a team working together, with the same purpose'

'I feel valued in my role and feel fully supported by my line manager'

'Behaviour is excellent'

'Good relationship between SLT and teaching staff'

''Family feel' amongst staff, sense of cohesion. SLT support - no 'them and us', feel you can go to anyone in SLT with a concern or for support'

''Supportive, friendly colleagues. Happy and well-behaved students. Great use of IT resources across the school to support teaching and learning.'

''I absolutely love my job being able to support a range of students and work along side some really hardworking and caring peers!'

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs J Annable HR Co-ordinator
• Address:Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AQ
• Telephone: 01474 831020
• Email: personnel@nsfg.org.uk

Fax: 01474 335058

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Applicant Pack
• Job description
• School prospectus
• School vision
• Ofsted Report