Head of Faculty – English and Humanities
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Employer: Brighton Girls – GDST. Location: Brighton, East Sussex. Contract type: Permanent. Hours: Full Time (part‑time options considered). Salary: £46,000 – £66,000 per annum plus benefits.
Posted 25th March 2026. Start date: 1 September 2026. Closing date: 8th April 2026 at 12:00.
Head of Faculty – English and Humanities
As Head of Faculty for English and Humanities, you will provide strategic and professional leadership across the faculty, ensuring consistently high standards of teaching, learning, and curriculum provision. You will lead, inspire, and support subject teachers to secure excellent outcomes for all students, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and model exemplary professional practice. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the effective use of resources, driving curriculum development in line with school policy, monitoring and evaluating the quality of teaching and assessment, and ensuring that faculty priorities align with whole‑school aims. You will also play a key role in staff development, performance management, and the creation of a collaborative, ambitious, and innovative learning environment.
To be considered for this key role, you will be an inspiring and innovative teacher with proven leadership experience, capable of delivering lessons that combine academic rigour with excitement and energy. Equally important are your leadership skills and your ability to motivate and empower both staff and students to achieve their full potential.
Why join Brighton Girls?
As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls holds a distinctive place in the history of girls’ education. Situated in the heart of Brighton, we encourage our girls to be Kind in character, Bold in ambition and Resilient in the face of challenge. As part of the GDST, our staff benefit from over 140 years of excellence and innovation, with access to a comprehensive central training and professional development programme, funding grants for individual courses, and the opportunity to share ideas and best practice across the network.
Benefits Include
Competitive salaries and pay progression
Access to extensive professional development opportunities
Training grants for qualifications
Generous pension schemes
Free life assurance benefit
Discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
Interest‑free loans for training, computer purchase and travel season ticket
Cycle to Work scheme
Competitive terms and conditions of employment
Safeguarding Statement
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are committed to safeguarding children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
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- Location:
- England, United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime