Parliament Hill

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Vacancies - Parliament Hill School

HEADTEACHER

Headteacher role

London Borough of Camden  

For September 2027

Girls’ 11 – 18 fully comprehensive community school: roll 1200, including 319 in LaSWAP mixed Sixth Form Consortium.

Full-time permanent: Inner London Leadership scale 34-39, commensurate with experience

Rated ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted 2024) our school is located on a beautiful site on the edge of Hampstead Heath, and easily accessible to all parts of Central and North London, providing a peaceful and secure environment for rich and stimulating learning experiences.

We have an unswerving commitment to our inclusive culture and a well-established reputation for providing an education of the highest quality for girls. Our motto, which runs as a golden thread through everything we do captures our essential ethos: we are a High Achieving and Happy school. 

This is a tremendous opportunity for an aspiring or experienced Head who shares our values: one who will cherish and build on our inclusive, liberal and progressive Camden community culture and the school’s founding feminist principles. Our current head, Sarah Creasey, is moving on in August 2027, following ten years of outstanding and inspiring leadership and leaves a great legacy for a new head to build on.

We seek a calm and approachable leader with a passion for research-based pedagogy; one who can maintain high academic standards whilst continuing to enhance personal development and enrichment opportunities for every student; an excellent communicator with high levels of emotional intelligence, ambassadorial skills and an entrepreneurial spirit who can inspire and motivate students and staff, taking our happy and high achieving school forward with energy, new ideas and optimism.

If you would thrive in a diverse, complex urban school, then this will be an exciting opportunity for you. We can offer lively and engaged students, talented and dedicated staff, and a strong group of governors who will share your commitment to raising standards, and provide you with the right blend of support and challenge.

For further information about the role and details of how to apply, please visit www.rsacademics.com 

In the first instance, interested candidates are warmly invited to contact RSAcademics to arrange an informal and confidential discussion about the role:

Sarah Glencross, Head of Senior School Search: SarahGlencross@rsacademics.com  

Andrea Berkeley, Senior Consultant:

AndreaBerkeley@rsacademics.com

The closing date for applications is 10.00am UK time on Monday 19 October 2026.

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• Parliament Hill School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
• The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.
• RSAcademics is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

HOW TO APPLY

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High Achieving and Happy

Parliament Hill School is situated in North West London, on a stunning site located on the edge of Hampstead Heath. This idyllic location provides an exceptional learning environment within our newly renovated campus. We have a strong track record of excellent academic outcomes with results that are well above the local and national average.

We have an unswerving commitment to our inclusive culture and a well-established reputation for providing an education of the highest academic quality for girls. It is a happy school where, “students’ behaviour is outstanding. They feel very safe, and are proud and happy to be at the school.” Ofsted.

Our Mission

Our feminist mission is to enable every student to forge a strong identity, empowered to make their mark in the world.

We are proud to be a centre of excellence and innovation for girls’ education.

We nurture aspirations and support each student to discover their dreams and ambitions. We empower girls to take risks and to develop the confidence, leadership attributes, and cooperative relationships that enable them to flourish academically, socially and personally.

Students are educated to be inclusive global citizens, enabled to speak out, and make a positive difference to the world now and in the future.

We believe that achievement and happiness are inextricably linked and we are committed to enabling both.

About our School

A Unique Place to Be - please read

Parliament Hill: Our History - please read

We are a large, over-subscribed, fully comprehensive community school for girls aged 11-18 in the London Borough of Camden, with approximately 1213 students on roll and a diverse intake.

We are an outward facing school and an active participant in a number of valued partnerships, including the acclaimed LaSWAP Sixth Form, a partnership with three other local schools (La Sainte Union, William Ellis and Acland Burghley). We are proud of our strong track record of achievement. Progression post-16 is excellent with students moving from LaSWAP to a wide range of destinations including competitive places at Russell Group universities, including Oxbridge and other prestigious universities. Students benefit from excellent preparation and guidance on applying to the universities of their choice.

Parliament Hill School reflects its complex, challenging inner London environment. We are committed to creating a school that reflects more accurately the student body that we serve, to create an inclusive working environment where each person feels welcomed, valued and can thrive. We realise that without a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, lived experiences and ways of working we immediately limit our creative capacity.

It is our mission to continue closing the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged students and in doing this we prioritise quality teaching, designed to ensure that disadvantaged students at Parliament Hill out-perform others nationally. We are proud of, and celebrate our rich cultural and racial diversity, with over 49 different languages spoken. We have a very strong ethos of valuing, respecting, representing and providing role models for our multi-cultural community. If you thrive in a diverse, inner city school, then this will be an exciting opportunity for you.

At Parliament Hill we recognize the opportunities and challenges of being a young woman in a changing world. We aim to build on our strong history and continue to empower our students to take advantage of every opportunity to enhance and transform their lives. We are rightly proud of Parliament Hill’s tradition of helping others in our school, our local community and around the world. All our students are encouraged to be active world citizens and to work to make a positive difference.

Professional Development

We are a centre of excellence for professional learning and development and believe that the most significant resource in ensuring success for our students is our staff.

We create opportunities for all employees to fulfil their potential and take responsibility for their careers. We want Parliament Hill School to be a place where people feel they can do the best work of their careers, to feel empowered to make decisions for the benefit of the whole school. We aim to build a truly inclusive culture where people see themselves represented, meet their career aspirations and thrive.

We believe strongly in developing the full potential of all our highly valued teachers. All professional development undertaken by staff within the school is to support student achievement and well-being.  Staff are responsible for modelling a love of learning and the continued pleasure of finding new challenges. We seek opportunities to work in partnership with other schools, universities and professionals in order to enhance the learning of staff and, therefore, accelerate students’ achievement. We have a strong track record of delivering continued professional development both in school and throughout Camden. We aim to role-model courage, kindness and trust at Parliament Hill School in every way and at all levels.

Parliament Hill in collaboration with Torriano Primary School has formed the new North London Alliance Research School as part of the EEF’s Research Schools Network. Our innovative cross phase partnership brings together primary and secondary teachers and leaders to implement evidence based EEF approaches to raise the attainment of all pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The Research Schools Networkis a network of schools which support the use of evidence to improve teaching practice.

As one of the new EEF Research Schools , we will continue to be at the forefront of evidence-based teaching, well-being (pastoral care) and behaviour.

Research Schools like ours are selected because of their strong track record of using the best available research evidence to embed excellent teaching. It’s for this reason that we will lead training and support for other schools both locally and nationally.

 MEET MEMBERS OF STAFF

                        Sandra Poole:

• What is your role? 
  Assistant Headteacher Personal Development, Designated Safeguarding Lead
  
  
• How long have you been working here? 
  Since September 2008
  
  
• What is the best part of your job? 
  No two days are ever the same. I also still get to teach and that’s my favourite part.
  
  
• Why do you like working with children? 
  I’ll say it again… no two days are ever the same. Children are passionate, kind and powerful This next generation will definitely change the world for the better.  
  
  
• Have you worked for girls' school before, is there a difference? Or how Parli School is it different to others? 
  I’ve not worked at a girls’ school before, I had always worked at mixed schools. Before I came here I wouldn’t have said I agreed with single sex education. However, I think it is so empowering for young women and I’m an absolute convert.

3 tips to encourage girls to be strong and independent:

• Build each other up, don’t knock each other down. There is enough power and success available for you all
• Be true to who you are, stand up for what you believe in, but do it with sensitivity and thoughtfulness
• Other people’s opinion of you is none of your business, don’t waste a single moment thinking about it
  
  
• Tell us something interesting about yourself:
  I love building Lego, I mean absolutely love it!

Support staff

 Kheira Laouamri

• 1) I am one of the Science Technicians at PHS.
• 2) I have been working at PHS for 6 years.
• 3) The best part of my job is sharing the excitement I have for science with students through practical experiments, this allows students to grasp different scientific concepts by carrying out investigations and having fun at the same time! It often involves all their senses and gives them the opportunity to make discoveries of their own which is truly special.
• 4) I feel very honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to the learning and growth of the next generation of women in our community. Particularly young girls that want to embark on a career in STEM and young Muslim women.  
• 5) I enjoy being able to contribute to their learning journey and being able to set a good example in terms of behaviour and work ethic.
• 6) I feel very appreciated by everyone around me at PHS. I have been able to develop in my role throughout the years and gain new skills and confidence as an individual.
• 7) There is a great support system at PHS and a strong sense of community and belonging. We are encouraged to reach out to one another and look out for one another, I feel very supported and valued at Parli.
• 8) I absolutely feel I have the scope to develop my career at PHS! I have had the opportunity to work with experienced technicians and teachers throughout the years and will continue to do so.    

 Why choose Parli for your next career move?

We provide the highest quality of learning and teaching resulting in a Progress 8 score of 0.92 in 2022, well above average and placing us in the top 10% of schools nationally. 55% of grades were 9 – 7 top grades at GCSE. Parliament Hill School is the top school in Camden. It’s a wonderful place to work alongside experts.

Parliament Hill School is conveniently located on Highgate Road. Transport links are excellent - Gospel Oak train station is a 5 minute walk away, Tufnell Park tube station is a 10 minute walk away and Kentish Town Tube and Overground is a 15 minute walk away. Several bus routes stop near the school including 214, 88 & C11. We also have car parking facilities on-site.

The school is on the edge of the magnificent Hampstead Heath which is renowned for its many recreational and sports opportunities as well as outdoor swimming facilities.

Camden Learning provides rich and varied professional learning which complements our in-house offer. We are recognised as a centre of excellence for professional learning.

Personal support is provided through coaching, mentoring and our assistance helpline.

We offer tax free benefits such as our cycle scheme and season ticket loans:

• Awards
• SSAT Framework for Educational Excellence Award for Professional Learning (2019)
• SSAT Educational Outcomes Award for being in the top 10% of non-selective schools nationally for the achievement of disadvantaged students (2019)
• Challenge Partners Area of Excellence for Well-being and Mental Health (2019)
• Four awards for our work with high potential learners: Potential Plus UK Gold Award (2018); two Above and Beyond Awards (2019); Challenge Partners Area of Excellence (2020)
• In externally commissioned exit interviews, 100% of leavers would recommend Parliament Hill School as a good place to work.