I am delighted that you are considering a career opportunity at Birkenhead High School Academy.

We are unique on Wirral as a 3-19 girls state academy and are proud to be a thriving, all-through learning community, embracing core traditional values with a firm eye on the ever-changing future.

Our overall academy direction is encapsulated by our core values, which guide our staff and students alike:

• Be Respectful

• Be Forgiving

• Be Kind

• Learn without Limits

Joining us means becoming part of a fearless and forward-thinking community where you will empower every girl to learn without limits, developing into a resilient, confident, and kind individual, ready to embrace challenges and lead a life of fulfilment.

We foster a strong family community within the school and are also a proud member of the GDST wider family. Our employees benefit from being part of this extensive network, which shares the aims of pioneers and shapers of girls’ education.

We maintain the highest standards in achievement, attendance, appearance, and conduct. Our high aspirations, culture, and ethos permeate both in and outside of the classroom, where our dedicated staff provide outstanding levels of support, both on the academic and pastoral front, and deliver an extensive enrichment programme.

If you are a dedicated professional who shares our commitment to excellence and our core values, I encourage you to explore the opportunities to join our community.

Elizabeth de Boorder

Principal

The Girls’ Day School Trust is the UK’s leading family of 25 single sex girls’ schools.

Birkenhead High School Academy is one of two academies within the GDST family, the other 23 are independent, fee-paying schools. All our schools are single sex schools – we pride ourselves on knowing how girls learn and providing the best environment for girls to grow. Every member of staff, regardless of their role, contributes to our success in providing an excellent education.

In all of our schools, academic excellence is a given, however at GDST we also concentrate on developing character beyond the curriculum. Our aim is to support and empower our girls to achieve their full potential.

We focus not only on what is learned but how it is learned. Ensuring our girls are confident and fearless, determined to show what they can do. Nothing holds our girls back – they’re encouraged to embrace every role and subject. As a result, they trust their own abilities and are alive to every opportunity.

We concentrate on creating an environment where all can thrive and learn from one another. Physical and emotional wellbeing is paramount, which is why every GDST school provides an incredible array of extra-curricular activities and wellbeing programmes. GDST’s celebration of diversity and commitment to inclusion is supported by insights gathered annually from our staff and student body.

Birkenhead High School Academy is proud to be part of the GDST and our students benefit from fantastic opportunities such as the annual Northern Trust Sporting Rally, GDST Learn, our own Young Enterprise programme; GDST Sing; a variety of leadership conferences and opportunities; competitions and much more. Furthermore, our staff collaborate with GDST teachers all around the country embarking on some excellent cross curricular research projects. 

For staff, the GDST offers an extensive range of training and CPD as well as the opportunity to work and lead across all the schools.

At Birkenhead High School Academy, we work particularly closely with The Belvedere Academy, our sister academy in the GDST. As well as informal networking, our pastoral and Safeguarding teams and our Digital and Edtech leads collaborate across the schools to ensure that we are always ahead of the game. An annual joint staff inset day enables us to grow stronger together.

Our staff are our greatest asset and staff wellbeing is one of our key priorities.

In addition to competitive rates of pay and benefits, we also offer:

•   Generous holiday (14 days extra per year for teaching staff)
•   Expert personal wellbeing support through the Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) 
•   Access to impartial personal finance guidance and support
•   Flu vaccination vouchers
•   Eyesight test voucher
•   Cycle to work scheme
•   Retail discounts across a range of high street retailers through the Pluxee platform.
•   Access to GCST Learn: hundreds of training courses, online and in-person.
•   Opportunity to work/lead across academies and the wider GDST
•   Email curfew 5pm – 7.30am and weekends (unless there are safeguarding/wellbeing concerns)
•   Principal has an open-door policy
•   Flexible approach to family appointments and child events
•   Staff wellbeing events
•   On-site, free parking