Head of People and Development

The Role

As the Head of  People & Development at St Leonards School, you will have a passion for the development and promotion of a positive workplace culture where engagement and inclusion is truly valued. This will be accompanied by excellent communication and influencing skills and the provision of informed and pragmatic advice and direction which will support the delivery of the School's operational and strategic plans. 

Working closely with the Executive, Academic and Professional Services colleagues, you will guide and deliver all aspects of the School’s progressive people and organisational development agenda through high engagement and collaborative practice with all stakeholders. 

You will have extensive professional HR knowledge and experience, ideally gained in an academic environment giving you valuable insights and an understanding of the challenges facing the education sector. 

With strong analytical skills, you will support cross-school team effectiveness and departmental resource plans with evidence based decision making. You will be highly competent at understanding and implementing employment legislation and be a key contributor to school wide change initiatives and projects. With high technical and digital expertise, you are well placed to ensure that the School has effective management information tools in place which will equip our leaders and managers with the skills and confidence to support change with empathy and clarity.

More details about the role can be found in the attached information pack.

Please note that St Leonards is unable to provide a certificate of sponsorship to support the right to work in the UK.

About St Leonards

St Leonards is a friendly and forward-looking independent, coeducational, boarding and day school situated on an historic campus at the heart of the university town of St Andrews. The school enjoys an unrivalled location - there are sandy beaches, world-class Links golf courses, and historic sites on its doorstep.

St Leonards delivers the inspiring, globally-recognised International Baccalaureate curriculum (which has been praised by university admissions officers for its focus on deepening learning learning, offering wider subject options, and enriching minds) for pupils aged five to 18, and was the first school to be accredited as an all-through IB school in Scotland. It is one of just two schools in the UK to actively offer all four IB programmes, ensuring a seamless learner journey. The youngest pupils follow the Primary Years Programme, which goes hand-in-hand with the vibrant Outdoor Learning programme at St Leonards. This is followed by the Middle Years Programme and (I)GCSEs. In the Sixth Form, pupils choose between the Career-related Programme and the Diploma Programme.

St Leonards enjoys a rich sporting heritage, and continues to boast a strong record of achievement with pupils representing the school nationally in golf, rugby, lacrosse, hockey, horse riding, and small-bore rifle shooting. The leading five-tier Golf Programme continues to go from strength to strength, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is the fastest growing of all Scottish independent schools, and an exciting calendar of trips and activities ensures pupils leave St Leonards equipped with the skills required to succeed in today’s ever-changing world. Truly an education ‘Ad Vitam’ (for life).