GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust)

About the Company

A family of 26 girls’ schools, including 24 independent schools and two academies, across England and Wales.

We have over 4,000 staff, over 19,000 students between the ages of three and 18, and an alumnae network of over 100,000 - the largest of its kind in the UK.

As a charity that owns and runs a network of girls' schools in England and Wales, it reinvests all its income in its schools.

Founded in 1872, the GDST has a long history of pioneering innovation in the education of girls, and is the largest single educator of girls in the UK (and the UK’s largest educational charity).

GDST schools and academies:

The Belvedere Academy, Liverpool
Birkenhead High School Academy
Blackheath High School
Brighton & Hove High School
Bromley High School
Croydon High School
Howell’s School, Llandaff, Cardiff
Kensington Prep School
Newcastle High School for Girls
Northampton High School
Northwood College for Girls
Norwich High School for Girls
Notting Hill & Ealing High School
Nottingham Girls’ High School
Oxford High School
Portsmouth High School
Putney High School
Redmaids' High School, Bristol
The Royal High School, Bath
Sheffield High School
Shrewsbury High School
South Hampstead High School
Streatham & Clapham High School
Sutton High School
Sydenham High School
Wimbledon High School

Listed Jobs

Company Name

GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust)

Job Title

HR Officer

Job Description

**Job Title:** HR Officer **Role Summary:** Provide comprehensive HR administration for a cluster of schools, delivering efficient support across the entire employee lifecycle. Act as the primary contact for staff, managers and senior leadership, ensuring compliance with ISI standards and safeguarding protocols. **Expectations:** - Deliver high‑quality HR service with professionalism and discretion. - Maintain accurate employee records and the Single Central Record (SCR). - Support recruitment, payroll, and compliance activities. - Collaborate with cluster HR colleagues, the Cluster HR Manager, and the GDST HR Business Partner. **Key Responsibilities:** - Manage end‑to‑end recruitment: posting vacancies, screening, interview coordination, reference and compliance checks, offers, and new‑hire induction. - Process payroll accurately and on time, resolving queries and liaising with pay‑service providers. - Maintain employee databases, update the SCR, and generate statutory reports. - Provide frontline HR support to staff and managers, answering queries, coaching, and escalating issues. - Ensure adherence to school policies, ISI compliance, data protection, and confidentiality. - Participate in safeguarding reviews, flag potential concerns, and follow agreed protocols. - Support HR projects and initiatives within the cluster, including policy updates and training. **Required Skills:** - Strong HR knowledge and experience in a busy environment, ideally education. - Proficiency in recruitment, payroll, and HRIS use. - Excellent written and verbal communication; superior interpersonal skills. - High attention to detail, strong organisational and time‑management abilities. - Advanced IT literacy – MS Office suite, HRIS systems. - Ability to work independently and across teams. **Required Education & Certifications:** - CIPD Level 3 qualification or equivalent practical HR experience. - General education at appropriate level. - Demonstrated understanding of safeguarding and data protection in an educational setting.

Sheffield, United kingdom

On site

22-01-2026

Company Name

GDST (The Girls' Day School Trust)

Job Title

IT Technician

Job Description

Job Title: IT Technician Role Summary Provide comprehensive IT support and maintenance for a school environment, ensuring reliable operation of all hardware, software, network and security systems to enable effective teaching, learning and administration. Expectations - Deliver consistent, high‑quality IT service with a focus on uptime and user satisfaction. - Act proactively to prevent downtime, manage incidents and coordinate with third‑party suppliers. - Uphold safeguarding, data protection and IT security protocols in line with educational regulations. - Participate in ongoing professional development and help train staff and students on best practices. Key Responsibilities - Install, configure and upgrade hardware, operating systems, applications and security solutions. - Provide remote and onsite troubleshooting for end‑user issues, including exam‑day support. - Monitor network performance, diagnose and resolve connectivity problems. - Maintain and test backup and disaster‑recovery procedures. - Keep accurate inventory of all IT assets and document incidents and resolutions. - Liaise with Cluster IT Operations and Trust Office teams, escalating when necessary. - Support procurement of new equipment and software in accordance with policy. - Deliver training sessions for staff and pupils on IT resources and cybersecurity awareness. Required Skills - Strong technical foundation in Windows/Linux, networking (LAN/Wi‑Fi, DHCP, DNS, VPN), and common educational software (e.g., GCSE/IGCSE platforms). - Experience with hardware troubleshooting, peripheral setup and peripheral maintenance. - Knowledge of backup solutions and data recovery. - Ability to assess and implement IT security measures (firewalls, antivirus, AD policies). - Excellent communication, documentation and user‑support skills. - Capacity to work independently, prioritise tasks and manage multiple incidents simultaneously. - Commitment to child‑protection policies and safe‑harbour working. Required Education & Certifications - Level 3 Diploma or certificate in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent. - Professional certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+ or ITIL Foundation are desirable. - Awareness of GDPR, ISO 27001, and educational IT safeguarding standards.

Sheffield, United kingdom

On site

30-01-2026