Assistant Head of House

The Royal School, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 0EG

12 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  10 January 2026

• Latest start date

  1 February 2026

• Closing date

  6 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Permanent/Term time only including INSET days (38 hrs) Monday & Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm, Tuesday – Thursday 8.00am –4.30pm
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: RSW Grade 6 £29,836 to £33,464

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Royal School is offering an exciting opportunity for a full time Assistant Head of House.

If you are an open-minded individual who embraces challenges and is looking for anopportunity to work in a supportive team and at the same time make a significant contribution to the lives ofpupils faced with a range of individual needs, this could be your chance to make a real difference.

The Assistant Head of House role will support the Heads of House and the Vice Principal in all aspects of houselife. They will provide day to day support for behaviour and SEMH issues. A key focus for the role will be to sourceand provide a range of in house and offsite provision for the most vulnerable learners, whilst making surepersonal development and academic success thrives.

The Royal School is an all-through (Reception to Y13) ‘independent’ free school without day fees whilst stillproviding boarding. Alongside the growth in pupil numbers, there is an ongoing expansion in the curriculum,enrichment activities and improved facilities, enabling us to extend and enhance still further the range ofopportunities for all our young people.

What the school offers its staff

Regular CPD programme and investment in training

Access to NPQ programmes

Staff laptop

Cycle to work scheme

Opportunities for you and your family to attend boarding activities e.g. parties, Alton Towers, visits to

cities and museums

Two additional weeks holiday compared to many schools (one week prior to Christmas, one week early inthe summer

The school’s distinctive ethos and culture where a truly holistic view of the personal development of thechild is central to all that we do. The wider ‘enrichment’ programme at this all-through 4-19 boardingand day school is essential and helps develop confident pupils well equipped for life beyond the school.

All staff contribute to this extensive programme with their personal interests and to join in with existing

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Royal School, Wolverhampton

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1510 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Royal School, Wolverhampton website
• Email address: lcallaway@theroyal.school
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-royal-school-wolverhampton

Thank you for your interest in the post here at The Royal School,
Wolverhampton (RSW). To help you decide on whether this is the school
for you it is important to understand where we have come from and where
we are going.
The school is built upon a combination of things; it’s unique heritage,
record of academic excellence, outstanding educational environment, and the full support and endorsement of our Patron, the Earl of Wessex.
From this, the Governors and leadership team are committed to supporting wider access for pupils, of all abilities and backgrounds, to add to The Royal’s rich and diverse educational offer.
The Royal School, Wolverhampton offers a unique proposition to families
in Wolverhampton and its surrounding area of an ‘all-through’, 4-19, coeducational, nondenominational day and state boarding school, with the capacity over time to provide for 1500 pupils, through a carefully managed programme of growth.
Whilst remaining fully non-selective and dedicated to supporting pupils in
need, this change process has enabled RSW to combine its traditional
values and academic offer with a global perspective. All this is to benefit
our pupils, and to create a dynamic outward looking, culturally diverse, yet inclusive school community. Within this, pupils acquire the rich subject knowledge, life skills, understanding and aspiration to succeed locally, nationally, and internationally.
We welcome your application to be part of our community and would love
you to visit and see the school in action or call us to talk things through.

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