Deadline is tomorrow

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 March 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    11 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L24-L30

What skills and experience we're looking for

For September 2025 we are looking for an exceptional and inspirational leader to join our senior team at Hazelwick.


Salary: L24 – L30


Hazelwick is a highly regarded and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1530 students in Years 7 – 11 and 364 students in the sixth form.


As one of the highest performing schools in West Sussex, with a Progress 8 score of +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential within a happy and caring community, and where staff enjoy working.


What the school offers its staff

Hazelwick is an outstanding school. According to our recent outstanding Ofsted reports (2022 & 2023), Hazelwick is a school

•which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious

•which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and pupils

•where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons

•where there is a remarkable sense of community

•where staff have extremely high expectations

•where pupils behave impeccably

•where pupils from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards

•with confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well

•where pupils ‘thrive’ and ‘flourish’

•where pupils achieve exceptionally well in national examinations

•which is a safe and inspiring place to learn

•where the school motto ‘effort achieves’ pervades all aspects of school life

•where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive

•where staff ‘love working’




Further details about the role

We offer a range of benefits to all our staff including:

•an excellent CPD programme

•Microsoft Surface for all teaching staff

•free onsite gym for staff

•free yoga classes and circuit training

•employee benefits package, including discounts at high street shops and supermarkets

•employee assistance programme

•cycle to work scheme

•on site car parking


Commitment to safeguarding

Hazelwick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and communicates a clear framework to employees. Safeguarding is a key aspect of every role and all staff must have read and be fully aware of the Child Protection Policy. All posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Hazelwick School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1883 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Hazelwick School website
Email address
recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk
Phone number
01293 584604
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Hazelwick is a high achieving, oversubscribed and Ofsted 'Outstanding' 11-18 mixed secondary school in West Sussex. we are incredibly proud of our reputation, and of our students, who are fantastic ambassadors for our school.

Our purpose is to maximise the academic achievement and wellbeing of every student at Hazelwick and our staff are essential to that.

We are committed to developing our inclusive workplace, welcoming staff rom all backgrounds and cultures, investing in training and development, and providing a work environment to promote employee well-being and feeling of community spirit - our low staff turnover rate pays tribute to this.

Hazelwick is in the excellent commuter location of Crawley, West Sussex, close to Gatwick Airport with great access and transport links via the M23 and Three Bridges railway station to London, East Croydon, Brighton and the South Coast. Many of our staff travel to Crawley from Brighton - we are the first school on the train line from Brighton to attract the Fringe Area Allowance.

Arranging a visit to Hazelwick School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk.

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