Director of Behaviour and Attitudes
Barnhill Community High School, Hayes, UB4 9LE18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
17 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR / UPR
Additional allowances
MPR / UPR
Director of Behaviour and Attitudes job summary
Director of Behaviour and Attitudes
Location: Barnhill Community High School
Salary: MLR/UPS + TLR1A
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Start Date: September 2026
Reporting to: Deputy Headteacher
About Us: Barnhill is a heavily oversubscribed, high performing school that places wellbeing and quality of life at the heart of its ethos. Barnhill performs in and around the top 5% of schools in the country and was judged to be outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. The sixth form was judged to be a very strong aspect of the school in the inspection.
Barnhill is part of Middlesex Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust which is dedicated to providing exceptional educational opportunities for young people, fostering inclusive learning environments, and nurturing a strong sense of community. With three schools under our care—Barnhill High School, Belmore Primary, and William Byrd Primary—our mission is to ensure every child has access to outstanding facilities that inspire success.
Staff Wellbeing: We have a very well thought of staff wellbeing that focusses on allowing staff to concentrate on their work without unnecessary impediment. In addition to this there is a range of supportive measures such as marking from home, wellbeing events and staff celebrations.
The Role:
To promote all aspects of the welfare of the students of Barnhill School.
To ensure that students have the skills to conduct themselves in a manner best suited to provide respect for all members of the school community; so that all can live and learn to the best of their potential.
To champion and nurture a culture of wellbeing throughout the school community; to ensure that the social, emotional, mental health and pastoral needs of pupils are met to a level of best practice.
To support the head teacher and lead governor for safeguarding in establishing and enhancing the school’s pro-active and positive culture of safeguarding. To ensure that the Head and Governors are appropriately informed and advised in all matters of safeguarding.
To ensure high quality achievement for all its pupils, academically and in their personal development.
Key aspects of senior leadership at Barnhill
Providing support for all staff by maintaining a high level of visibility around the school site and contributing to whole school behaviour management.
Ensure that safeguarding is given the highest priority at all times.
Carry out systematic and rigorous self-evaluation and support others to do so.
Collect and use data to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the school.
Combine the outcomes of regular self-reviews with external evaluations in order to develop the School.
Full job description attached.
What We Offer:
A supportive and collaborative working environment.
Bespoke, high quality professional development of nurturing talent and growing our own.
High expectations of behavior supported by established systems and protocols;
Accelerated career opportunities for aspirational and talented staff; many of our middle leaders have been promoted internally and we have a range of TLR and bursary posts designed to develop leadership capacity in all teachers.
Further Information:
Barnhill Community High is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
It is an offence to apply for the position if you are barred from engaging regulated activity relevant to children.
Early applications are positively encouraged and the school reserves the right to shortlist and interview earlier than advertised.
CVs will not be accepted
We accept only employment and academic references; character references and those sent from generic email addresses (e.g., Gmail or Hotmail) will not be accepted.
Please see link to the Child protection policy -
Child protection and safeguarding policy
Please note we hold the right to carry out online checks on applicants selected for interview.
Middlesex Learning Partnership is a disability confident committed employer.
Closing Date: Monday 4th May 2026
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Barnhill Community High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1569 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barnhill Community High School website
Barnhill Community High has an amazing record of staff development leading to rapid career progression at all levels. This school is part of the Middlesex Learning Partnership, which is at an exciting time in its development. The Trust has a strong shared sense of community and a real commitment to making a difference to the lives of young people.
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