Head of Electronics
Hazelwick School, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SX9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Computing, Design and technology, Engineering, Physics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 33,075 to 50,471 including Fringe Area Allowance
Additional allowances
TLR 2a (£3,391 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
For September 2025 we are looking for:
•a teacher who is able to teach Electronics at A Level and able to teach either Science (preferably Physics), Computer Science or Design Technology to at least KS4.
•a positive teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and is committed to excellence and high student achievement.
•a teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future.
•a teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be.
What the school offers its staff
Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1500 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 +0.37, (2023) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential.
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’
Electronics at Hazelwick is:
•taught by highly skilled, supportive and dedicated staff
•a popular KS5 option with excellent results
•a supportive and collaborative staff team
•fully committed to STEM and a wide range of extra-curricular activities
Further details about the role
For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org
The vacancy details can be accessed under the ‘Join Us’ tab on the website. To access the application form, please click on the ‘Quick Apply’ button at the top of the advert.
Please submit your completed application by 9am on Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible, as there may be occasions where we will close a vacancy before the published closing date and interview once sufficient applications have been received.
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.
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 (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Hazelwick School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- neden@hazelwick.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01293 584604
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 neden@hazelwick.org.uk.
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