Head of Faculty - Science
Harrow High School, Harrow, HA1 2JG12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 February 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
Subject
- Science
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- UPS + TLR 1c
What skills and experience we're looking for
We value applications from candidates with all levels of leadership experience.Excellent subject knowledge and the desire to learn and grow as both a leader and a teacher are essential.
What the school offers its staff
An Excellent work environment
Staff and learners at our school are friendly, welcoming and supportive and we pride ourselves on being a community which treats each other with kindness and respect. This means that Harrow High is not only a great place to develop your career, it’s also a great place to spend your days. Read our staff testimonials for more.
Training and Development
At Harrow High, we prioritise the development of all our staff. As a result, we have an excellent track record of career progression which makes this the right place for you to take your career to the next level.
We dedicate our weekly meetings towards continuous professional development, not admin. Our team leaders are experienced and know the value of developing excellent pedagogy across their teams.. Most recently we have been renewing our engagement with materials around best practice Assessment-for-Learning & Questioning strategies drawing upon the work of Rosenshine.
If you want to develop your leadership skills and potential, our CPD package also includes access to a variety of Harrow Collegiate Alliance courses (click here) which range from curriculum subject groups to training for aspiring leaders at all levels. We also work closely with high quality London and National partners and have a number of colleagues undertaking NPQs with providers like Ambition Institute, UCL & the Best Practice Network. For Heads of Department we access termly meetings for subject leads across Harrow.. This has not only been an excellent source of subject improvement for our school but has also allowed us to share our expertise where Departments are outstanding.
We also run our own instructional coaching programme with all members of staff receiving coaching within a three year cycle. These consist of weekly sessions with a dedicated and trained coach assisting with aspects of pedagogy to bring about incremental change in practice.
Finally, we have a great ECT and ITT programme; our mentors are experienced in bringing about the best experience for young teachers entering the profession. We work closely with Teach West London & UCL to meet the Early Careers Framework and partner with neighbouring Harrow Schools to enable networking opportunities for Early Career Teachers.
Managing Workload whilst delivering excellent lessons
Across the curriculum we have a system of excellent centrally planned resources, designed or identified by our staff to meet the specific needs of our learners. The resources ensure stretch and challenge for all learners is all lessons whilst incorporating our whole school priorities. These resources are reviewed and updated by curriculum teams on a regular basis, mostly during gained time in the summer.
This means that as a teacher at Harrow High, your planning time is lower than at other schools. However, we do expect you ensure you know these resources and understand how you are going to use them in the context of your class, adapting them to meet then needs of all individual learners
We have also moved towards self assessment and a whole class feedback approach instead of individual marking of books although this is still required at post-16 level. When reviewing learner work, your focus should be on understanding the misconceptions, identifying areas that need reteaching and then implementing tasks to help learners improve.
Flexible Days
School staff are often limited in their ability to make the most of opportunities to enjoy events or short breaks due to the inflexible nature of school holidays. At Harrow High, all staff are entitled to two flexible days paid holiday per year to allow for a long weekend away, a day at Wimbledon or even to spend a quiet day in the garden.
Transport
Whilst we are well located for public transport links including our proximity to the Bakerloo and Metropolitan lines as well as National Rail, we also have ample car parking on site for staff.
We are committed to improving our environmental impact and staff have access to Salary Sacrifice scheme which allows a proportion of income to be taken tax-free and used to pay for the purchase of a new bike. We are currently investigating extending this to a scheme for the leasing of electric cars. This can save hundreds of pounds per month although there are pension implications. For those who already have electric vehicles, we have six 7k/wh charging points at the school which are available at cost to staff.
Healthcare
All staff have the right to access our Westfield health programme which includes discounts on Eye Tests, glasses, dental work and up to 6 hours of counselling per year if it’s needed. A discounted rate on a more comprehensive private healthcare package is also available to all.
Childcare Vouchers
The school works with Computershare to provide the full available salary sacrifice childcare voucher programme to staff.
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
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About Harrow High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1006 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harrow High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- pgamble.310@harrowhigh.com
- Phone number
- 02088617300
Would you want to work in a school where ‘100% of staff would recommend working here to a friend’ and where all our Early Career Teachers told Ofsted ‘they never feel overwhelmed by the job’?
We offer a supportive environment in which professional and pedagogical development is at the heart of what we do and in which teacher workload is managed very effectively through sensible loadings, centralised planning and whole class feedback. At the same time we expect the highest standards from everyone and as a result, outcomes for young people are excellent and continue to improve (Progress 8 in 2024 was +0.62)
“The school is a positive environment for learning. Pupils’ behaviour is sensible in lessons and around the school” OFSTED 2023
We have the highest aspirations and expectations for young people. This means that university progression rates are excellent, there are lots of extra curricular activities and a full programme of school excursions. At the same time, behaviour in lessons and around the school is consistently excellent. Teachers can look forward to working with engaged, motivated, sensible classes and doing what they do best.
“Pupils with SEND and those who speak English as an additional language are well-supported." OFSTED 2023
Harrow High is a diverse and inclusive school; our learners come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a wide range of prior ability. We have the highest aspirations for them all and when working here, staff make a difference every day.
If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work then make an application or simply an appointment to come and visit us. If you are talented, highly motivated, committed to your own personal development and determined to make a difference, we would love to talk to you
Arranging a visit to Harrow High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email pgamble.310@harrowhigh.com.
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