Head of House

Wren Academy Enfield, Enfield, EN2 8GH

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  16 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main payscale plus TLR 2c and Wren Enfield Allowance
• Additional allowances:

  Main payscale plus TLR 2c and Wren Enfield Allowance

Head of House job summary

Wren Academy Enfield is the second school of the Wren Academies Trust which is sponsored by the London Diocesan Board for Schools and Berkhamsted School. Opening in September 2020 with a first cohort of Year 7 students. Wren Academy Enfield is modelled on the successful Wren Academy Finchley but every effort has been made to ensure that a distinctive ethos and approach is created which matches the needs and aspirations of the students who join the school.

We seek to appoint a Head of House who will take an active lead in the pastoral care of our students. The successful candidate will each be expected to promote the welfare of 120 students from one of the 6 Wren houses. They will be responsible for ensuring that students in their house are happy and able to make outstanding progress. This will be achieved through the leadership of a team of 5 teachers responsible for a vertical tutor group consisting of Years 7-10 students. The position is an excellent opportunity for ambitious teachers to take on an important middle leadership role which is essential in the development of outstanding pastoral provision which benefits the wellbeing of all students. There will be an expectation to take a lead on building an effective partnership with home whilst ensuring that behaviour for learning in and out of the academy is always excellent.

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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

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.

About Wren Academy Enfield

• School type: Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 918 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wren Academy Enfield website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wren-academy-enfield

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