Head of Lower School

Hazelwick School, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1SX

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,398 - £52,490 including Fringe Area Allowance
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1d, currently £17,216 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

For September 2026, we are looking for a Head of Lower School to lead and manage the pastoral teams in Years 7, 8 and 9.

Each Year Team consists of one Senior Head of Year, one Head of Year (both teaching staff) and a non-teaching Pastoral Co-ordinator. Each Year Team leads and supports the 300 students in their year group.

You will be:

• an experienced, exceptional and innovative teacher who is passionate about teaching and learning and is committed to excellence and high student achievement
• a professional with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future
• a teacher with a range of pastoral experience
• 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

Visits to the school are welcome. Please email recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk to arrange a tour of the school or for further information about the post.

For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website: www.hazelwick.org

Please submit your completed application by 1pm on Friday 30th January 2026. If you are unable to access the online form, please contact recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk.

What the school offers its staff

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

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

Join Hazelwick – a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).

Our shared vision is “for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential.”

Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ October 2023

Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with over 1900 students aged 11 to 18, including over 380 students in our 6th 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.

Hazelwick is an outstanding school. A summary of the key points from our 2022 and 2023 Ofsted reports highlight that Hazelwick is a school

•which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious

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

•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 students behave impeccably

•where students 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 students thrive and flourish

•where students 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

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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Hazelwick School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1890 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hazelwick School website
• Email address: neden@hazelwick.org.uk
• Phone number: 01293 584604
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hazelwick-school

Hazelwick is a high achieving, oversubscribed and Ofsted 'Outstanding' 11-18 mixed secondary school with over 1900 students, including 380 students in the Sixth Form. It is a positive and rewarding school, with great students that achieve wonderful outcomes across the board. We are incredibly proud of our reputation, and of our students, who are fantastic ambassadors for our school.

We are committed to developing our inclusive workplace, welcoming staff from 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.

Our purpose is to ensure that every student achieves their maximum potential, both as learners and as people, and our staff are essential to that success.

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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