16 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    3 June 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    18 May 2026

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Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 2 Years

Full-time equivalent salary

£73,105 - £78,708

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Head of School will:

  • Have recent and relevant experience as a Deputy or Assistant Head
  • Be an effective and experienced senior leader with excellent management and organisational skills
  • Be able to lead transformational change, working at pace alongside governors and staff
  • Have sound knowledge of education best practice and be able to challenge and support to ensure high quality teaching and learning
  • Monitor progress and performance to ensure every child and every member of staff achieves their best
  • Be innovative, working in partnership with our community, with neighbouring schools as part of the Federation and Hove Cluster Partnership and with the Local Authority
  • Be committed to equality and able to tackle barriers to learning and well-being
  • Have a holistic focus on children’s well-being to ensure a safe and inspirational learning environment

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

  • An exciting opportunity to develop a crucial role in shaping the future of the school
  • Excellent career prospects in a dynamic collaboration
  • Support and guidance from an experienced leadership team and embedded federation structures
  • A supportive and engaged parent body and local community
  • Hard-working and committed governing body
  • A commitment to your continued professional growth and career development
  • Children who are excited, enthusiastic and ready to learn
  • A happy school where everyone is celebrated for their strengths and valued for their differences
  • Friendly, professional and supportive colleagues

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

Brunswick Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All new staff will be DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked at an enhanced level.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Brunswick Primary School Recruitment Pack Head of School.pdf - 345 KB (opens in new tab)
Advert - Head of School.pdf - 231 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brunswick Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained schools, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
671 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Brunswick Primary School website
Email address
michelefairhall@brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk
Phone number
01273711816
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Brunswick is a four-form entry primary school situated in Hove. Our large and diverse school is popular and highly regarded within the local community. Like schools across Brighton and Hove we are facing the challenges of falling roll, which adds a further dimension to this role.

Our vision is: Achieving Success with determination and joy. We seek for all our children to be confident, motivated, thoughtful and creative builders of their future. To achieve this we want our pupils to collaborate to embrace challenges through an enquiry-focused curriculum with openness, enthusiasm and resilience. We promote a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where everyone’s self-esteem and well-being is nurtured.

We have a shared core set of values, which underpin everything we do as a school. These support the whole community to be a community of learners, striving for excellence, in which all members of our community can grow and develop. The children are respectful of one another and work well together and our dedicated and hard-working staff team are equally close and caring, both of each other and of their pupils.

Staff are given opportunities to develop to enrich school life and are encouraged to explore ideas and use their talents.
Our Governing Board, who offer a broad range of skills and experience, maintain excellent working relationships with the senior leadership team and the school. They are highly engaged and invested in our roles and are committed to developing high quality education at Brunswick. They understand and value the importance of sound governance and believe a strong relationship between the board and the leadership team is crucial to the effective functioning of the school.

Arranging a visit to Brunswick Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michelefairhall@brunswick.brighton-hove.sch.uk.

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