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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    3 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    20 January 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: Full-time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L37 - L43

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hazelwick is a standalone converter academy judged by Ofsted as outstanding in all areas (Oct 2023).

We are a diverse, popular and highly successful school with a shared vision:

“For each and every student to achieve their maximum potential”


For September 2025 we aim to appoint an exceptional and inspirational leader to build on Hazelwick’s outstanding record of success.

Hazelwick is a highly regarded and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with 1530 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 +0.30, (2024) we have an unwavering focus on enabling our students to achieve their maximum potential within a happy and caring community, and where staff enjoy working.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a range of benefits for our employees, including:


Wide ranging programme of CPD

Free on-site gym

Free yoga and circuit training classes

Cycle to Work scheme

Easit card

Perkbox - discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Staff Wellbeing activities including an annual wellbeing week and staff trips throughout the year

Employee Assistance Programme

Car parking on site



Further details about the role

Visits to the school are welcomed and are available on Tuesday 28th January at 9.30am or Thursday 30th January at 3.30pm.


Please contact the school via recruitment@Hazelwick.org.uk or telephone 01293 584604 if you wish to arrange a visit.

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.

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About Hazelwick School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1883 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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 recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk.

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