Assistant Head (Operations)

ASSISTANT HEAD (OPERATIONS)

Application period closes: 9.00 am on Monday 23 February 2026
Interviews: Thursday 26 February 2026 / Friday 27 February 2026
Employment Commences: 1 September 2026
Salary: Competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience and responsibility.
Contract: Permanent, Full time

The Assistant Head (Operations) will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the efficient, safe and seamless day-to-day running of the School. The postholder will have oversight of the whole-school calendar and operational routines, ensuring that activities, events and priorities are carefully planned, coordinated and delivered to a high standard.

The role will include responsibility for staff deployment and daily cover arrangements, working proactively to maintain continuity of learning and minimise disruption. The Assistant Head (Operations) will also lead the organisation and delivery of INSET and staff training days, ensuring operational arrangements support high-quality professional development.

As the School’s Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC), the postholder will oversee all educational visits and trips, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements, robust risk assessment procedures and the highest standards of pupil safety and safeguarding.

Acting as the central escalation point for operational matters, the Assistant Head (Operations) will work closely with the HR Manager on absence monitoring, workforce planning and resource management, contributing to the School’s strategic leadership and operational resilience.

Please view the attached job application pack. Candidates should pay attention to the summary of the role/person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.

Completed applications should be sent to the HR Manager by the closing date. No CVs will be accepted.

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close the advert early depending on the volume of applications we receive. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. We will only be contacting those candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the process.

Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

If you would like an informal confidential discussion regarding this role prior to application then please contact the Head via email or phone. Please view the attached job application pack for contact details.

Safeguarding Statement

Newland House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process in accordance with the guidelines of the government document, Keeping Children Safe in Education. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Newland House School values diversity, equity and inclusion for its pupils and staff. We want our community to feel valued and respected, so we are working hard to build an inclusive culture which celebrates diversity in different forms to reflect the community we serve. We believe that having a diverse workforce offers different perspectives which helps us to work towards our shared vision and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join our School.