Deputy Head (Head of Seniors)
Hallfield School
Birmingham
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- L5 - L9 (Hallfield leadership pay scale) dependent on qualifications, skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, experienced/aspiring leader, with relevant secondary school experience to take on the role of Deputy Head (Head of Seniors) at our school and shape the future of the Seniors.
In this newly created role, you will have a rare opportunity to contribute to a transformative phase at Hallfield School and make a lasting impact on the lives of the students and wider school community.
Reporting directly to the Head Master, as part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a key role in planning and delivering an ambitious GCSE curriculum. The successful candidate will also play a pivotal role in the recruitment of pupils into Years 7 and 8 in September 2025 as we expand to Year 11, with our first Year 9 cohort starting in September 2026.
Initially the role will involve a 50% teaching timetable, which will reduce as the Seniors expand and pupil numbers increase.
Please refer to the candidate pack for further information, including staff benefits.
If you feel you have the required skills and experience to join Hallfield School as the Deputy Head (Head of Seniors), then please click the apply now button to find out more.
For further information and to apply, please click here.
Closing date: 10am on Monday 24th February 2025.
Interview dates: First round interviews to take place on Monday 3rd March 2025.
Final Stage: Successful candidates taken through to the final stage to include a panel interview, observed lesson and presentation on Friday 7th March 2025.
The post may close earlier if we have a high number of applicants apply so we advise to apply early.
Safeguarding & Child Protection
Hallfield 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 posts are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, to ensure the suitability to work with children.
These checks include full references and an online check for all shortlisted candidates prior to an interview.
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all subsequent amends. Successful candidates will also be subjected to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and including barred list check. In addition, further checks will be carried out to verify identity, qualification, fitness to work and right to work in the UK. Any other relevant checks with statutory bodies will also be undertaken.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
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About Hallfield School
- Hallfield School
- 48 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B15 3SJ
- United Kingdom
Hallfield School is a flourishing co-educational Prep School, renowned for the quality of its extended curriculum and excellent academic reputation. One of the largest Prep Schools in the country our pupils range from 3 months to 13 years with nearly 600 on roll. Situated in the centre of leafy Edgbaston, close to the University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the school has extensive 22-acre grounds which include two Astro pitches and a fitness suite.
Hallfield has an excellent track record of preparing pupils for Year 7 entry to some of the most prestigious independent and local grammar schools, with over 90% of pupils receiving an offer from their first choice school for September 2022 including 30 scholarship offers from a cohort of 66 pupils.
Our first cohort of Year 8 pupils also moved on in September 2022 with offers from some of the most highly regarded Public Schools.
Hallfield School is an equal opportunities employer, employing over 130 members of staff; both academic and support. The school offers the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for academic staff and a salary sacrifice private pension scheme for support staff. Other staff benefits include free lunches all year round, an extensive CPD programme, free on-site parking, discount on school fees, salary sacrifice cycle to work and tech scheme, and much more.
The school is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory references which are requested prior to interview, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
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