Job Overview
The Post
We wish to appoint for April 2026, an enthusiastic, experienced and well-qualified practitioner to the post of Head of Teaching & Innovation. The successful applicant will assume day-to-day responsibility for the teaching, learning and curriculum design across the entire school. This post will attract a salary on the Rose Hill School pay scale on a point determined by the successful applicant's qualifications and experience.
Applications
The application form must be completed in full and should be accompanied by a letter, in which the applicant should set out their rationale behind making this application and should go on to discuss the skills, strengths, enthusiasms and experience that they can bring to the post, without necessarily repeating the information already supplied on the application form.
Candidates should send/email their completed application form to the Head, together with the covering letter. There is no need to submit a CV. Completed application form and covering letter should be emailed to or posted to the School address.
The process is as follows:
All applications will be acknowledged by email. If you have not received acknowledgement that your application has been received within two working days of sending it, please contact the School.
Closing date: noon Thursday 16 October. Applications will be considered on receipt, and early application is recommended as we reserve the right to interview and offer the position before the closing date. Short-list interviews will take place at Rose Hill School on 13 November. Further information will be provided to invited candidates.
Please note
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or age.
Rose Hill School's Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. You will be expected to engage in annual safeguarding training, be familiar with key policies and ensure you know the steps to take should you be made aware of a safeguarding or child protection concern. You will remain vigilant and act swiftly if you have concerns about a child and be an appropriate role model for both children and colleagues at all times. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and a section 128 check along with rigorous scrutiny of previous employment gaps and further checks. We will ask you to complete a criminal self-declaration form, and we will conduct online searches for information that is publicly available. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
We welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations in relation to age (as appropriate), disability, ethnicity, gender, religion and sexual identity. We welcome our duty under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to promote community cohesion. We recognise that these duties reflect international human rights standards as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and the Human Rights Act 1998.