Job Description

Hylands School, Chelmsford, Essex


Education - teaching


Full time


Permanent


Thank you for your interest in the position of Deputy Headteacher at Hylands School. This appointment comes at a pivotal moment. Following a period of rapid, systemic improvement, we have moved into a phase of consolidation and refinement.

We are are seeking a principled leader, required to help us secure and sustain excellence for the long term. When I joined Hylands nearly four years ago as Deputy Headteacher, I was drawn to the immense potential within this community. Since then, we have worked relentlessly to rebuild the foundations of our culture. The result is a school where, as our July 2025 Ofsted inspection noted, 'teachers can teach, and pupils can learn.' Crucially, our staff are 'highly positive about working here' and feel 'well supported with their well-being and workload.' This stability is built on evidence-informed pedagogy and a refusal to accept quick fixes in favour of robust, professional systems. As a smaller school, we benefit from a close-knit community where every student feels known.

We want to recruit an authentic, systems-thinking colleague who shares our belief that every child deserves a world-class education. We are not looking for someone to reinvent the wheel, but a leader of integrity who can bring others with them, ensuring our high expectations are met with equally high support. Please make sure you view our Applicant Pack under the 'Documents' tab for more information about our school and this post. I encourage you to visit the school for an informal conversation before applying. School visits can be arranged by contacting Sonja Mitchell, PA to the Headteacher, at sonja.mitchell@hylands-tkat.org. Take a look at our Welcome video to see a snapshot of our school in action. I look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to our team.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Access to interview

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.