Job Description

About Us

Join Hazelwick - a popular, highly-successful and happy community where our students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching, where Ofsted judged us to be outstanding in all areas (October 2023).



Our shared vision is "for each and every student to achieve their maximum potential."



Ofsted 'Outstanding' October 2023.



Recruitment incentives of up to 10,000 may be available for suitable candidates



Hazelwick is a high achieving and oversubscribed 11-18 mixed secondary school with over 1900 students aged 11 to 18, including over 380 students in our 6th 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.



Hazelwick is an outstanding school. A summary of the key points from our 2022 and 2023 Ofsted reports highlight that Hazelwick is a school:


Which is very successful, welcoming and ambitious Which is kind and caring, with remarkably strong relationships between staff and students Where you can see and feel the shared values of respect and responsibility in and out of lessons Where there is a remarkable sense of community Where staff have extremely high expectations Where students behave impeccably Where students from diverse backgrounds work extremely well together to achieve very high standards With confident learners who focus especially hard in lessons and use lesson time extremely well Where students thrive and flourish Which is a safe and inspiring place to learn Where the school motto 'effort achieves' pervades all aspects of school life Where staff at all levels speak very highly of the support and professional development they receive Where staff love working

Media at Hazelwick is:

A popular and flourishing department Successful at both KS4 and KS5 Incorporated as part of the wider English team

Visits to the school are welcome. Please email

recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk

to arrange a tour of the school.



For further details about this post and to apply, please go to our school website:

www.hazelwick.org

Job Details

HAZELWICK SCHOOL

- Three Bridges, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1SX

HEAD OF MEDIA

Salary:

MPR/UPR including Fringe Area Allowance, 34,398 - 52,490 per annum,plus TLR 2b (currently 5,858 per annum)

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Full-time

Location:

Crawley

Closing date:

9am Wednesday 28th January 2026

Interviews:

Interview date to be confirmed

For Easter 2026 or September 2026, we are looking for:

An experienced and exceptional teacher, with the vision and drive to lead our talented and enthusiastic department An outstanding and innovative individual who is passionate about teaching and learning and is committed to excellence and high student achievement A skilled practitioner with the ability to teach across all key stages, enabling students of all abilities to reach their maximum potential A teacher with a passion for working with young people and a perseverance to make a difference to them and their future A teacher with a focus on their own professional development and a drive to work with us to become the best teacher they can be

Further Information

HazelwickSchool and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

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. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

How to Apply

For further details and to apply, please go to the school website:

www.hazelwick.org

You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as we may close a vacancy and interview once sufficient applications have been received.



If you are unable to access the online form, please contact

recruitment@hazelwick.org.uk

NOTE TO CANDIDATES

- Please

do not

select the 'Apply online' button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.





Job Reference: SCHO01656