Head of Junior School
Post Title: Head of Junior School
Commence date: September 2025
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Closing Date: Thursday 13th February 2025
Post details:
Would you like a chance to be part of something special at Westbourne School?
Westbourne is a leading school in the Yorkshire region, and the only co-educational independent school in Sheffield offering a first class education to Sheffield girls and boys from the age of 4 to 16.
The School is at an exciting crossroads in its history, with a new Head, and a recently completed £3m estates development project, including a new hall, three classrooms, changing rooms, facilities and a play area.
It's not just Westbourne's values of excellence, inclusion, resilience and respect that make Westbourne a special place to work. Westbourne is a family. Staff are motivated to go the extra mile in an environment that nurtures happy pupils to perform at their best.Westbourne's story is one of success with expansion and a state-of-the art new Junior School development. If you're a talented person who wants to be part of a bright new future for our school, we'd love to hear from you.
As the Head of the Junior School, your role involves leading Junior School including day to day running and academic standards, teaching pupils, curriculum development, overseeing pastoral support and leading extra-curricular activities and contributing to the professional culture and ethos of the school.This role also includes the direct line management of teaching staff.
To apply, download the Westbourne School application form and send it, together with a covering letter, by email to lbrittle@westbourneschool.co.uk or by post to Westbourne School, 60 Westbourne Road, Sheffield S10 2QT.
Please refer to the Head of Junior School Job description when completing the application form.
Safeguarding
Westbourne School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please see (add link to new policy) for further details of the checks undertaken. Applicants should note that references are routinely requested prior to interview for all short listed candidates.
All staff have responsibility for safeguarding and child protection (Safeguarding Policy). For the specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role please check the job description and person specification.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions, cautions and bind-overs (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Long list Interviews will take place from the week commencing 10th February, onwards. These will likely take place remotely.
Short list interviews will take place during the Week commencing 24th February. This will involve an entire day on site.
Contact details: Laura Brittle via email lbrittle@westbourneschool.co.uk or telephone 0114 266 0374.