Deputy Head Academic

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
As soon as possible

23 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**Who We Are**

At Haberdashers' Elstree Schools, we are more than just an educational institution—we are a vibrant, diverse community committed to nurturing a global outlook and a strong sense of responsibility in our students. Our wide-ranging curriculum and extensive co-curricular activities prepare pupils for success in whatever path they choose. We stand by our core values of Ambition, Curiosity, Courage, and Community, which guide everything we do.

**About the Role**

We are seeking an experienced, inspirational and impactful school leader for this exciting role. The Deputy Head Academic will make an important contribution to the Prep school’s strategic development and must be adept at working collaboratively.

We are looking for a role model for students and colleagues, a leader who will deliver a holistic world-class education for our bright students by ensuring teacher practice, development and self-reflection are exceptional, that the students are challenged and excited by an educational provision that is innovative, inspirational and future-focused.

The Deputy Head Academic leads many daily aspects of the Prep School, including the calendar and assigning cover when required. As a member of a collegial Prep Leadership Team (PLT) the Deputy Head Academic also shares the strategic leadership and development of the school and will deputise for the Head.

**What We Offer**
- Competitive salary, based on experience
- Approximately 17 weeks holiday per year
- Generous Private Pension Scheme
- Additional life insurance cover
- Extensive professional development training opportunities
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Free lunch and refreshments during term time
- Free onsite parking or access to travel on the schools extensive coach network
- Free access to state-of-the-art sports facilities including the gym, swimming pool, and fitness classes
- Wellbeing initiatives and programmes, such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, and health checks
- Access to an online GP service, providing quick and convenient healthcare advice
- Access to Vivup, the staff benefits platform, featuring discounts, financial advice, and wellbeing resources
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme and other green travel incentives including Octopus Electric Vehicles

**About**Haberdashers' Boys' School**:
**Haberdashers' Boys' School**
- Butterfly Lane, Elstree
- Hertfordshire
- WD6 3AF
- United Kingdom

+44 20 8266 1700

Haberdashers' Boys' School is a large independent school located in the village of Elstree, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1690, the all-through school educates around 1,200 boys aged 5-18, all of whom are day pupils.

**Headmaster**

Robert Sykes

**Values and vision**

Haberdashers' Boys' School maintains rigorous academic standards, in order to allow talented students to achieve their full potential. The School has a strong reputation for academic excellence, and seeks to keep its pupils engaged and interested throughout their time at Habs. It achieves this through the attendance of high-profile speakers and a strong investment in co-curricular activities such as sporting events and school trips, all supported by an array of extensive modern facilities.

**Teaching staff**

Support for staff at every stage of their career is exceptional, with one of the foremost and forward-thinking professional development plans in the country. Pedagogy and teacher development takes a collaborative approach which is both voluntary and open-minded. Many teaching staff attend Learning Lunches where their peers will demonstrate new developments or ideas with which they have been experimenting. In addition, teachers can request specific training which is often run in well attended Twilight Training sessions at the end of a school day. The School operates an ‘open door’ approach with teachers regularly observing and learning from each other.

To find out more about teaching and learning at Haberdashers', view our video here:
**ISI report**

“The School fulfils its aim to provide an outstanding educational experience and enable pupils to perform to the highest level of their ability. Pupils make excellent progress and demonstrate exceptional achievement in their levels of attainment and co-curricular activities.”
- View Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School's latest ISI report