Harrow College
2192 - Head of School - Building Services, Health and Social Care and Art
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Head of School - Building Services, Health and Social Care and Art
School of Building Services, Health & Social Care, Construction and Art
- Location: Harrow Weald Campus
- Salary: £53,656 to £60,082 per annum, with a possible market supplement depending upon skills and experience
- Post Type: Full Time
- Release Date: Friday 11 September 2026
- Closing Date: Sunday 27 September 2026
- Interview Date: To be confirmed
- Reference: 2192
Reporting to the Assistant Principal – Student Aspiration and Projects, as Head of School you will provide strong leadership to curriculum teams for Building Services, Health & Social Care and Art, ensuring the delivery of high-quality education that meets the needs of learners, employers and the wider community. You will play a pivotal role in raising standards, developing staff and driving continuous improvement across your School.
You will lead and inspire a team of curriculum and support staff across both full-time and part-time programmes, driving excellence in teaching, learning, and assessment. You will also be responsible for curriculum planning, development and quality assurance, including managing qualification changes and aligning programmes with local skills priorities.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic FE leader with proven management experience who can demonstrate:
- Minimum Level 3 qualified in a subject specialism, with a full Level 5 teaching qualification recognised by the FE sector
- Experience of Building Services curriculum (e.g. Plumbing, Electrical Installation, Construction and the Built Environment, Multi Skills)
- Experience of providing inspirational leadership and management resulting in enhanced teaching, learning and assessment practices and growth
- Experience of developing innovative approaches and curriculum management within further education
- Successful experience of leading and managing a team, including experience of coaching and developing staff
- Knowledge and experience of quality improvement processes
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You will be joining a supportive, inclusive and forward-thinking organisation, with many opportunities for professional development and growth. We offer the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, comprehensive wellbeing hub, a wide range of employee benefits and free car parking on all our sites.
The closing date may be brought forward if we receive a sufficient field of candidates prior to closing date. If the closing date is brought forward, we will provide 48 hours notice of this change to applicants.
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HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave.
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HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.
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Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College (HRUC) is committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, employees, learners, and volunteers, including those with criminal records. We actively promote equality of opportunity and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including ex-offenders. Our approach is in line with all relevant and current safeguarding and equality legislation.
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