Job title: Head of House

Contract type: Permanent

TLR: 1A

Start date: 1st September 2026

FTE: 1

Location: Mangotsfield School, BS16 9LH

About the role

As Head of House you will play a crucial part in our relentless pursuit to become an outstanding school and realise our ambition of providing the "best life chances and best life choices" for every student.

Reporting directly to the Assistant Headteacher, you will foster a deep sense of belonging within your house. You’ll drive healthy competition through house championships, and uphold our core value of respect by ensuring excellent behavior and attendance.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead a vision of belonging for your mentor team and students, creating a nurturing and secure environment where all young people can thrive.
• Track, monitor, and implement appropriate interventions for student behaviour
• Collaborate closely with the Attendance Lead to manage and escalate cases when necessary.
• Undertake teaching responsibilities to an exemplary standard, while supporting and developing tutors and teaching staff.
• Work collaboratively with the wider School Leadership Team to implement school improvement strategies and engage parents, carers, and the community in school life.

About you

We are looking for an inspiring, resilient, and strategic educator who leads by example and holds high expectations for themselves and others. You should be a confident communicator capable of building strong, collaborative relationships across the school and the wider Trust.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in secondary school teaching alongside significant leadership experience.
• An exemplary track record of role-modeling Teaching Standards and upholding school values.

Skills & Attributes:

• A history of successfully raising student achievement, supporting young people to reach their full potential, and contributing to school improvement strategies.
• A strategic thinker who is flexible, confident in acting on their own initiative, and able to meet challenging deadlines.
• Proven ability to effectively manage both people and systems, guiding vulnerable students with care and exceptional safeguarding practices.

About Mangotsfield School

Mangotsfield School has been recognised by Ofsted as a “rapidly improving, community focused, ambitious school.” In our last inspection we were awarded Good in all categories, a testament to the vision and dedication of the leadership and teaching body.

Mangotsfield School has a strong ethos built on our four values. In all aspects of school life we encourage students to love learning, embrace challenge, give and earn respect and grow our community. Our classrooms, our corridors and our systems are built on these values: this supports our culture where we can meet individual needs and close the gaps for our students.

Mangotsfield School is a local secondary school firmly rooted in, and proudly working within, the community which it serves. The school is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings on the north-eastern outskirts of Bristol. Mangotsfield School benefits from being part of a wider trust and partners with Downend School to deliver 16-19 opportunities for all students.

We can offer you:

• Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

To find out more about Mangotsfield School and our trust, please refer to our candidate recruitment pack attached.

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am on Monday 18th May. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.

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CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.