Full-time - part-time considered
We are seeking to recruit a Head of Pathways (Careers). The successful candidate will design and oversee the delivery of a coherent curriculum spanning from KS2 to the end of KS4, which will support students as they progressively shape, define, and refine their vision for their future, fostering in them a set of core skills that will inform their decision-making about subject choices, university pathways, and career choices. The careers curriculum should also align with Gatsby benchmarks.
The Head of Pathways will work alongside the Deputy Heads and Heads of Year to provide students with guidance, direction, and purpose at each stage in their journey through the School. To enhance students’ understanding of the range of possibilities open to them – both at school and after they leave – the Head of Pathways will utilise and build upon the alumni network to provide students with compelling and varied perspectives on adult life.
Underpinning the objectives for this curriculum are our core values as a School to be: curious, challengers, kind, authentic and involved.
Why choose Abbot's Hill?
We are committed to recruiting a skilled, diverse and highly qualified staff body in order to provide the highest quality of education for our pupils. Abbot’s Hill places great value on the welfare of its staff. We are fortunate to work in beautiful surroundings. But more than that, we offer an exceptional professional development programme, in-house coaching, a staff benefits package, a staff welfare committee, a staff wellbeing day and kind, committed and highly-qualified colleagues who work collegiately to enhance the school.
The role requires a close working relationship with the wider team in MHEG, ensuring marketing and admissions are consistently aligned to optimise the outcomes for all schools. With any potential further growth in the Group, this may involve collaborative work with appropriate schools.
Why choose The Mill Hill Education Group?
In April 2024, Abbot’s Hill became the tenth UK school in the Mill Hill Education Group, after a charity merger. Abbot’s Hill now benefits from the wider support network across the Group, including in marketing and admissions. The Group also offers the financial security that underpins future investment, with the next major project being the extension of co-education to Reception-year 6, planned from September 2025. This will underpin a strategy to expand total pupil numbers across the whole school by around 100 pupils over the next few years. The new appointee will play a central role in this strategy.
Mill Hill Education Group is a charitable collection of independent schools. Its aims of instilling values and inspiring minds has been a key focus since the founding of Mill Hill School in 1807. All schools share an educational philosophy around developing thoughtful and responsible pupils with a global outlook. School life combines academic rigour with a breadth of opportunities to develop young people able to flourish in an ever-changing world.
* Educates boys and girls from 3–18, seeking to equip them for life, both now and in the future.
* Our stimulating academic environment and numerous activities outside the classroom encourage learning and personal growth.
* We are committed to the development of every pupil and believe that our friendly and supportive community helps this to happen.
* We seek as a group to instil a love for learning which will last a life time whilst balancing this with a readiness to embrace change.
For further information, please contact Herpal Bhachu, Recruitment Manager at applications@millhill.org.uk
Or you can click on the attachment to view the candidate information pack.
Closing date: 10 March 2025.
The Mill Hill Education Group is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. As part of our Recruitment Checks, the appointed candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and Social Media Check.