We’re looking for an energetic, compassionate Head of House to work with our dedicated pastoral team and lead the allocated House to flourish in all aspects of school life. 

The House system is at the heart of our school and the pastoral care we offer our students. It creates so many opportunities and establishes a keen sense of belonging and pride. We are excited to appoint an outstanding pastoral practitioner to lead one of our five Houses. The right person will be someone who is prepared to build meaningful and positive professional relationships with students, staff and parents.

This is a genuinely fulfilling role—both personally and professionally—with a chance to really shape the culture of not just one House but impact and influence whole school standards. 

Our current pastoral staff collaborate as a supportive team and look forward to welcoming an inspirational pastoral leader to manage student wellbeing, oversee academic progress, drive a positive house identity as well as overseeing tutors and building strong links with families.  

What we can offer you:

• A community that shares a vision for education.
• Motivated students who are eager to learn.
• A culture where behaviour is exceptional.
• A team of colleagues who work brilliantly together and have high expectations of students.
• Excellent professional development opportunities.
• Generous holidays and a compassionate approach to family circumstances.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
• Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of confidential counselling services.
• Free on-site parking
• Access to the school gym 

The successful candidate will have timetabled lessons. Teacher salary will be discussed with successfully shortlisted candidates at interview, but our teacher pay scales are in line with the national standard. This role attracts an allowance which supplements a teacher salary.

A place in our shared staff accommodation may be available. This can be discussed at interview.

At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make. In 2026, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State Secondary School of the Year.

We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

Annual Allowance: TLR 2b (£6,009 per annum paid in monthly instalments)

Stand-alone CVs will not be considered for shortlisting.

Candidates should complete the personal statement section of the application form clearly detailing how their skills and experience meet the job description and person specification. 

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI): At Reading School, we do not prohibit the appropriate use of AI in the application process for our job vacancies. We recognise the role that technology can play in supporting fairness and accessibility for all applicants. That being said, as a school that holds integrity and leadership at the core of our values, we believe that the individual character and potential of each candidate are what truly matter. We encourage all candidates to present an application that truly reflects their own abilities, ideas and voices as authentically as possible, providing us with an insight in to their genuine character and aspirations. Synthetically generated applications that do not include the applicant’s own voice will not be considered favourably.