Head of Learning Development

Job . ECC0-642S Position Type:
Head of Department/Faculty Pay Range: £52,843pa- £60,494pa

Position

Start Date:

01/04/2026 Contract Type:
Full-time Contract Term:
Permanent

Application Close: 28/01/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: w/c 2 February 2026

Discounted annual membership for New Hall Sport Club

Lunch without charge in term time

We areseekingto appoint an exceptional Head of Learning Development to play a pivotal roleto leadand furtherdevelopthe

School'sprovision for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).This is a key strategic role for an experienced and compassionate leader who is committed to ensuring that every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

This role requires a leader who combines strong professionalexpertisein SEND with the ability to communicate effectively with parents and who caninfluence and support classroom practice across the School.

The successful candidate will ensure that staff are confident and well-equipped to meet a diverse range of learning needs, and that students receive thoughtful, well-coordinated support that enables independence, resilience, and success.

New Hall School offers an exceptional working environment.

The main campus occupies the stunning Grade Ilistedformer Tudor palace of Beaulieu.

The School'sconference and events venue is at the Grade Ilisted Boreham House, one mile away.

New Hall is a warm, welcoming, and supportive community, with a staff of around 300.
Beaulieu Park railway station is at the entrance to New Hall's Avenue: 30 minutes to Stratford and 38 minutes to London Liverpool Street.

The Elizabeth Line at Shenfield (13 minutes by train) terminatesat Heathrow airport.

There are nearby airports:
London Stansted, London Southendand London City.

Final date to receive applications: midday, Wednesday 28 January 2026

Interviews: week commencing Monday 2 February 2026

For further details and to apply, please visit:

New Hall is committed to safeguarding students. There will be an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

New Hall is a Catholic independent boarding & day school for girls and boys aged 1-18. New Hall School operates the highly successful 'diamond model', where students are educated in co-educational classes from ages 1 to 11 and at Sixth Form. However, from ages 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons. Click on one of the four diamonds below to find out more about our divisions.

The main benefits of the 'diamond model' and five years of single-sex teaching, derive from the ability to tailor pastoral and academic provision more sensitively and expertly to the needs of young people going through the physical, emotional and social upheaval of adolescence. Young teenagers are liberated from the negative peer pressure of having to perform in mixed classes. The gender stereotyping of subjects is also removed.

Girls and boys follow an identical curriculum and do not learn to perceive subjects as being more suited to either girls or boys.

The Sixth Form experience at New Hall is about expanding students' horizons, both in their specialist areas of study and, more generally, in terms of their personal development.

From the moment New Hall students first travel up the mile-long, tree-lined avenue that leads to the grand façade of the former Tudor palace, they will be given individual opportunities to grow, learn, be challenged and to develop into confident young men and women. New Hall is set in an idyllic and convenient location, on the outskirts of the City of Chelmsford, Essex, just 30 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of all major London airports.

As a Catholic independent boarding & day school, at New Hall with every student we aim to educate the whole person: academically, creatively and socially, in a community which also nurtures the spiritual dimensions of human life.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Boreham, Chelmsford
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