Location:

• 2 days per week at The Blue Coat School, Basingstoke
• 2 days per week at Brighton Hill Community High School, Basingstoke
• 1 day per week at South Farnham Educational Trust Central Office (South Farnham School)

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Contract: Full-time, permanent

About the Role
South Farnham Educational Trust (SFET) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Secondary School HR Manager to lead and coordinate HR operations across two secondary schools within our Trust. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to work in a multi-site capacity, ensuring consistent, compliant, and high-quality HR practices across both schools while supporting the Trust’s strategic HR initiatives.

As a key member of the HR leadership team, you will:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and guidance to HR Officers at both schools.
• Act as the lead HR contact for secondary schools, ensuring alignment with Trust-wide policies.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and compliance processes across both sites.
• Support the HR Director in delivering strategic HR projects and workforce planning.

 About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven HR experience, ideally within an education setting.
• Holds a relevant HR qualification (CIPD Level 5 or equivalent).
• Can confidently manage HR operations across multiple sites.
• Demonstrates strong leadership, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Is highly organised, resilient, and committed to safeguarding and compliance.

 Why Join Us?

SFET is a thriving Multi Academy Trust with a strong commitment to excellence and collaboration. You will be part of a forward-thinking team that values professional development and innovation in HR practice.

 Key Statistics:

• 11 schools (primary & secondary)
• 5021 pupils
• 669 employees
• 864 ECTs being trained/assessed
• 201 trainee teachers

 Interested?

For more information, please visit our website and view our careers brochure. Visits to the Trust and our schools are warmly welcomed, please contact HR Director, Amrit Growan, to arrange a visit.

South Farnham Educational Trust - Vacancies

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a strong response, so early applications are encouraged.

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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As a demonstrably successful Science Team, we are seeking an innovative, highly effective, and inspirational full or part-time Teacher of Science to join us on a one-year fixed-term maternity cover contract, commencing in April 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a thriving department committed to excellence in science education. A recruitment allowance may be considered for an appropriately experienced candidate who brings the right skills and attributes to the role.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in our last inspection. We are an 11-16 Community School with over 1200 students. You will teach across Biology, Chemistry & Physics at both KS3 & 4, as well as a range of abilities to make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent classroom practitioner in the sciences
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Science Faculty and wider school life.

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

· High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Science faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results

• “Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
• The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
• The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
• A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice

If you are an enthusiastic teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applications from talented ECTs who will benefit from high-quality induction support. For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org Alternatively, email Jo Levett, HR Manager via jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 28th November 2025

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.

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Due to rapidly increasing student numbers, we are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full time Teacher of English. A recruitment allowance will be considered for an appropriately experienced teacher who has the right skills and attributes. We will consider; immediate and April 2026 start dates for suitable candidates.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ with Outstanding in three of the four Ofsted categories. We are a rapidly growing coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1250 students. The successful candidate will teach across KS3 and KS4 as a member of the English Faculty. You will be able to demonstrate a range of abilities and aspirations to make a significant and positive contribution to the vision of the school and faculty.

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent and ambitious classroom practitioner
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Be reflective and willing to progress and take on ideas and current educational practice.
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of English and work with an aspirational and innovative team of colleagues.

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

• Exceptional support from the Faculty and the Senior Leadership Team.
• “The drive to continually improve the school is relentless. Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable.” (Ofsted April ‘22)
• ” Staff praise the work of leaders and say they are proud of the school. Staff explained that the effective professional development they receive results in continuing improvements to pupils’ learning and pastoral care.” (Ofsted ‘22)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here. “(Ofsted ‘22)
• The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
• Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding “(Ofsted ‘22)
• Support to be innovative and develop your professional skills, with our bespoke and expansive CPD programme.
• Benefit from our alliance with the Teaching School and to collaborate with colleagues.
• Opportunities to contribute towards the planning and delivery of English
• Work within an established team who are highly resourced and have a strong sense of collaboration and support for each other as a team.
• Benefit from our accomplished delivery of the ECF programme as a local delivery provider.
• Opportunities to contribute to an extensive extra-curricular programme for students.

If you are an enthusiastic and committed teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you.

For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org

Alternatively, email Jo Levett, HR Manager jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st December 2025

We reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement prior to the stated closing date should a suitable candidate be appointed.

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.

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We are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full-time Teacher of Geography and Humanities starting as soon as possible or from April 2026.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 3 of the 4 areas inspected by Ofsted and ‘Good’ overall. We continue our rapid progress journey of ‘making success inevitable’ as a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1,200 students. You will teach Geography across the age and attainment range as well as being able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required, most likely at Key Stage 3, and make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent classroom practitioner in Geography but also able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Humanities Faculty and wider school life

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

• High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Humanities faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results
• “Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
• The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
• The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
• A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice
• Clear strategies to support staff with the wellbeing, including access to an Employee Assistance Service

If you are an enthusiastic teacher with the desire to make a real difference for our students, we would like to hear from you. We welcome applications from talented ECTs who will benefit from high-quality induction support.

For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org

Alternatively, email Jo Levett, HR Manager via jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 5th December 2025

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.

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Job Overview

• Title: Finance and Administration Manager
• Reports to: School Business Manager
• Purpose: Provide financial and administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team as part of the school’s office support team.

Salary:
£32,069 – £36,236 (FTE £34,615 - £39,112)
36 hours/week, 42 weeks/year (term time + 3 weeks)

Key Responsibilities

• Produce financial reports, cash flow forecasts, and returns.
• Manage academy accounting procedures and ensure compliance.
• Maintain finance filing systems for audit readiness.
• Line manage admin support staff (training, induction, performance reviews).
• Ensure procurement compliance and effective financial management.
• Identify income-generating activities and drive value-for-money initiatives.
• Manage financial software (e.g., PS Financials, ParentPay).
• Oversee ordering, invoice payments, and monthly reconciliation of payment cards.
• Maintain operational training records, MIDAS, First Aid etc.
• Provide support and guidance to school trip leads to ensure sound financial planning.
• Support School Business Manager and Headteacher with delegated duties.
• Contribute to the school’s educational vision.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Finance qualification (e.g., AAT).
• 5 GCSEs (including English & Maths, Grade C or above).
• Strong admin skills (Word, Excel).
• Experience in financial and administrative systems (preferably in schools).
• Ability to use IT systems and databases.
• Excellent communication, organisational skills, and attention to detail.
• High integrity, confidentiality, and resilience.
• Commitment to safeguarding and DBS clearance.

Desirable:

• A Levels/Degree.
• Experience in contract management and tenders.
• Line management experience.
• Familiarity with ParentPay and PS Financials.

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Salary: £19,357 - £20,043 (FTE £24,734 - £25,610)

Are you interested in developing your skills and knowledge in supporting students with SENd in the classroom? Our new Faculty Learning Support role (formally Teaching Assistant) could be the start of a new and exciting career.

Benefits include:

• Opportunities to access fully funded accredited courses, alongside your working hours, to further enhance your knowledge and skills with working with students with SENd.
• Opportunity to earn an additional two weeks pay spread over the year with the possibility of remote working.

After successfully recruiting 5 new members of this team, we are now looking to extend the team further. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and committed person with good literacy and numeracy skills to join a friendly, supportive and ambitious department which has been newly developed to provided highly effective provision for our SEND students.

As a school we continue to strive to provide the best outcomes for all of our students. As such we will be able to support the successful candidate in the following ways

• Ambitious commitment to full and specialist CPD
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with likeminded colleagues and teachers.
• Opportunity to develop areas of interest within the role of and remit of SEND
• Access to a newly developed staff room and modern workspace.
• Free access to the school gym to support wellbeing.
• Opportunities to work across the whole school with a range of colleagues.
• Allocated quality time to prepare interventions and resources.
• Opportunity to be involved in extra-curricular and school trips.

Role Purpose

• To support SEND students in the classroom / faculty they are allocated to, to access and support learning and make expected progress.
• To complement and support the professional work of the Teachers in their faculty to support task learning activities.
• To support the progress of SEND students within the faculty and providing best practice resources and sharing ideas.
• To liaise with teacher within the allocated faculty with regards to curriculum and be prepared to support tasks and activities. This could include some pre-learning, responsive support in the classroom and additional interventions.
• The role includes dealing with individual pupils and/or groups with complex learning needs.

Essential

• An ability to establish positive and effective working relationships with students and colleagues.
• The capacity to develop an in-depth understanding of student's needs, in order to support them with effective approaches to learning and development.
• Commitment to participate fully in all areas of school life.
• Commitment to undertake additional training to support student needs.
• Willingness and engagement with educational research.
• An ability to adapt practise and contribute towards the extensive SEND vision.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience of working within an educational setting; practice of leading small group and 1:1 intervention sessions.
• Experience as a Teaching Assistant.
• We currently have gaps in support within our Expressive and Performance Arts, Creative Industries and Digi Tech faculties, so if you have a passion for the Arts or Technology based subjects, we would love to have you join these supportive and innovative faculties.

Working hours are 32.75 per week, Monday – Friday during term time (half days will be considered).

Monday 815am till 3.30pm
Tuesday 8.15am till 3pm
Wednesday 8.15am till 4pm
Thursday 8.15am till 3pm
Friday 8.15 till 3pm

For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.org or telephone Jo Levett on 01256 350606. Applications should be emailed to: jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st December 2025

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS Disclosure and other employment checks

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£14.44 per hour

(£12.46 per hour plus a supplement of 14% to recompense your entitlement to receive paid statutory annual leave)

We are seeking to appoint an individual with the qualities and skills necessary to undertake the role of Examinations Invigilator.

The postholder will be expected to be available for the exam periods as stated by the Examinations Officer at the beginning of each academic term.

• Be fully conversant with the published Examination instructions and regulations.
• Take papers and materials to the examination venue.
• Distribute student place names and numbers on desks as per the printed plan.
• Bring students into venue - orderly and silently where required.
• Ensure students are seated silently and in the correct seat before opening papers.
• Read instructions and appropriate notices and erratum/addendums where required.
• Record absentees with the support of the invigilation team.
• Distribute papers and materials to the student desks.
• Maintain security and confidentiality.
• Move around the students silently and observing them closely.
• Ensure no inappropriate items are brought into examinations venue.
• Report any suspected malpractice to the EO in accordance with JCQ examination regulations.
• Respond to student requests appropriately.
• Ensure invigilators do not help candidates in any way.
• Ensure students are not disturbed or disturbing.
• Collect papers in order and all other material at end of examinations.
• Dismiss students silently and in an orderly manner.
• Tidy the venue.
• Remove candidate cards from the table, return to box and return to EO.
• Place scripts in alphabetical order in the awarding bodies plastic envelope.
• Collect blue security wallets from additional rooms and place the scripts into the AB envelope in alphabetical order.
• Maintain the integrity of the examination at all times.

Additional

• To know the action to be taken in the event of an emergency such as fire alarm.
• To assist in the promotion of the good name of the school within the local community
• Ensuring there is a good supply of exam stationery and equipment for the season and order as required
• Undertake online Invigilator training at the start of each academic year.
• Must be available to work in the examination periods throughout the academic year to support all examinations and assessments. (September for internal year 7 assessments, January, March-April for internal PPEs and May – June for GCSEs plus support Results day in August)
• Any other duties requested by the Examinations Officer commensurate with the level of the post.

You will be responsible for the smooth, secure running of allocated exam sessions, working under the direction of the Examinations Officer. Duties will include timing of exams, distribution and collection of exam papers, assisting students with additional needs and ensuring Examination Board Regulations are adhered to at all times.

Good communication skills, an observant eye and attention to detail are essential. You will need to have a calm nature, and work effectively in a busy environment.

Full training will be provided.

For details and an application form, please visit our website:  www.brightonhill.org 

Alternatively, telephone Jo Levett, HR Officer on 01256 362523 or email jlevett@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and other employment checks.

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