CURRENT Vacancies

‘Work 9 – Paid 10’ Staff Well-being Scheme

From September 2024, we have implemented a 9-day working fortnight for all staff. The premise is simple, you will work nine days but be paid for ten, using the tenth day to ‘reset’, and thus giving you the opportunity to manage your work-life balance more effectively.

Feedback from our current staff is unsurprisingly positive! The thought of coming back after a break was less overwhelming and following their first half term of reset, staff say they feel more relaxed, recharged and ready for whatever the next nine working days bring! Plus they save on travelling time and expense and have a little more flexibility.

We are committed to the well-being and mental health of our staff and understand the pressures that working in education can place on individuals. We are always looking for ways to improve working conditions and offer our staff incentives that are not always available in education.

We also offer a £2000 bursary for candidates who apply directly to the Academy.

“Staff feel very well supported by senior leaders. According to staff, they feel valued because senior leaders are approachable. They respond positively when staff raise issues with them. Staff and leaders work together to find solutions, particularly if staff are concerned about their workload.” OFSTED, March 2020.

At Highcrest, we are the only all ability academy in Buckinghamshire and we do whatever it takes to tackle disadvantage and provide an outstanding education to everyone. Our innovative curriculum is as diverse as our student community and is purpose-designed to release the potential of academic high-flyers and those with SEN alike.

Alongside our comprehensive package of benefits, that includes our 9-day working fortnight scheme and a staff well-being day, we offer significant investment in your professional development. For those relocating, there is the possibility of onsite accommodation and we are also only 30 minutes by train away from central London! Click here for more detail.

If you would like to discuss any of our current vacancies further, please do get in touch via recruitment@highcrestacademy.org.uk or on 01494 529866. Please apply via My New Term here.

We are all looking forward to working with you!

At The Highcrest Academy, we are fully committed to safeguarding children and put the safety and well-being of our children at the forefront of everything that we do. Therefore you will be required to undergo an DBS Enhanced (including Barred List) Check before taking up your role. These checks will include details of convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings, which you may have received, even if they are regarded as ‘spent’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You will also be asked (where appropriate) to let us know immediately of any changes in your circumstances which will have an impact on your criminal record.

In addition, as per the KCSIE recommendations, we will carry out an online search of all candidates invited to interview.