Head of PSHCE

Girls' Schools Association; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Withington Girls’ School is seeking an exceptional Head of PSHCE on a part-time basis to lead the provision across the school and oversee relationships and sex education in line with statutory guidance. The successful candidate will be highly organised with proven leadership of PSHCE teams, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning and assessment for all pupils.

The role is available from Easter 2027, with hours spread across several days and potential for additional teaching in other

Qualifications

• Experience leading PSHE/PSHCE programmes
• Strong organisational and staff leadership abilities
• Ability to oversee relationships and sex education in line with statutory guidance

Responsibilities

• Lead PSHCE across the whole school
• Ensure high-quality teaching, learning and assessment in PSHCE
• Coordinate potential additional teaching in other subjects subject to timetabling

Job description

Head of PSHCE (Part Time)

Withington Girls’ School is one of the UK’s leading independent day schools for girls aged 7 to 19, known for outstanding academic results alongside a strong commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and joy in learning. Proudly all girls, the School offers an ambitious and supportive environment in which pupils are known as individuals and encouraged to develop confidence, curiosity and independence. Withington has a national reputation for academic excellence and a warm, values driven culture.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Head of PSHCE to join our school at an exciting stage in the School’s development. The Head of PSHCE has overall responsibility for the leadership, promotion and development of PSHCE across the whole school. This will include overseeing the provision of relationships and sex education under the statutory guidance for schools. PSHCE is a strategically critical area of the WGS curriculum, and aims to enable our pupils to have the information, awareness and maturity to make responsible and informed decisions; to recognise that their choices and actions will have consequences; and to understand what those consequences might be.

The successful candidate will be passionate about the importance of PSHCE, be highly organised and be able to demonstrate the ability to lead and develop the staff who deliver PSHCE to ensure the highest quality of teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning, achievement and assessment for all pupils.

This role is a part-time opportunity, available from Easter 2027. Although this is a part-time position, the responsibilities of leading PSHCE are most effectively fulfilled through a regular presence across the week. We therefore anticipate PSHCE hours being spread over a number of days. The school is open to considering different options, patterns and hours for the successful candidate where timetabling constraints allow. Candidates are invited to express their preferences at application stage. There may also be an opportunity for additional teaching in the appointed individual’s other subject area/s which can be explored at interview, dependent on timetabling.

Closing Date: 8am, Monday 23rd November 2026

Interview Date: As soon as possible thereafter

Withington Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of their application.

Withington Girls’ School is an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.

We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.

Our school is dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.