Education and Support Officer

Holland House School

Edgware, Middlesex

Full-time

3rd November 2025

H O L L A N D H O U S E S C H O O Ltle

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Dear Candidate,

Thank you for expressing
an interest in becoming
our Education and Support
Officer here at Holland
House School, and a
member of our dynamic

and progressive team.

This presents an incredibly exciting opportunity
to become part of something special. Holland
House is a small, family orientated school,
based in Edgware, Middlesex, which provides a
unique balance between tradition and the best
of modern teaching practice. We believe in a
its
vigorous curriculum
academic standards while allowing pupils the
opportunity to explore creative endeavours
and our teachers have a passion for the delivery
of excellence in education.

that holds high

We give Staff the chance to be creative,
collaborative, and by bringing teaching alive to
develop
innate
the skills, passions and
attributes of all the children.

Emily Brown
Headmistress

Contents – the aim of this pack is to give you
sufficient background information to support
your application.

Message from the
Headmistress

School History

Ours values and beliefs

School Organisation

Important Features of the
School

The local area

Holland House School, 1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, HA8 8TP TEL: 020 8959 6979 hollandhouse.org.uk

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School History.
The school was founded in 1937 as an independent co-
educational day school for pupils aged 4 – 11 years. The
School moved to its present site in 1941. In 1974 it became
a charitable educational trust with a board of Governors
now consisting of 10 members. There are now
approximately 150 pupils attending Holland House School.

Our Values and Beliefs
Holland House is an academically selective school that provides a high-quality learning environment
which aims to provide an opportunity for every child to reach their potential. We recognise each
child to be unique with individual needs and talents. We support pupils’ development in a stimulating
and creative academic environment. Pupils are well prepared for their next school and for their future
lives in a fast moving and challenging world.

Holland House School Aims:

• Providing a school where children are happy, secure and productive
• Providing an education with breadth and strong academic foundations through which

pupils’ flourish

• Providing an education underpinned by strong relationships between teachers, pupils and

•

parents
Imparting the best of traditional values as a central theme running through a Holland
House education

• Fostering robust relationships with leading secondary schools
• Rewarding achievement in whatever field
• Our aim is to provide a school where children are happy and productive. We believe that
education can be fun, and that enjoyment of school life does not preclude high academic
achievement

Holland House School, 1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, HA8 8TP TEL: 020 8958 6979 www.hollandhouse.org.uk

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We believe that confidence and self-esteem, even in the young child, follow intellectual development
be it academic or moral.

All children are strongly motivated by the staff to give of their best in the belief that every child has
something important to offer. Achievement, in whatever field, is rewarded.

Each child is helped to discover and do what is right, to continually develop all the qualities of good
character, including productiveness, honesty and justice to all.

Holland House School seeks to identify the most that each child can do and then make it possible
for each child to achieve the most.

School Organisation
Holland House School is one form entry school from Reception to Year Six. Pupils are assessed on
entry at 4+, which is our main intake as pupils tend to remain until 11 years old where they sit a
variety of exams for top London independent and state schools. The school is split into two
departments, the Pre-Prep (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) and the Prep School (Year 3, Year 4, Year
5 and Year 6).
The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) consists of the Headmistress, the Designated Safeguarding Lead,
the Deputy Head and the School Bursar. The school is a charitable trust with a Board of Governors
who meet regularly and are active within the school.

Important Features of the School - All of our teachers teach excellent and innovative lessons
consistently and are able to coach others to do the same. Successful candidates will be excited at
working collaboratively and in support of such an excellent team that aims to deliver rich learning

Holland House School, 1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, HA8 8TP TEL: 020 8958 6979 www.hollandhouse.org.uk

experiences and develops different pedagogies. We believe that the combined power of flexible
teaching styles, adaptable learning spaces and specialist teacher input to meet different curriculum
needs is a potent way to improve learning.

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English Language is at the heart of everything we do, with pupils having the chance to
develop their comprehension and composition skills every day. All teachers are expected to
develop reading, writing and speaking skills in lessons.

Mathematical Skills are emphasised from the
Reception Years upwards. A strong focus on learning
number bonds and multiplication and division facts
provides
for pupils’
development. We aim to teach ahead of National
focus on
Curriculum expectations and
independent school exams takes our curriculum
beyond national age expectations.

foundation

strong

the

Integration of New Technology is becoming a central aspect
of the pupil’s learning experience. Pupils are constantly
challenged and stretched to achieve their potential. All staff are
expected, with training, to develop this practice further.

Throughout the school we take pride in a broad curriculum. French is introduced as the
curriculum modern foreign language in the Reception Year and Music, Art, PE, Computing
and Dance are taught by specialist teachers. Preparation of children for 11+ Entrance or
academic scholarship entry to a range of senior schools is the aim of our own schemes of
work.

Class Sizes are small and with a maximum of 23 pupils. Keeping class
sizes small allows us to further stretch those who have been identified as
academically capable and to support those who are progressing more
slowly.

Holland House School, 1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, HA8 8TP TEL: 020 8958 6979 www.hollandhouse.org.uk

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The Local Area
Holland House is a thriving school, nestled in the North
West London town of Edgware in the London borough of
Barnet. The nearest Underground station is Edgware Station
on the Northern Line and the M1 & M25 are easily
accessible and a short drive away.

Next Steps
The closing date for applications is Monday 3rd November 2025 at 09:00
All candidates will be expected to teach as part of the interview process. Interviews will take place
week of the 10th November 2025.

Holland House School, 1 Broadhurst Avenue, Edgware, HA8 8TP TEL: 020 8958 6979 www.hollandhouse.org.uk