Headteacher - Special needs School

Location - Derbyshire

Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £68,400 - £75,331 (L16-L20), depending on experience

Interview Dates: 10th and 11th September 2024 (Second stage on 13th September)

Start Date: 1st January 2025

Our clients Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

As part of our growth strategy, we are excited to be opening a brand-new Primary and Secondary Special Education school which will open its doors in 2025. school is based in Derby with a proposed capacity of 72 students aged between 5-19.  It is anticipated that the student cohort will have a primary diagnosis of ASC/ADHD.

We are currently looking for a Headteacher to join us in January 2025 to support with the planning, creation, registration, opening and running of the new provision.  The building will be completely redeveloped, and work is already underway to design the look and feel of the school to ensure it fulfils its potential of being an amazing learning environment.  The facilities will allow students to access a varied curriculum in a calm and nurturing environment with a team that strives to give every student the confidence and opportunities to achieve.

It is an exciting time to be apart of the team, and this is a unique career opportunity to be instrumental in the opening of a new school and to make your mark on our growing services.

The Role

The Role of the Headteacher is to provide vision, strategic leadership, direction and an effective culture for the school to the highest professional standard whist maintaining its success and providing a high quality of education which reflects the vision and values

In line with all Headteacher roles; you will ultimately be accountable for all areas of operational and educational performance within the School, as well as the financial performance and management of education and support staff.

To achieve in this role, you will be someone who inspires creativity and collaboration, a strong leader and a passionate advocate for your students, finding ways to deliver educational outcomes that make a real difference to them. 

As it's a new school in the development stage, you will lead of the design and development of the school curriculum in order to meet the needs of the student cohort.  You will also be instrumental in the recruitment and development of an effective team to secure the success of what we anticipate being an outstanding school. 

Responsibilities: 

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate: 

• Qualified Teacher Status with further professional qualification in a relevant area.  Candidates with Headteacher qualification (such as NPQH/SNLP) or a willingness to gain such a qualification preferred.
• Proven experience as a Headteacher within a specialist school environment - essential 
• Up to date knowledge of current DfE guidance including Independent Schools Standards (ISS)
• Knowledge and understanding of SLD and ASD issues
• Up to date knowledge of local and national government initiatives and legislation
• Quality assurance experience (such as lesson observations and performance management)
• Strong and effective leadership qualities
• Superb communication and stakeholder management skills

Benefits and Additional Information

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support.  We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. 

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further.  Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are.  You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more.  You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to ensure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations.  We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills.  You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

• Refer a friend for £1,000

For further information on this role, don't hesitate to contact Finley Chatfield at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.