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Headteacher - Pencalenick School (Special Partnership Trust)

1 month ago


Cornwall, United Kingdom Devon County Council Full time

Required to start as soon as possible.

Special Partnership Trust Headteacher Opportunity
The Special Partnership Trust is looking to secure experienced leadership capacity to design, develop and implement the Pencalenick school offer. This is an exciting opportunity for a school leader to join a high achieving, aspirational Trust.

The Trust is interested to hear from SEN experienced senior leaders who are currently leading a school and have an extensive and successful background in SEN, school improvement, innovation, organisational development and preferably, but not essential, experience of working within a Multi-Academy Trust. The Trust can be flexible on start date.

The role would suit a SEN experienced senior leader or Headteacher who is looking to extend and develop their experience of headship and leadership, by leading a school within a Multi Academy Trust. The successful applicant should have a strong track record of leading a SEN School, school improvement, organisational development, curriculum/offer innovation, and share the Trust's vision and values for providing a high quality SEND offer. Candidates will need to be an articulate and strong communicator with proven strengths in engaging, inspiring, innovating and motivating staff at all levels and working with the local community.

We provide our young people with the highest quality education, give them access to the best opportunities available to them and take pride in giving them a sense of self-worth and purpose - built on a foundation of resilience and independence. Are you ready to join us?

About Pencalenick School
This is a rare and exciting leadership opportunity to lead a highly acclaimed special school into its next stage of development and to play a key role in the future leadership of the Special Partnership Trust.

Pencalenick School is set in a beautiful location close to the cathedral city of Truro in the heart of Cornwall.

It provides a creative and ambitious centre of specialist learning for 190 pupils with a range of complex learning and communication needs aged The pupils either attend Pencalenick School or 1 of 4 Area Resource Bases in mainstream schools across Cornwall (Pencalenick has 5 sites across Cornwall).

Trustees are seeking to appoint a new Headteacher for Pencalenick School who shares their single-minded ambition to constantly progress and enhance the provision so that it continually improves outcomes for pupils and the whole community.

The school provides imaginative learning opportunities focusing on the abilities of all pupils, irrespective of need, ensuring high expectations and challenge alongside care and support in equal measure. Pencalenick School has a strong reputation, with places always in high demand. The school is set in a beautiful learning environment with further scope for development. It benefits from an excellent 25- place weekday residential provision.

The new Headteacher will build on an excellent tradition, bringing fresh challenge and innovation to lead the school forward into its next phase of development. Key to the success of the school, has been a committed and talented team of staff who embrace change and continually challenge their own practice by looking for innovative ways to enable the young people to achieve their aspirations and play a meaningful role in the community. The new Headteacher must share this 'can-do' spirit and model it in their daily practice and leadership.

Ofsted rated Pencalenick School as a Good school (May 2019), you can read the report on the school website:

Pencalenick School is part of the Special Partnership Trust, so works closely with a group of specialist providers – sharing skills, knowledge and expertise to continue to develop the offer in place for staff and pupils.


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