Head Teacher

**Job Title**:Head Teacher

**Location**:Westbury, Wiltshire

**Salary**: £50,845 - £67,090 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience.

**Job type**: Full Time

**About our school**:

- Independent special school based in Westbury, first opened in 2009
- Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2020
- 32 place school for pupils aged 11-18
- Small group and individualised learning
- Focus on social and emotional development
- Strong and trusting relationships between staff and pupils forming the foundation for success

**Personal Attributes**:

- A motivational leader
- The skills and ability to empower and develop others
- A holistic approach to the social and emotional development of pupils
- A commitment to positive behaviour management
- Integrity and professionalism

**Main Purpose**:

- To be accountable as the school's strategic leader
- To ensure that the school meets independent school standards
- To lead the school to have the characteristics to be judged as outstanding
- To ensure the school effectively safeguards each pupil
- To inspire confidence in, and act as a role model, to pupils and staff
- To provide unconditional care, nurture and support for each pupil

**Why work for On Track?**
- To be part of a not-for-profit nationwide group of schools and innovative professionals
- The opportunity to lead a school which has children's needs at the heart of all that it does
- To work as part of a dedicated and supportive team
- Generous pension scheme

**_On Track Education Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Robust safeguarding checks will be undertaken before the appointmentis confirmed including a full Disclosure and Barring Service check._**

**_On Track places safeguarding at the heart of all that it does and all staff are expected to be mindful of safeguarding and child protection issues in relation to all pupils_**

**_This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 therefore certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed, and if theyare disclosed, we cannot take them into account._**

**_We are an Equal Opportunities organisation, totally Committed 2 Equality._**

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