Head of School

6 months ago

Leatherhead, United Kingdom Positive Futures Recruitment Limited Full time

**Job Title**: Head of School
**Location**:Effingham,near Leatherhead
**Salary**:£61,789 - £67,928 (FL11 - FL15)
**Hours**: 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday - Permanent

**The Role**

We are seeking a talented individual, who will provide highly effective leadership of a specialist school based in Effingham supporting students aged 11-16 years with Autism and associated behavioural and communication difficulties.

The Head of School will take a leadership role in assisting the Principal to develop the school in accordance with its shared values and school development plans.

**Key duties**
- Establish and sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction together with the Principal and governing board and through consultation with the school community.
- Establish and oversee systems, processes and policies so the school can operate effectively.
- Identify problems and barriers to school effectiveness, and develop strategies for school improvement that are realistic, timely and suited to the school’s context.
- Make sure these school improvement strategies are effectively implemented.
- Monitor progress towards achieving the school’s aims and objectives.
- Allocate financial resources appropriately, efficiently and effectively.
- Undertake safeguarding duties supported by the Principal which will entail reporting and following up incidents in a timely manner and where appropriate liaising with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Work in close partnership with the Principal in actively and demonstrably promoting enrichment, entitlement and achievement through building and implementing agreed school policies and practices.

**Qualifications / Experience**
- Successful leadership and management experience in a school.
- Teaching experience within an SEN setting
- Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
- Demonstrable experience of successful line management and staff development
- Data analysis skills, and the ability to use data to set targets and identify weaknesses.
- Understanding of high-quality teaching based on evidence, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships.
- A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively.
- Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Commitment to safeguarding and equality, ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways that exploit the position
- **Benefits **_
- Life assurance
- Teachers' Pension
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

INDMLH

Pay: £61,789.00-£67,928.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Leadership within a School: 2 years (required)
- Teaching / working within an SEN setting: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- QTS / QTLS (preferred)
- Leadership qualification (eg. NPQH) - desirable (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AP - HOS

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