Deputy Headteacher, SEND School Improvement Leader

Envision Education; Harrow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SEND Secondary School in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Headteacher to support the Headteacher and leadership team in steering school improvement and managing daily operations. The role focuses on setting priorities, evaluating impact, and driving high-quality teaching and pupil outcomes.

You will oversee personalised provision, EHCP outcomes, and family engagement to inform ambitious learning plans, while ensuring safeguarding and sustainable specialist provision.

Qualifications

• Have a proven track record of improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• Have experience leading staff and delivering improvement beyond their own classroom or team.
• Understand how to translate EHCP outcomes and pupils' individual starting points into meaningful learning, support and progress.
• Be able to evaluate provision, identify priorities and turn strategic plans into consistent day-to-day practice.
• Show a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high expectations for every pupil.
• Build trusting, effective relationships with pupils, families and professionals across education, health and social care.

Responsibilities

• Lead school improvement: Set clear priorities, evaluate their impact and use evidence and professional judgement to improve teaching, curriculum pathways and pupil outcomes.
• Oversee personalised provision: Ensure EHCP outcomes, annual review priorities, pupil strengths, communication profiles and family knowledge inform ambitious plans for learning and support.
• Support consistent practice: Help staff apply specialist knowledge, autism-informed approaches and therapeutic advice to pupils' changing communication, sensory and regulation needs.
• Contribute to school management: Lead delegated priorities, support strong safeguarding practice and help develop high-quality, financially sustainable specialist provision.

Skills

SEND outcomes

Staff leadership

Strategic planning

Safeguarding

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

SEND Secondary School in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Headteacher to support the Headteacher and leadership team in steering school improvement and managing daily operations. The role focuses on setting priorities, evaluating impact, and driving high-quality teaching and pupil outcomes.

You will oversee personalised provision, EHCP outcomes, and family engagement to inform ambitious learning plans, while ensuring safeguarding and sustainable specialist provision.