Executive Headteacher

North Bridge Enterprise College; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Executive Headteacher to lead two schools dedicated to supporting students with SEMH needs. This role involves strategic oversight, curriculum leadership, and fostering an inclusive environment. You will collaborate closely with the Education Director and senior management to ensure educational excellence and compliance with safeguarding standards. With a commitment to professional development, the position offers enhanced pay scales and extensive support from a network of experienced leaders. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Fully funded CPD training

Enhanced pay scales

Extensive senior management support

Access to in-house psychologists

Weekly wellbeing sessions

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

NEST enhanced Pension Scheme

Life assurance

Blue light discount card

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior leadership roles within education.
• Strong understanding of SEMH needs and educational strategies.

Responsibilities

• Formulate aims and objectives for the schools and establish policies.
• Lead the senior leadership team to ensure high standards of education.
• Manage safeguarding and ensure compliance with educational standards.

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum Development

Safeguarding

Inclusion Strategies

Performance Monitoring

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Postgraduate Qualification in Education Leadership

Job description

Executive Headteacher

We are excited to announce this new opportunity at Keys Group. As our new Executive Headteacher, you will take strategic and operational responsibility for our two schools; North Bridge Enterprise College & South Park Enterprise.

About our school

South Park Enterprise College is an Independent SEMH Specialist School (11-16) offering an alternative curriculum to young people with a range of SEMH special educational needs.

The vast majority of our students have an EHCP and may have a diagnosis of ADHD or ASD. We also take a small number of students from the local authority inclusion service who have been, or are at risk of, being permanently excluded from mainstream settings.

Responsibilities of appointment:

·Under the overall direction, the Executive Headteacher plays a lead role in formulating the aims, objectives of the schools and establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved.

·Lead by example, holding and articulating clear values and moral purpose, and focusing on providing excellent education for all pupils.

· Work closely with the Education Director to embed a culture of success within the two schools.

·Provide direction and line management of the senior leadership team at both schools.

·Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement.

·To have a central responsibility for raising the quality of teaching and learning and for pupils’ achievement. Setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes

·Manage safeguarding across the school and take action according to Keeping Children Safe in Education.

·Provide curriculum leadership across the schools.

·Lead regular reviews of all school systems to ensure statutory requirements are being met and improved on where appropriate.

·Lead on Ofsted inspections including the independent schools’ standards.

·Manage staff development programmes and school resources.

·Lead on formulating and reviewing the School Development Plan.

What we offer you as an Executive Headteacher:

·Fully funded CPD training for all staff in our schools.

·Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience for all staff.

·Extensive senior management support from Regional Managers and Regional Directors.

·Centralised head office function offering supportive delivery of finance, payroll, HR and recruitment functions.

·Established network of collaborative Executive Headteachers, across our 25 schools, offering regular Executive Headteacher conferences, peer support and sharing school improvement ideas across the group.

·Group wide budgets for a range of critical resources such as estates, job boards and learning and development.

·A dedicated School Administrator to provide an administrative support function to the Headteacher.

·Access to our in-house Principal and Assistant Educational Psychologists and providing support for students and leaders within our schools.

·Support from our Clinical Team which includes Psychologists and Attachment Aware Training.

·Weekly Executive Headteacher wellbeing drop in sessions.

·Enhanced programme of 10 INSET days.

·Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay.

·Access to a blue light discount card for all employees.

·NEST enhanced Pension Scheme.

·Life assurance.

More about you

We are looking for an experienced Senior Leader to join our school as an Executive Headteacher. You will be playing your part in helping the school achieve its aims and values. You will be delivering an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students with support from the leadership team.

If you are a champion of inclusion, SEND and have a wealth of school leadership experience, then we would love to hear from you.

Informal discussions and visits are strongly recommended for this position. For more information, please contact Imogen in the recruitment team.

Safeguarding

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; applicants will therefore be subject to stringent vetting and induction processes including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

School tours are highly welcomed as a part of our interview selection process.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications.