Head of School based at Spring Brook Lower

Spring Brook Academy; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Spring Brook Academy is seeking a Head of Site to provide strategic, relational leadership of the Lower Site from day one, ensuring safeguarding and high standards in teaching and learning.

The role requires senior leadership experience in SEND/SEMH, robust safeguarding judgement, and the ability to drive whole-site improvement with effective line management and collaboration with families.

Qualifications

• Strong and credible senior leadership with measurable impact.
• Secure understanding of SEND and SEMH education.
• Excellent safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement.
• Track record of improving teaching, learning and outcomes.
• Ability to lead and challenge teams through change.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and relational leadership of the Lower Site from day one.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and maintain safeguarding culture.
• Ensure consistency in teaching, learning and curriculum to pupils’ stages.
• Lead and manage staff, including line management and performance reviews.
• Maintain high expectations for attendance, engagement and relationships.
• Implement improvement priorities and keep the Executive Headteacher informed.
• Collaborate with families and partner professionals on individual pupils.
• Contribute to planning for 2027/28 and provide a thorough handover.

Skills

Senior leadership

SEND/SEMH focus

Safeguarding knowledge

Change management

Staff development

Education

Leadership role in education

Job description

As Head of Site you will:

Provide highly visible, consistent and relational leadership of the Lower Site from day one;

Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and maintaina strong safeguarding culture;

Secureconsistency and quality in teaching, learning and curriculum, matched to eachpupil's stage, not age;

Lead,support and hold to account a committed staff team, including day-to-day linemanagement and performance management;

Sustain high expectations aroundattendance, engagement and relationships;

Implementthe site's agreed improvement priorities and keep the Executive Headteacherinformed of progress and risk;

Work closelywith families and partner professionals around individual pupils;

Contribute to planning for 2027/28 and provide a thorough handoverat the end of the appointment.

You may currently be a Head of School or Site, a Deputy orAssistant Headteacher, or an equivalent senior leader within a Trust. You mightbe an established senior leader ready for a whole-site brief, or an aspiringheadteacher looking for a substantial, time-limited opportunity to lead. Eitherway, you will bring:

Strong and credible seniorleadership experience with demonstrable impact;

A secure understanding of SEND and SEMH education, and a clear commitment to relational, trauma-informed, child-centred practice;

Excellent safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement;

A trackrecord of improving teaching, learning and outcomes;

The abilityto lead, supportand challenge teamsthrough change;

Warmth, resilience and the capacityto stay calm,regulated and purposeful in a complexenvironment;

The abilityto translate strategic priorities into high-quality day-to-day practice.