HEADTEACHER - SEND

The Education Network Birmingham; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great pay and conditions

Personal development opportunities

Empowerment to progress and grow the team

Job summary

The Education Network Birmingham is seeking a Headteacher for a SEND school in Gloucester, starting September or January. This school prioritizes the needs of SEND children, focusing on a therapeutic learning environment. You will encourage a team atmosphere to develop communication skills among students and advance their learning experiences.

Ideal candidates will have SEND experience, QTS, NPQH, and the ability to lead and inspire a team. The position offers great pay, personal development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced Headteacher in SEND.
• Strong leadership skills to develop a team.
• Ability to work with strategic partners.

Responsibilities

• Create a therapeutic learning environment.
• Empower and develop staff.
• Encourage team understanding of student needs.

Skills

SEND experience

Exceptional communication

Leadership

Strategic planning

Creative thinking

Education

QTS

NPQH

Job description

About the Role

Are you looking for a new opportunity as a Headteacher in a SEND school for September or January? If so, we need to talk. We are proud to be working with this SEND school, where the needs of the SEND children they support are at the centre of everything they do.

Key Responsibilities

As a Headteacher you will enable this specialist SEND school to grow and create a therapeutic learning environment that inspires and motivates SEND children to learn and staff to be part of a real success story.

As a Headteacher you will encourage your team to take the time to understand how a child is most likely to respond to learning and create an approach that means every child has an opportunity to develop communication skills, grow in confidence, feel supported, learn and achieve progress.

This is a school where you value your team, actively recognise and reward potential with career growth and personal development.

As a Headteacher you will be part of the SLA of a small trust that thinks and acts differently, prioritises the children it supports and creates a culture for staff that empowers them to develop and achieve progress. The setting has been beautifully created to ensure that every child has access to a therapeutic approach to education in an environment that supports learning, develops communication and importantly where a child feels well supported.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Headteacher with SEND experience.
• QTS.
• NPQH.
• Exceptional communicator.
• Used to working with and developing capacity within the SLT.
• Strong leader who can inspire and develop a team across whole of school.
• Creative thinker who looks for ways to make a difference for SEND children.
• Capable of strategic planning for future growth.
• Used to working with strategic partners and third parties.
• Happy to work on staff development programmes to include training.
• Able to demonstrate a record of successful leadership.
• Work closely with business partners to include HR, Finance and Support.

Benefits

• Being empowered to progress and grow your team.
• Working closely with the Executive Head to share ideas and plans.
• Plenty of scope for personal development and promotion.
• Great pay and conditions.
• Working in a unique setting that truly puts the children first.

So, if you are looking for an opportunity where your strategic input matters but you will be asked to make some heart-shaped decisions, this could be a perfect fit for you.

For more information, please reach out to me.

The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer.