Virtual School Headteacher

Lancashire County Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking an inspirational Head Teacher to provide strategic leadership for Lancashire Virtual School. You will lead a skilled team and work across education, children’s social care and the wider partnership to raise attainment for looked after and vulnerable learners.

You will oversee Personal Education Plans, Pupil Premium expenditure, budgets and quality assurance, ensuring statutory duties are met and resources deliver impact.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with significant leadership and management experience.
• Proven track record of raising educational standards.
• Understanding of care-experienced and vulnerable learners.
• Strong analytical, communication and partnership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Lancashire Virtual School and improve outcomes for looked-after children.
• Lead Virtual School team and collaborate across education and children's social care.
• Oversee Personal Education Plans, Pupil Premium expenditure, budgets and commissioning.
• Ensure statutory duties are met and resources deliver impact.
• Engage with senior leaders, schools, elected members and partners.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Analytical thinking

Communication

Partnership working

Education

Qualified teacher

Job description

| Salary £68,525 - £74,531 , Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Pro Rata

Are you an inspirational education leader with the ambition and expertise to improve outcomes for some of Lancashire’s most vulnerable children and young people? Lancashire County Council is seeking an exceptional Head Teacher to provide strategic leadership for Lancashire Virtual School. This is a high-profile opportunity to champion the education, inclusion and achievement of children looked after, care leavers, previously looked after children, children in kinship care and children with a social worker. You will lead a skilled Virtual School team, set consistently high expectations and work across education, children’s social care and the wider partnership to remove barriers to learning, strengthen attendance and secure sustained improvements in attainment and progress. You will provide strategic oversight of Personal Education Plans, Pupil Premium expenditure, service performance, budgets, commissioning, quality assurance and preparation for inspection. Using evidence and the voices of children and young people, you will influence senior leaders, schools, elected members and partners, ensuring that statutory duties are met and resources deliver meaningful impact. We are looking for a qualified teacher with significant leadership and management experience, a strong record of raising educational standards and a detailed understanding of the needs of care-experienced and vulnerable learners. You will combine sound professional judgement with excellent analytical, communication and partnership skills, and be confident leading through complexity and change.

Closing date: 20th November, Interview : 30th November

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.