Deputy Head Teacher
Park Lane School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8JR20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
22 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L16-L20
What skills and experience we're looking for
Deputy Head Teacher – Well-being, Safeguarding & Pastoral Lead
Park Lane Special School is in Macclesfield Cheshire and has 137 pupils aged between 5-19 years with learning, physical, sensory, and health needs.
The Governors wish to appoint an enthusiastic Deputy Head Teacher who is committed to continuing to improve the educational offer for children and young people with complex needs.
Start date: as soon as possible
Key attributes:
- Leadership experience, vision and the ability to drive forward change.
- A passion for working with young people and offering them the breadth of opportunity and aspirations to excel.
- The ability to motivate and inspire those around you.
- Proven track record of impacting positively on standards.
- A partnership approach to working with staff, students, parents and carers.
- Enthusiasm for educational improvement and life-long learning.
- The skill to innovate and embrace new initiatives.
- A reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.
- An excellent knowledge and understanding of exceptional curriculum provision for SEN.
What the school offers its staff
You will receive:
- An inspirational working environment with pupils who want to learn.
- Supportive parents and families.
- Appropriate training to carry out responsibilities.
- Supportive Senior Leadership team including Governors.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Park Lane School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 129 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Park Lane School website
- Email address
- admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01625 801964
Park Lane Special School is in Macclesfield, Cheshire and has 130 pupils aged between 5-19 years with learning, physical, sensory and health issues.
Arranging a visit to Park Lane School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@parklane.cheshire.sch.uk.
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