5 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Ideally April 2025 or as soon as possible

  • Closing date

    10 December 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Deputy headteacher
  • Other leadership roles

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

Full-time equivalent salary

PS13 or Leadership Scale L17 to L20

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leadership professional to take on the newly formed role of Head of Safeguarding, Admissions and Family Engagement. The Senior Leadership team role includes being the Designated Safeguarding Lead, leadership around placement requests and tribunals, as well as overseeing the Family Engagement team. It is based at at Freemantles School for 280 4-19year old students with complex Autism based in Woking, Surrey.

Freemantles School also runs an Outreach and Training department with an excellent reputation. Freemantles was judged to be Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted at its last inspection in November 2023 .

Freemantles continues to expand. The school has recently opened a new Secondary & FE building and a temporary Satellite site at Ripley.

We are looking for an inspiring, motivated and engaging senior leader to share their skills and enhance the learning opportunities on offer for our students.

What the school offers its staff

We have a strong and supportive Senior Leadership Team and have a strong track in supporting staff wellbeing and work life balance.

We offer a dedicated, friendly, highly trained staff team; a comprehensive induction; extensive training packages and opportunities to further develop leadership and management skills.

This position is for a full time (36 hours per week), permanent contract, to start ideally April 2025 or as soon as possible. For a successful candidate holding QTS, we would be offering a contract remunerated under the Teachers' Pay & Conditions (to include Teachers’ Pension Scheme) with a salary on the Leadership Group Pay Range (L17 to L20), or for a successful candidate that does not hold QTS, a Surrey Support Staff contract (local government pension scheme) on Surrey Pay PS13. The Surrey Support Staff contract includes an annual leave entitlement of 26 days on appointment, increasing to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service.

We encourage prospective applicants to visit Freemantles. For more information and to book a visit, please contact the school office.

Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be essential. Please note that we will be undertaking online searches on shortlisted candidates, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

CV’s are not accepted. An application pack consisting of a job description, person specification and application form is available to download online.

Please submit your application form via eteach.

Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 10th December 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 17th December 2024


Commitment to safeguarding

Freemantles is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to demonstrably share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be essential. Please note that we will be undertaking online searches on shortlisted candidates, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Applying for the job

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About Freemantles School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 19
School size
243 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Phone number
01483545680

Freemantles School is a Special school based in Mayford Green, Woking, providing education provision for children and young people with complex social communication needs and Autism. The pupils attending Freemantles are aged 4 to 19, with 9 pupils per class. We have been expanding over the past few years and currently have an exciting new Secondary and Further Education building project underway on the same site.

Arranging a visit to Freemantles School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitmentHR@freemantles.surrey.sch.uk.

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