Head of Secondary & Post 16 / Class Teacher

Bedelsford School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZ

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  30 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS + TLR 2A ££8,611 + SEN Allowance £2,787

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Head of Secondary/Post 16 class teacher to lead our school community to make a profound impact on students’ lives by fostering an environment where their individual needs are met and celebrated. The successful candidate will drive our mission forward, championing a positive culture for students and staff, enhancing educational programs, and working with families, the local community, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Secondary and Sixth Form departments, ensuring the effective day-to-day organisation of staff, resources, timetables, and curriculum delivery.
• Drive high-quality teaching and learning by supporting staff to deliver personalised, differentiated programmes that enable students to achieve their full academic, social, emotional, and life skills potential.
• Oversee student accreditation pathways, ensuring appropriate qualifications are identified, delivered, and evidenced to maximise student achievement and outcomes.
• Lead the school's Careers Education programme, ensuring compliance with Gatsby Benchmarks and supporting students in preparing for adulthood, further education, employment, and independent living.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with parents, external agencies, colleges, supported living providers, and employers to support positive outcomes for students.

Key Requirements:

• (Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with substantial experience of teaching and leading within a secondary and/or special educational needs (SEND) setting.
• Proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate, support, and develop staff while working collaboratively as part of a senior leadership team.
• Strong knowledge of curriculum planning, assessment, accreditation pathways, and preparing students with additional needs for adulthood and future destinations.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience of working effectively with families, external professionals, and multi-agency partners.
• Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and promoting the wellbeing, personal development, and achievement of all students.

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Bedelsford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

HOD Secondary & P16 Job Description.pdf - 304 KB (opens in new tab)

Head of Secondary_6th Form Person specification.pdf - 150 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bedelsford School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 169 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Bedelsford School website
• Email address: MHartzenberg@bedelsfordschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bedelsford-school

Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).

The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 . Inspectors observed: Bedelsford School has high expectations of all and aims to provide consistent and sustained improvement, working collegiately with key partners.

We keenly take account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to better enable us to develop the skills of our staff team, understand the unique ways our pupils learn and implement the teaching strategies which will ensure pupils make the maximum progress they can.

Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.

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