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Head of Site

Brackenfield Special School, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA

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Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L24 to L28

What skills and experience we're looking for

Brackenfield is a successful and expanding special school in the South of Derbyshire. We are delighted to be opening additional premises from September 2025. The Executive Head and Governors are looking to appoint a passionate, innovative and committed Head of Site to join our established, experienced leadership team. The successful candidate will work with the Executive Head Teacher, and wider leadership team to strategically and operationally lead the school.

We welcome applications from established senior leaders exploring new challenges. We have a commitment to staff development and high quality CPD which is provided to our staff through the East Midlands SEND Training Hub which is based at the school.

Applicants are encouraged to come and meet the Executive Head Teacher and have a tour of the school (please see contact below).

What the school offers its staff

We are a school for children with complex learning and communication needs ranging from 3-19yrs. Brackenfield is a research-based school, and we work with external partners to ensure that our approaches reflect best practice in preparing young people with complex needs for adulthood.

Commitment to safeguarding

Brackenfield School is committed to the safeguarding of all children.
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Brackenfield SEND School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, preventing unlawful discrimination in all of its activities and to valuing diversity.

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Additional documents

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Brackenfield Job Applicant Pack Head of Site.pdf - 456 KB (opens in new tab)

About Brackenfield Special School

School type: Special school, ages 3 to 16
School size: 175 pupils enrolled
Age range: 3 to 16
Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
School website: Brackenfield Special School website
Email address: hr@brackenfield.derbyshire.sch.uk
Phone number: 01159733710
See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brackenfield-special-school

Brackenfield is an oversubscribed South Derbyshire special school for children from 3-16 years old. Over the last 4 years we have streamlined our offer to become a specialist school for pupils with communication and comprehension difficulties and we have a growing population of children with complex physical needs. All our pupils are significantly cognitively impaired operating developmentally between 0 – 6 years of age.