Head Teacher
The Pines Special School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 7EY16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
26 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L29 - L35
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, dynamic, passionate and strategic individual to deliver outstanding leadership and management within school. The successful applicant will be committed to the development and maintenance of a diverse, challenging and refreshed foundation curriculum for all our children.
We are a friendly and thriving school for pupils with Autism. We have children from EYFS to Year 11.
The school is a place where happy pupils succeed, which balances attainment with wider world skills acquisition and the development of well-rounded and happy children well equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team that has been exceptionally well led by our current Headteacher, and a very supportive community around the school.
The Pines Special School is a larger than normal special school, with a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment and the feel of a happy and thriving school. We are a victim of our own success and have daily applications for pupils to join our school. We are looking for a Headteacher who is committed to continuing this uniqueness and maintain cohesion of our vision, values and ethos. We want to appoint someone who can sustain high attainment alongside developing the children as people and be able to inspire and secure the confidence of the children.
We have recently been inspected and are very proud to have maintain our good standard. The perfect quote from our report sums up our school, ‘this is a big school with an even bigger heart’.
Highly developed understanding of what makes Quality First Teaching and the ability to use this knowledge to improve teaching and learning across a school.
To develop and implement the school vision and values and promote inclusivity and diversity within a framework of British Values.
To work to high professional standards, strategically and operationally, leading by example.
To lead and manage effectively in an environment of high accountability.
To manage the implementation of change effectively and sensitively.
Demonstrate the ability to manage, motivate and support individuals and teams effectively.
To deal effectively with under performance, in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.
To understand and interpret complex data to inform effective decision-making.
To maintain a clear strategic financial overview of the school.
To demonstrate a focus on innovation, creativity and a willingness to work in a context of resource generation and appropriate risk-taking.
To seek and maintain effective multi-agency partnerships and collaboration, in order to share and disseminate best practice throughout the whole school and beyond.
Evidence of ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and staff.
Evidence of emotional resilience in working with children and staff exhibiting challenging behaviour.
Ability to effectively implement safeguarding legislation and develop a culture of safeguarding awareness, risk assessment and management.
Ability to coach and develop all school staff appropriately.
Evidence of actively involving all staff, parents, Governors and the community in the life and work of the school, other schools and networks.
- Calm
- Clarity of vision
- Visible and approachable
- Supportive
- Resilience
- Robust
- Responsible
- Confident and decisive
- Self-reflective
- Assertive
- Brave
What the school offers its staff
The Pines Special School is a larger than normal special school, with a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment and the feel of a happy and thriving school. We are a victim of our own success and have daily applications for pupils to join our school. We are looking for a Headteacher who is committed to continuing this uniqueness and maintain cohesion of our vision, values and ethos. We want to appoint someone who can sustain high attainment alongside developing the children as people and be able to inspire and secure the confidence of the children.
Our Headteacher must be fully supportive in the ongoing development and wellbeing of our staff as a collective and also individually building on their unique skills. We want the successful applicant to build on the strengths and good practice that our outgoing Headteacher, has demonstrated.
We are seeking a strong and experienced leader who would relish a new challenge. We would like to appoint an exceptional leader who has the drive, enthusiasm and vision to work in close partnership with myself and the other Governors to make an impact on the whole community.
Further details about the role
Qualified Teacher status.
NPQH or masters degree
Recent, relevant in-service training in current educational practice, including the leadership and management of teaching and learning.
Knowledge and understanding of education and schools systems locally and nationally.
Robust knowledge of supporting and working to improve SEND provision and outcomes, and working with pupils with Autism.
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 wendy@reachsupport.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Pines Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 16
- School size
- 280 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Pines Special School website
- Email address
- wendy@reachsupport.org.uk
Arranging a visit to The Pines Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email wendy@reachsupport.org.uk.
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