Headteacher
Crosshill Special School, Darwen, BB3 1HZ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
28 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: This role does not operate on a timebound contract and is not subject to the working time provisions of a full time teacher in line with Teacher’s Pay and Conditions.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 24 – 28, actual salary £87,651 – £96,673 per annum.
What skills and experience we're looking for
The trust, on behalf of Crosshill School, are seeking to appoint an inspiring, compassionate and dedicated Headteacher who is eager to make a meaningful impact while fostering strong, supportive connections with staff, pupils, families, and the wider community.
The trust is deeply committed to inclusivity and enhancing the opportunities for our students. Crosshill, as part of the trust, values its reputation as a welcoming and supportive school, placing significant importance on both pastoral support and personalised academic learning. Prospective candidates should demonstrate unwavering commitment to student progress, displaying innovation and creativity in their approaches and consistently engage in reflection to enhance outcomes for our pupils.
Crosshill is a vibrant and nurturing special school dedicated to supporting learners aged 5-19 with a curriculum designed to truly prepare pupils for life and work beyond education. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced leader to join our dedicated team and drive forward our vision of empowering every student to reach their full potential.
As Headteacher you will play a vital role in raising teaching and learning standards within a school culture where everyone is truly valued, supported, and united in working towards positive change through an inclusive and compassionate approach to education.
If you want to make a difference to young people and join a trust at an exciting part of its journey, we would love to hear from you.
We ask that you do not send CV’s, please complete and send your application form to hr@oaklp.co.uk
Visits to the school, prior to application, are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Joanne Gee on 0161 553 0030 or via email at enquiries@oaklp.co.uk to arrange a visit or to discuss any general enquiries. We are happy to offer an initial phone call with our CEO, James Franklin-Smith, should you wish to learn more about the role. To schedule this, please also reach out to Joanne Gee.
What the school offers its staff
Attractive staff benefits package and CPD opportunities.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to DBS Enhanced Clearance. This check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@oaklp.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Crosshill Special School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 134 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Crosshill Special School website
- Email address
- enquiries@oaklp.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01615530030
Crosshill School is an outward looking, inclusive and successful school for children with special educational needs. It makes up part of Champion Education Trust, a multi academy trust that was formed in October 2019.
Our mission is to improve the life chances of all of our young people within our supportive family of schools, providing opportunities to allow young people to achieve beyond expectation, regardless of background, need or prior attainment.
We are determined and passionate to ensure that all of our staff are supported and trained to make a first class provision for all of our young people. Our leaders are encouraged and supported to work at local, regional and national levels to enable our Trust to keep abreast of the most current thinking and research in our profession.
Champion Education Trust has four key values that embody our ethos:
Family and community; a sense of belonging and contribution
Respect and celebration of differences
Partnerships and working as a team
Ambition and striving to do your best
Arranging a visit to Crosshill Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@oaklp.co.uk.
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