26 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1 January 2026

  • Closing date

    18 September 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£96,673.00 - £106,626.00 Annually (Actual)

Headteacher job summary

Crowdys Hill is a thriving maintained special school for pupils aged 5–19 with complex needs. Based across two sites in Swindon (including a bespoke Post-16 centre), we offer a creative, nurturing, and ambitious learning environment where individual needs are met through a tailored curriculum and therapeutic provision.

We’re seeking an experienced and values-driven leader with a strong background in special education. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a highly regarded school with a dedicated team, a strong reputation in the local community, and a clear vision – Learning for Life.

You’ll need:

  • Proven leadership experience in a larger SEND setting
  • The ability to inspire staff and pupils with integrity, empathy, and high expectations
  • A commitment to inclusive practice, individualised learning, and life skills development

Please do review the attached candidate pack and key information for more details.

If this role interests you, you may like to arrange an informal conversation or arrange a visit.

If so, please contact Alpha Parish or Ross Laird at Academicis:

📧 aparish@academicis.co.uk | rlaird@academicis.co.uk

📞 07436 971517 / 01223 907979

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

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Crowdys Hill School

School type
Special school, ages 4 to 19
School size
326 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
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School website
Crowdys Hill School website
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