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Headteacher – Hospital School

Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School, London, SE5 8AZ

This job expired on 22 February 2023 – see similar jobs

Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
22 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 January 2023

Job details

Job role: Headteacher
Deputy headteacher
Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Full time: Full-time permanent
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: The school is a Group 4, inner London school, salary negotiable depending on the experience of the successful candidate. Governors are prepared to consider using their discretion to go beyond range for an exceptional candidate.

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Governors of the Maudsley & Bethlem Hospital School are seeking to appoint a Head Teacher to lead our unique and highly successful school from September 2023. The Headship presents an exceptional opportunity for a visionary, empathetic professional. Our mission is to create a safe, caring environment where young people experiencing mental health challenges can enjoy learning, feel valued, and move forward with their lives. The successful candidate will be an exceptional leader with experience that includes educational provision for pupils experiencing mental health or other medical needs and/or SEND.

You will be energetic, ambitious for our pupils and forward-thinking. Passionate about education, you will have proven leadership experience working with pupils with mental health needs and/or SEND. With highly developed interpersonal skills, you will work in partnership with all our stakeholders, including parents and governors, the hospital trust and the local authority.

As our Head Teacher, you will lead our school with confidence on the next phase of our journey, upholding our values and putting pupils first in all you do. You will be an ambassador for the school, supporting the governors’ vision to find innovative ways to extend the reach of our work.

Applications are invited from candidates from hospital schools and special schools, as well as mainstream primary and secondary schools. Prospective applicants are welcome to telephone the Deputy Head of School, Philippa Levy (tel. 020 8777 1897), for an informal discussion about the post. The school can be visited by arrangement between Monday 6th to Friday 10th February 2023, please email the address below to register your interest.

For an application pack and further details see the school website: www.maudsley-bethlemhospital.southwark.sch.uk/

Please email completed applications to recruitment@maudsley-bethlemhospital.southwark.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

Ofsted judged Maudsley & Bethlem School to be Outstanding in November 2021. Our school is defined by our values: We are ambitious for our students’ learning. We plan to be a turning point in their lives. We are collaborative. Our success depends on collaboration and our ability to work as a team. We are steadfast.We confront calmly the stigma and prejudice that still surrounds mental health. We can change attitudes in society, through our work. We are kind and compassionate even when we need to have difficult conversations.

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.

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