Headteacher
Pebble Brook School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8LZ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 or September 2025 (dependent on applicant notice period)
Closing date
9 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Band 5 - L18 to L31
Headteacher job summary
Our School
Pebble Brook School is a Secondary SEND school for approximately 172 pupils aged 11-19 with a range of needs. We are based in the centre of Aylesbury, with onsite staff parking maintained by Buckinghamshire Council. Our pupils come from all over the county, some have attended primary SEND schools whilst others have previously been in mainstream schools.
Pebble Brook is a GOOD school where we are determined to achieve the best for everyone and we are extremely proud of our whole community. We care for each other, we respect each other and achieve all we possibly can.
The school’s vision is to inspire and enable our school community to be great learners and great people and to bring out the best in everyone. We have a strong ethos of inclusion where we notice and celebrate uniqueness and individuality.
For further information about our School please visit www.pebblebrookschool.org.uk
About the role
The role of Headteacher is pivotal in shaping the future direction of our school and ensuring the continued success of our students. We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and visionary leader who can inspire our students, support our amazing staff, engage and be part of our diverse community,
We are looking for a candidate currently working, or has experience of working in a Secondary School; this could be mainstream or special School that has experience working with SEN students and EHCP's. The ideal candidate will continue to uphold the school ethos with passion and enthusiasm being committed to providing a creative, stimulating and inclusive learning environment.
You will need to be a team player and collaborator, sharing ideas and strategies with colleagues whilst learning from them. Reflection and solution focused practice alongside consistent leadership is essential. You will be committed to working to meet the individual needs of our pupils in the classroom working at different levels and confident communicating to students and young adults ranging from year 7 to sixth form.
We can offer:
- A dedicated and committed team of brilliant and innovative staff and governors who want to work collaboratively with their next school leader.
- Extraordinary pupils who want a compassionate, warm and nurturing Headteacher to help prepare them on their journey towards adulthood.
- Fantastic support for your wellbeing and a commitment to your continued professional development.
- Strong links with other local SEN schools. The opportunity to take our unique model on to the next stage, within the wider context of SEND provision
- The opportunity to play a key strategic role in taking our school to even greater heights
For more information about the role please refer to the application pack.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Danielle Adams –Office Manager on 01296 415761 or email Dadams@pebblebrookschool.com
This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work including recruitment. We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2024 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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 are not accepted.
About Pebble Brook School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 169 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Pebble Brook School website (opens in new tab)
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