16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    13 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 February 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

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Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£99,067 – £113,624

Pay scale

L29 – L35

Additional allowances

Additional payment of up to 10% for an exceptional candidate.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Starting salary negotiable with the potential of an additional payment of up to 10% for an exceptional candidate. A relocation package will also be considered, where applicable.

Rochdale Pupil Referral Service works in partnership with the Local Authority. Children accessing Rochdale PRS range across all key stages.

The Management Committee are looking to appoint a Headteacher who is passionate, enthusiastic and dynamic, who has exemplary leadership skills who can work as part of the team always putting children at the centre of what they do.


What the school offers its staff

We would particularly welcome applicants who have experience of leading within a PRS setting. This candidate would need to demonstrate:

  • exceptional resilience and flexibility
  • high quality interpersonal skills
  • to be able to build on the established relationships with parents, staff, Management Committee members and partners
  • to champion and act as an advocate for vulnerable children, young people and their families

They would be expected to be capable of delivering the strategic development of the PRS through their own vision, being innovative to future proof the provision in collaboration with the Local Authority.

Further details about the role

Closing Date: Thursday 13th March 2025

Shortlisting: Tuesday 18th March 2025

Visit for Shortlisted Candidates: Tuesday 4th March 2025 (1.00pm-3.00pm)

Interviews: Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th March 2025

To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed applications to head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk by 11.59 p.m. on Thursday 13th March 2025.

The Pupil Referral Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check.

The ability to converse at ease with all stakeholders and provide advice in accurate spoken English is an essential requirement of this post.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.

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 head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
School size
164 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 16

Brownhill Learning Community comprises of Brownhill School and Rochdale Pupil Referral Service. We provide educational provision for pupils who are out of mainstream schools for a variety of reasons that include exclusion, emotional and behavioural difficulties, medical reasons, pregnancy and young mothers.

We operate across three sites around the Rochdale borough. Heights Lane, formerly Brownhill School, located near to the centre of Rochdale. Our Darnhill Site is located in Heywood. Saxon Hall is located in Belfield, Rochdale.

Arranging a visit to Rochdale Pupil Referral Service

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head.recruitment@rochdale.gov.uk.

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