Headteacher

The Eaglewood School, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6SY

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  20 April 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher, deputy or assistant headteacher
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - At least 32.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L16 - L22

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will need to be highly professional, delivering the highest quality of provision at this small school.This school successfully caters for children who, because of their anxiety and emotional needs, find mainstream school challenging. The post holder will be required to demonstrate exceptional ability in developing children’s emotional literacy so that where possible vulnerable learners can return successfully to their mainstream school settings. You will also need to be passionate about staff development and wellbeing and be able to work closely with commissioning schools and local authorities.

You will need strong interpersonal skills to work successfully and collegiately with key stakeholders. You will be an integral member of the Executive Education Team of The Gryphon Multi-Academy Trust, supported by Directors, Local Governors, and the Trust’s CEO. The strongest candidates will have the ability quickly to gain the confidence of students, staff, parents, and the local community, including other school leaders, to sustain high achievement.

What the school offers its staff

The Eaglewood School is located on the South coast on the edge of Hampshire’s beautiful New Forest. Owing to the promotion of our current Headteacher, we require an outstanding school leader to maintain and develop the excellent alternative educational provision of a school which sits very much at the heart of its community.

Assistance with relocation expenses may be possible for the best candidate.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Eaglewood School follows best practice in recruiting staff in relation to safeguarding and is an equal opportunities employer.

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About The Eaglewood School

• School type: Free School, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 18 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Eaglewood School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: s.gray@eaglewoodschool.co.uk
• Phone number: 01425460994
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-eaglewood-school (opens in new tab)

Eaglewood School is a small Alternative Provision Free School based close to both the beautiful New Forest and the beach. We cater for students who have found their mainstream education settings difficult and for a wide variety of reasons need a smaller, calmer and kinder environment to reset and get back on track.

Arranging a visit to The Eaglewood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.gray@eaglewoodschool.co.uk.

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