Headteacher

Wren Spinney School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027 or earlier as available

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £91,158.00 - £105,595.00 Annually (FTE)

Headteacher job summary

Are you passionate about improving life outcomes for young people with complex SEND?

Are you passionate about making education accessible for all?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual with proven leadership experience to join our Trust as Headteacher of Wren Spinney School.

This is a fantastic, challenging, but above all rewarding opportunity to support some of the most vulnerable young people in our community. Wren Spinney supports 98 students with a range of learning needs including severe, complex, profound & multiple learning difficulties, and the majority of whom will have additional needs such as sensory difficulties or autism. Wren Spinney is an Equals Exemplar school for its curriculum, and therefore you will have proven success of leading learning and teaching to improve outcomes for all and will understand the importance of developing your teams as well as fostering excellent relationships with stakeholders, having demonstrable evidence of inspiring your colleagues and leading effective collaborations.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, and working closely with our Director of Education, you will be responsible for the safeguarding, the curriculum, learning and teaching, student progress and achievement, and ensuring the effective day to day operation of the school through leading your team and managing resources effectively and efficiently. You will have operational management of the budget and responsibility for all staff at the school. You will support the Trust to create a culture of high expectation, self-evaluation and constant improvement. In return you will be supported by colleagues across the Trust; from our other schools and college, as well as the shared services team who manage the business services so you can focus on developing the unique culture of your school.

If you have an unwavering commitment to safeguarding young people, high levels of personal resilience and thrive on challenge, then we want to hear from you.

Closes: Friday 12th June 2026

Interviews: will take place over 2 days, w/c beginning 29th June 2026

Visits to the school are essential. To arrange a visit or an informal conversation in relation to the post, please contact Ellie Edwards (Governance Professional) on 01536 500030.

Creating Tomorrow is committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of all students. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for the successful candidate

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.

About Wren Spinney School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• School size: 97 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wren Spinney School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wren-spinney-community-school

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