43 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Required from January 2027, with flexibility for an earlier start if possible

  • Closing date

    11 September 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 July 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

PSHE

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Scale 1 – 5

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Marches School is seeking to appoint an exceptional leader to establish and lead our resourced provision for students with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

This is a pivotal role within our inclusive school, offering the opportunity to design and deliver provision that enables young people with SEND to thrive within both specialist and mainstream education.

You will lead a provision for up to 25 students, shaping pathways, provision and practice so that every learner can achieve, belong and succeed.


What the school offers its staff

We offer

A strong, inclusive culture where all students are known, supported and able to succeed.

High-quality professional learning at every stage of your career, including funded NPQ SEND and wider leadership development.

The opportunity to shape and lead a specialist provision within a mainstream setting.

A collaborative and supportive team of staff, parents and governors.

A core belief in staff wellbeing and work life balance for all, evidenced in policy and practice and noted by Ofsted.

Year-round free access to our fitness suite.

Benefits including funded counselling, physiotherapy and GP and other medical support.

Collaboration days in additional to PD days – to focus on developments within the working week.

A laptop for every teacher for work and personal use.

Spacious Sixth Form Facilities and excellent outcomes.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

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

About The Marches School

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1346 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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The Marches School is a successful, forward-thinking 11-18 Academy, with 1,420 students currently on roll. Located in the attractive border town of Oswestry, the school enjoys a semi-rural location, within walking distance of the town centre. In 2013, The Marches opened its doors to the school's first ever Sixth Formers and now delivers a broad range of A-Levels and boasts modern, spacious Sixth Form Facilities.

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