Special School Executive Headteacher (with mainstream Primary experience)
Beckfoot Trust, Bingley, BD16 1EEThis job expired on 6 February 2023
Start date details
Easter 2023 (later by negotiation)
Closing date
6 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
23 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time - 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L27-L34
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Sustained success as a Headteacher of a special school (evaluated as at least Good by Ofsted)
- Able to articulate what makes a special school remarkable and what is similar yet different from a mainstream setting
- An excellent understanding of the essential ingredients of exceptional pedagogy and what this looks like in any setting
- Evidence of leading impactful and sustained school improvement with clarity, appropriate pace whilst winning ‘hearts and minds’ Up to date expertise and knowledge of a wide variety of special needs (SLD, PMLD, ASC)
- In-depth knowledge of the sector nationally including legislation
- Experience and knowledge of the management of risk associated with special (eg medical, manual handling, behaviour) and the ability to advice others
What the school offers its staff
This is an exciting new role for our Trust, we are seeking to appoint an experienced mission-aligned, values-driven Executive Leader. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an impressive, measurable, and sustained record of crafting a purposeful, motivational, and inclusive culture with exceptional pedagogy at the heart. They will have evidence of leading and implementing strategy with rigour and clarity, investing in people, and demanding remarkably high standards. They will have expertise in all aspects of delivering a remarkable education in special schools and have recent leadership expertise in this sector.
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.
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About Beckfoot Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- becjxv@beckfoot.org
- Phone number
- 01274 771444
Arranging a visit to Beckfoot Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email becjxv@beckfoot.org.
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