Headteacher
TES FE News
Date: 18 hours ago
City: Swindon, England
Contract type: Full time
Job Overview
Crowdys Hill School is a large, maintained Special School in Swindon, for students with moderate learning difficulties and complex additional needs, aged 5-19 years.
Our Sixth Form is based across 2 sites with students working towards employment following The Vocational Pathway at Swindon New College, North Star site in Swindon; “Crowdys at College”
Our school has recently undergone a period of rapid growth, more than doubling in size since 2016. We are a happy, vibrant, ambitious and unique school, providing an education that leads our students into fulfilling and productive adult lives.
As Headteacher, you will be at the forefront of driving our school’s continued success and development. This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to lead our school that is both academically ambitious and deeply committed to meeting the complex needs of its students. We are looking for a Headteacher who is not only a strategic leader but also a compassionate and inspirational figure, who can ensure that the needs of our children remain central to everything we do.
In this role, you will have the chance to shape the future of SEND education within the school and beyond. Working closely with the leadership team, teaching staff, and support staff, you will create a shared vision for the school’s growth, ensuring that we continue to raise the standards of teaching, learning, and care that our students deserve.
The successful candidate will have:-
Wide and recent experience with working with children with relevant SEN(D) and their families
Proven, substantial leadership experience at Deputy Head level or above
A proven commitment to school improvement through a collaborative approach, including work with other schools
A creative, clear and thoughtful approach to successfully delivering the school’s priorities
A flexible, pragmatic and positive approach to managing change
A working knowledge and understanding of school finances
Experience of working closely with the Governing Body and the Local Authority to support school improvement.
Crowdys Hill School will provide:-
The opportunity to work with our brilliant young people and staff
A dedicated, welcoming and hardworking team of staff
A committed and experienced leadership team
A Governing Body which is committed to your ongoing professional development
A school community that welcomes innovation and nurtures talent
A school building that boasts excellent facilities, including a substantial on-site farm.
Candidates are warmly invited and encouraged to visit the school. To take up this opportunity, please contact Trudy Topp at the school to arrange.
Previous applicants need not apply.
In accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, jobholders should take reasonable care to ensure that personal data is not disclosed outside Council procedures, or use personal data held on others for their own purposes. In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, ensure requests for non-personal information are dealt with in accordance with the Council’s written procedures.
To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1998 (as amended by S147 of the Nationality and Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applicants must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the immigration act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Crowdys Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, all post holders are subject to background checks, an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and employment checks.
Online searches will be carried out and references will be called for and checked prior to interview.
The right to work in the UK, qualifications and proof of address will be checked at the time of the interview.
Crowdys Hill School is a large, maintained Special School in Swindon, for students with moderate learning difficulties and complex additional needs, aged 5-19 years.
Our Sixth Form is based across 2 sites with students working towards employment following The Vocational Pathway at Swindon New College, North Star site in Swindon; “Crowdys at College”
Our school has recently undergone a period of rapid growth, more than doubling in size since 2016. We are a happy, vibrant, ambitious and unique school, providing an education that leads our students into fulfilling and productive adult lives.
As Headteacher, you will be at the forefront of driving our school’s continued success and development. This is a rare and rewarding opportunity to lead our school that is both academically ambitious and deeply committed to meeting the complex needs of its students. We are looking for a Headteacher who is not only a strategic leader but also a compassionate and inspirational figure, who can ensure that the needs of our children remain central to everything we do.
In this role, you will have the chance to shape the future of SEND education within the school and beyond. Working closely with the leadership team, teaching staff, and support staff, you will create a shared vision for the school’s growth, ensuring that we continue to raise the standards of teaching, learning, and care that our students deserve.
The successful candidate will have:-
Wide and recent experience with working with children with relevant SEN(D) and their families
Proven, substantial leadership experience at Deputy Head level or above
A proven commitment to school improvement through a collaborative approach, including work with other schools
A creative, clear and thoughtful approach to successfully delivering the school’s priorities
A flexible, pragmatic and positive approach to managing change
A working knowledge and understanding of school finances
Experience of working closely with the Governing Body and the Local Authority to support school improvement.
Crowdys Hill School will provide:-
The opportunity to work with our brilliant young people and staff
A dedicated, welcoming and hardworking team of staff
A committed and experienced leadership team
A Governing Body which is committed to your ongoing professional development
A school community that welcomes innovation and nurtures talent
A school building that boasts excellent facilities, including a substantial on-site farm.
Candidates are warmly invited and encouraged to visit the school. To take up this opportunity, please contact Trudy Topp at the school to arrange.
Previous applicants need not apply.
In accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, jobholders should take reasonable care to ensure that personal data is not disclosed outside Council procedures, or use personal data held on others for their own purposes. In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, ensure requests for non-personal information are dealt with in accordance with the Council’s written procedures.
To comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1998 (as amended by S147 of the Nationality and Immigration and Asylum Act 2002) all prospective employees will be required to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Applicants must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the immigration act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Crowdys Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, all post holders are subject to background checks, an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and employment checks.
Online searches will be carried out and references will be called for and checked prior to interview.
The right to work in the UK, qualifications and proof of address will be checked at the time of the interview.
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