Assistant Headteacher

THE HAWKSWOOD GROUP

Assistant Head of School North Birkbeck Road PRU

Full Time Permanent Position

Scale:                        Leadership L5 – 9 (£58,893 – £64,593)

Closing Date:            14th March 2025

Interview Date:         Week commencing 24th March 2025

Start Date:                 September 2025

Hawkswood Group is seeking an Assistant Head for the North Birkbeck Road Pupil Referral Unit, a new satellite site of Burnside Secondary PRU. Burnside is a provision with a good Ofsted judgement and commitment to inclusive and safe learning for its pupils. We are seeking a motivated leader who can support the Headteacher in delivering an effective and efficient learning environment that enables pupils to achieve and improve their education outcomes, offering mainly short term intervention places. 

The successful candidate will be required to ensure high quality personalised education for all children and young people in the Hawkswood Group is secured, and that high standards and a range of outcomes are achieved. The successful candidate will also be expected to build positive relationships with schools, LA officers, services and agencies through collaboration and partnership working in order to improve outcomes for children and young people in Waltham Forest.

We are seeking a strong leader to build on existing successes across the Hawkswood group and someone who:

• Will support the Headteacher in establishing a school that effectively meets the needs of all pupils and ensures that clear interventions are implemented to support successful transition back to mainstream.
• Will ensure a positive, solution focused approach in all situations
• Has a breadth of experience and knowledge across the secondary phase.
• Is innovative and experienced at managing change
• Is resilient, inspirational and nurturing
• Demonstrates exceptional work ethic
• Has outstanding interpersonal skills
• Can provide strategic support to all secondary schools/academies in LBWF
• Has been successful in engaging hard-to-reach families
• Remains calm under pressure
• Has a trauma informed and restorative approach

Employee Benefits

Public transport links

Teacher pension

Cycle to work scheme

Child care scheme

As part of KCSIE 2024 all applicants will be subject on on-line searches. Applicants must be able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people and other vulnerable adults. Applicants should have the ability to understand the difficulties and pressures associated with caring for children/vulnerable adults and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.

As a thriving and diverse school, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in The Hawkswood Group’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQI+ people

Completed forms to be sent to recruitment@hawkswoodgroup.org.uk The Hawkswood Group is committed to promoting the safeguarding of children. Please note that this position requires as enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks will be carried out prior to appointment.