Executive Headteacher

We are looking for a new Executive Head Teacher to oversee the management of Queensmead House school. With wonderful views of Windsor castle, the schools offers a truly inspirational environment for young people aged 5-19.

As the UK’s leading specialist educational provider, we want an Executive Head who will enable us to inspire our young people to find their own story of success. As we continue to grow, both in terms of the number of settings we have and also the regions we operate in, we will maintain our sector leading Ofsted ratings, educational outcomes and levels of therapeutic support by ensuring each school is led by strong and aspirational leaders.

The role

As the Executive Head Teacher of our School in Windsor you’ll be resilient, innovative, inspiring and energised by the chance to lead a diverse school community. You will be an individual who is keen to embrace the challenge of shaping the future direction of our school. This is a strategic post: the successful candidate needs to have strong senior leadership experience, preferably at Headteacher level, with the skills and attributes to be innovative and creative, in order to develop robust systems and structures that deliver a high quality educational experience for all of the children in these schools.

With your leadership, staff will develop into excellent classroom practitioners. Meanwhile, you’ll excel at growing and leading a unique school and upholding the highest standards. Your challenge also involves building the commercial success of the school: you’ll aim for full occupancy, placement stability, cost efficiency and the development of growth plans.

Your profile:

• you will have experience running a top Ofsted rated school for pupils  with SEMH
• you're  dynamic and ambitious and looking for a new challenge beyond the headship of one school
• you can lead and inspire others to achieve the best outcomes for the children across our primary and secondary school
• you are ambitious and ready to navigate a whole new chapter in the Witherslack Group of Schools
• you have a breadth of experience across both primary and secondary education phases
• you're able to demonstrate effective leadership and management skills
• you have the ability and passion to deliver an innovative and creative curriculum
• you  are fully supportive of and committed to the aims and ethos of the Witherslack Group
• you're is able to inspire, motivate, and mentor staff to share in developing the best leadership, teaching and learning
• you can ensure sound financial management
• you're enthusiastic, resilient, and a multi-talented professional who’s committed to education, and stays calm in challenging situations

We can offer:

• support to help you innovate and continue your professional development
• support and challenge from our Regional Director, as well as access to a range of specialists. including School Improvement Partners, Safeguarding, Behaviour and Inclusion Team, Assessment and Quality Evaluation experts, Clinical Team and the Group Commercial team
• the chance to network with other Head Teachers and senior Group leaders
• excellent staffing ratios
• Pupils will be supported in small class sizes (maximum of 8)
• an extremely competitive salary and company car / car allowance
• 10% performance related pay, long term incentive scheme (up to 30% per annum)
• teacher’s pension or a range of flexible pension options to suit personal circumstances
• family private health care
• full school holidays
• relocation allowance if you decide to make a big move

For more information about Queensmead House School, please see the attached information and follow the 'learn more about this school'  link below.

For an informal and confidential conversation, please call David Martin, Head of Resourcing on 07341 522491.

Closing date for applications is midday 30th December 2020

Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community