Head of School

The Governors are seeking to appoint a dedicated and highly motivated Head of School with a proven track record of successful leadership to lead our outstanding special school through its next phase of development, in partnership with the Executive Headteacher, staff, governors and parents. This new post will work closely with the Governors and the Executive Headteacher to promote high quality teaching and learning, excellent continuity and progression.

You will have:

• Experience as a current school leader in a special educational needs setting or mainstream setting with a specialist SEN provision.
• A genuine ability to lead and manage all stakeholders with strong values of respect, empathy, fairness, openness and honesty.
• A clear ability to think and plan strategically with the vision and commitment to continue to develop our school to ensure our pupils have the very best life chances in a rapidly changing world.
• The ability to lead and inspire our staff to achieve excellence.

Elms Bank Specialist Arts College is an outstanding community generic special school for pupils aged 11-19. We want to appoint a Head of School who will work with our professional and dedicated staff, our hardworking pupils and supportive parents. The successful candidate will be someone who will share and take forward our ethos, vision and our aspirations for our students. We want to work with a leader who places young people at the heart of all that they do in order to secure the very best possible outcomes for them.

In return we offer you the support of the Governors and Executive Headteacher, a strong leadership team, a dedicated and committed teaching and learning team, fantastic students and a happy learning environment. In addition you will have the opportunity to share in our journey to become a multi-academy trust and take a key role in leading developments for our future.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you wish to have an informal discussion or visit the school, please contact Mrs Elaine Parkinson, Executive Headteacher.

Employees of Elms Bank Specialist Arts College have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Application forms are downloadable from here. Completed application forms are returnable to Mrs E J Parkinson, Headteacher, Elms Bank Specialist Arts College, Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8PJ by noon on Thursday 18th May 2017.