Headteacher

Headteacher:

The Garden School

Salary: Inner London Salary Range, L21 - L35 £90,856 - £122,945

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Term Time/Full Time

Hours: National Teachers Pay and Conditions

DBS Check: Enhanced

Application closing date: 26th February 2025

Interviews: 18th & 19th March 2025

The Garden School is a specialist co-ed school for 200 pupils, aged 4-19, with a diagnosis of autism. It operates from two sites in Hackney, one of which was awarded the 2014 RIBA prize for Best Educational and Community Building in London.

Our mission is to ensure that all of our pupils and students, whatever their starting point and need, learn safely, make exceptional progress and develop into capable, creative and confident young citizens.

We are seeking an exceptional, experienced leader to grasp this exciting opportunity to continue to take our fantastic school forward. In our 2024 graded Ofsted inspection we achieved good in all areas. As a governing body, our ambition now is to support the school and a new Headteacher to consolidate and assure good and better practice, and to move rapidly to great and outstanding education for all our pupils.

As a values-driven organisation, we place aspiration, excellence, opportunity and inclusivity at the heart of everything we do. You will have the energy, vision, strategic thinking, depth and breadth in people management and relationship-based approaches, to build on the strong practice already taking place, embed the school in the local community and ensure that our provision is open to all.

You will inherit a passionate, experienced staff, wonderful children, engaged parents and a committed governing body. Our next headteacher will be passionate about special education needs, communicative and an advocate for excellence, inclusivity and agency.

Visits to the main site are welcome. We have set aside 12th, 13th, 18th or 19th February 2025 to show you our school. Please contact Maria Theophilou on 020 7254 8096 to arrange a visit.

To download the appointment details for this role, including information on how to apply, please visit https://education.hackney.gov.uk/jobs . The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Wednesday the 26th of February 2025.

Should you have any queries on the application process, please contact Jo Clare as a 07930 636678, or wish to know more about the school please contact jclare@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk and leave a contact number.