Senior Leader in Education

We are seeking to appoint experienced and dynamic leaders to our Livability Education centre, Nash College in Bromley. Candidates will be passionate about increasing the life sum of our learners with additional learning, medical and complex needs.  

 As part of the next exciting chapter of Livability’s strategic development, we have formed Livability Education, which builds on the strengths and expertise of our existing educational provision. Through this directorate, we will realise our vision; to significantly improve the life sum for children, young people and adults with disabilities.  

As we implement this progressive expansion, we are looking for two Assistant Headteachers to join our ambitious Livability Education Leadership Group delivering outstanding quality education for all. 

Our current education provisions include Victoria School, a 3-19 NMS School in Poole, Dorset and Nash College, a 19-25 Independent Specialist College in Bromley, London. Both settings manage a range of complexity of learning need and disability. We are progressing well through the planning stages of developing further provision in the Poole and Bournemouth locality, an exciting project that increases the reach and impact of Livability Education. 

Based at Nash College, you will deliver visible leadership, clear and consistent operational management and have the authority to delegate in the absence of the Deputy Principal and Principal, when required. This role is suitable for candidates hoping to progress to headship in due course.

You will have a specific area of responsibility but be keen to work and learn as part of a wider collaborative team and make contributions on your site and across the Livability Education settings, working closely with the other leaders to enhance their impact and the effectiveness of the provisions.

As an experienced school leader, you will have demonstrable examples of the empowering and enabling leadership qualities and attributes you have used to improve quality, and develop staff teams, all with the core focus on those children or adults you have supported to be successful.

You will also have:

• a proven track record of outstanding classroom practice

• a substantial and successful record as a senior leader of an education settings, achieving successful outcomes for students

• drive, determination, and enthusiasm

• demonstrable qualities and attributes of being open, yet uncompromising in the pursuit of highest quality of education provision

We recognise that to achieve our vision, we also need to be flexible and adaptive to continue to be sustainable and highly effective in the ever-changing educational landscape. We will strive to develop and build on the strengths and expertise of our team. While your skill set will be complimentary to our leadership team, we will look to enhance your impact further through CPD, local and regional networks and through a challenge-partner model, enabling you to use your abilities, skills and expertise for the most impact for the children and adults we support.

Interested applicants for these posts should be imaginative and dynamic and fully committed to the principles of inclusive education for all, no matter what barriers our children and adults face. Livability positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community in which we work. Livability is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. 

Livability Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students and staff, and it is the responsibility of all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS and will follow our rigorous safer recruitment processes. 

Please contact mobadare@nash.livability.org.uk stating which position you are most interested in.  

Closing date 12th September 2022. Early applications are strongly encouraged and we will complete the recruitment process should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the above date.

Visits to the setting are welcome by arrangement during the first week of September. Opportunities for an MS Teams meeting with the Principal in advance of application are available on the 25th of July by appointment.