Deputy Headteacher - Hazel Oak School

Deputy Head Teacher

Full time, permanent - required for January 2025

Leadership scale: 18 to 22

Salary: £75,675 - £83,464

Our values: Community, Respect, Wellbeing, Growth, Creativity

We are seeking to appoint a Deputy Head Teacher to join our dynamic and experienced leadership team, to lead and develop our vibrant and inclusive special school. We welcome applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experience within education, celebrating diversity as one of our strengths.

Hazel Oak supports a broad range of pupils with learning difficulties including Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication difficulties, plus more complex and medical needs. Communication, wellbeing, life skills, and the functional use of core skills are central to our curriculum, which brings real-life experience into learning.

The successful applicant will have substantial leadership experience in senior roles within schools, managing teams effectively, and supporting staff to deliver high-quality curriculum content and outcomes.

As an inspiring and creative teacher and leader, you will support staff in delivering an adapted national curriculum to meet diverse learner needs, developing pedagogy through collaborative team working, and creating inspired experiences and cultural capital for all.

Alongside the Head Teacher and two Assistant Head Teachers, you will drive the school’s development through research-based, aspirational, and innovative training, appraisal, peer, and wellbeing support. You will also commit to trauma-informed, restorative practice, championing individual pupil needs, and modeling high expectations to staff and pupils.

Hazel Oak is a supportive family team with a passion for progress in our pupils and staff. Come and see how we can support your next challenge; pre-visits are welcome.

Leadership structure:

1. Head Teacher
2. Deputy Head Teacher
3. 2 x Assistant Head Teachers
4. Head of 14 to 19
5. TLRs: Key stage leads for EYFS, Primary and KS3
6. TLRs: Inclusion, English, Maths & Science

Our vision: Having fun, discovering our place in the world, building relationships, and overcoming challenges. Learning about life beyond the classroom to shape a successful future.

This is your chance to be a part of something special.

Call Emma Fitzpatrick on 0121 744 4162 for further details or to arrange a visit.

Further information about the school can be found on our website: www.hazel-oak.co.uk “Reaching for the Stars”

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 7th October 2024

Hazel Oak School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Safer Recruitment checks.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender assignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. Hazel Oak strives to be a fully inclusive school, supporting a diverse workforce with equity as a key priority. In supporting applications from neurodiverse applicants, we adapt recruitment processes to include all candidates.

The post falls under the requirements of the Fluency Duty (part of the Immigration Act 2016), which makes it a requirement for all public sector workers operating in ‘customer-facing’ roles to be able to speak fluent English.