Head of School based at Spring Brook Lower


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oldham, M35 0DQ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Oct 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

As Head of Site you will:

Provide highly visible, consistent and relational leadership of the Lower Site from day one;

Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and maintain a strong safeguarding culture;

Secure consistency and quality in teaching, learning and curriculum, matched to each pupil's stage, not age;

Lead, support and hold to account a committed staff team, including day-to-day line management and performance management;

Sustain high expectations around attendance, engagement and relationships;

Implement the site's agreed improvement priorities and keep the Executive Headteacher informed of progress and risk;

Work closely with families and partner professionals around individual pupils;

Contribute to planning for 2027/28 and provide a thorough handover at the end of the appointment.

You may currently be a Head of School or Site, a Deputy or Assistant Headteacher, or an equivalent senior leader within a Trust. You might be an established senior leader ready for a whole-site brief, or an aspiring headteacher looking for a substantial, time-limited opportunity to lead. Either way, you will bring:

Strong and credible senior leadership experience with demonstrable impact;

A secure understanding of SEND and SEMH education, and a clear commitment to relational, trauma-informed, child-centred practice;

Excellent safeguarding knowledge and professional judgement;

A track record of improving teaching, learning and outcomes;

The ability to lead, support and challenge teams through change;

Warmth, resilience and the capacity to stay calm, regulated and purposeful in a complex environment;

The ability to translate strategic priorities into high-quality day-to-day practice.

What the school offers its staff

A genuine whole-site leadership experience within a specialist SEMH setting, with the support of an experienced Executive Headteacher and Trust leadership team;

A clear brief, defined priorities and honest, developmental feedback throughout.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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