Job Title: Headteacher Location: Cheshire - Knutsford area Salary: £45,000.00 - £70,000.00 We are excited to announce this new opportunity within a large provider of SEN and SEMH education. Seeking a Headteacher, you will take strategic and operational responsibility for a fantastic school in the Knutsford area. The provisions are Independent SEMH Specialist Schools (11-16) offering an alternative curriculum to young people with a range of SEMH special educational needs. The vast majority of their students have an EHCP and may have a diagnosis of ADHD or ASD. They also take a small number of students from the local authority inclusion service who have been, or are at risk of, being permanently excluded from mainstream settings. Benefits: Fully funded CPD training Extensive senior management support from Regional Managers and Regional Directors. Weekly Executive Headteacher wellbeing drop-in sessions. Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay. Access to a blue light discount card for all employees. NEST enhanced Pension Scheme. Life assurance. The successful candidate will: Under the overall direction, the Headteacher plays a lead role in formulating the aims, objectives of the schools and establishing the policies through which they are to be achieved Lead by example, holding and articulating clear values and moral purpose, and focusing on providing excellent education for all pupils Provide direction and line management of the senior leadership team Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement To have a central responsibility for raising the quality of teaching and learning and for pupils’ achievement. Setting high expectations and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of learning outcomes Manage safeguarding across the school and act according to Keeping Children Safe in Education. Provide curriculum leadership across the school Lead regular reviews of all school systems to ensure statutory requirements are being met and improved on where appropriate Lead on Ofsted inspections including the independent schools’ standards Manage staff development programmes and school resources Lead on formulating and reviewing the School Development Plan Our ideal candidate will have: A committed and passionate view of students with SEND At least two years’ experience minimum of working in a SEND environment or similar unit/provision QTS/QTLS is a requirement of this post