Job Description
We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance!\n\nJob Title: Deputy Headteacher \n\nLocation: Hillingdon Manor School, Uxbridge, Greater London UB8 3HD\n\nSalary: Up to £70,000 per annum dependent on experience\n\nHours: 38.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday\n\nContract: Permanent, Term Time Only\n\nStart: September 2025\n\nUK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.\n\nAre you an innovative Deputy Headteacher committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people?\n\nJob purpose\n\nAs Deputy Head Teacher for the Secondary School, you will be responsible for oversight of Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development. You will have direct line management for our Assistant Head Teachers and oversight management of the education staff team. \n\nYou will work alongside the two other Deputy Head Teachers cohesively and support the Head Teacher to maintain a high standard of Quality of Education, Behaviour Approaches and compliance in line with the Independent School Standards. \n\nOffered on a permanent basis, this role would suit a proactive individual with senior leadership experience to date.
Ideally, with SEN experience, however we welcome candidates from other sectors who have a keen interest to transfer their existing skills into the SEN Independent Sector. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an understanding and acceptance of our Trauma Informed Approaches to supporting Positive Behaviour Management. In-depth training from Lead Clinicians will be provided to support upskilling of knowledge on the job. \n\nRequirements:\n\nExperience as Designated Safeguarding Lead \n\nQualified Teacher Status (QTS/QTLS) with NPQ accreditation or willingness to work towards an NPQ course within 12 months of employment start date\n\nStrong adaptable communication style \n\nFlexible working approaches\n\nAdaptable self-management skills of own workload\n\nExperience in managing an education staff team at senior leadership level \n\nAbility to work to deadlines consistently \n\nRelevant teaching qualification and experience of OFSTED inspections \n\nKnowledge of Autism, Specialist Curriculums, SEND Code of Practice, Independent School Standards, Education Inspection Framework and Safeguarding Legislation \n\nAbout us\n\nAt Hillingdon Manor, we provide specialist education for 185 pupils, aged between 3.5 and 19.
Located across two sites. Our Secondary School supports around 125 students. Our students are taught in smaller class sizes and all students work towards a variety of qualifications dependent on their needs and ability.\n\nFor over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties.
As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.\n\nWe are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.\n\nWhy join Options Autism?\n\nBenefits\n\nYour health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:\n\nLife Assurance\n\nPension scheme with options to increase your contributions\n\n“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks\n\nAnd a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:\n\nA wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits\n\n100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad\n\nCycle to Work Schemes\n\nElectric Car Purchase Scheme\n\nCritical illness cover\n\nAnd that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.\n\nWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.\n\nWe reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.\n\n#1