Salary:
Up to £75,000 per annum, depending on experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
28 February 2025
Job overview
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Are you an innovative Headteacher committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people?
Miller House School is a brand new school based in Leicester for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties. Our new school will have capacity for 80 pupils ages between 11 - 16 years old.
Our school is proposed to open in September 2025, and we are looking for a Headteacher to start with us to support with the set up of the school from March 2025 (negotiable).
This is an exciting opportunity for a Headteacher who wants to lead and develop a new school opening.
Miller House School will be a part of Acorn Education, the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils.
Through your knowledge and passion, you will have a real impact on the lives of pupils and young people. As Headteacher, you will provide effective leadership and management of the school that ensures the school meets its aims and objectives and operates within the overall strategy and guidelines of Acorn Education.
About the role
As a Headteacher, you will promote a relentless focus on high quality, creative learning, delivering our pupils educational needs, maximising pupil achievement, and their ability to develop.
As Headteacher, you will have an infrastructure of support from central services for Finance, Resourcing, HR and IT including a network of supportive Headteachers from other schools alongside central school improvement support.
Key objectives of the role, that the Headteacher is expected to achieve:
* Outstanding outcomes for Pupils and Young People that are a reflection of their needs, abilities and aptitudes.
* A safe environment that protects the welfare of Pupils and Young People and staff in the school.
* Meeting all statutory requirements as defined by the DfE, Ofsted and other external bodies and achieving the highest inspection ratings possible.
* A motivated staff group that is fully engaged in the goal of achieving excellence in all areas of school life and who are committed to continuing personal and professional development.
* The commercial success of the school as defined by 100% occupancy, the rigorous management of costs and the development and implementation of growth plans as appropriate.
* Effective strategic and operational planning, that includes self-evaluation, school improvement and delivery.
* A shared vision, that fits within the overall Acorn Group strategy, which inspires and motivates students, staff and all other members of the school community.
Essential:
* At least three years’ experience as a senior leader in a specialist school for pupils with special educational needs
* Qualified Teacher Status or Equivalent
* Willingness to extend personal and professional development
* Ability to lead and provide a clear vision
* Appreciation and understanding that leadership and management of school encompasses processes contributing to pupil outcomes, staff motivation, keeping pupils safe, filling the school with pupils, managing costs, meeting regulatory requirements and applying growth plans as appropriate
Desirable:
* Completion of NPQH
* Experience of conducting performance management
* Experience of appointing, managing and inducting staff
* Experience of planning the curriculum across a range of ages and abilities
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people.
We are committed to the 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.
We 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.
About Outcomes First Group
* Outcomes First Group
* Atria, Spa Road, Bolton
* BL1 4AG
* United Kingdom
Everything we do at Outcomes First Group is built around care, compassion, quality and impact. We work very hard to make a crucial difference in the lives of pupils. We take an individualised approach – understanding that no two people, or their challenges, are ever the same. That goes for both the young people we support, and the teammates we work with.
We believe in treating others and ourselves with respect and consideration. Outcomes First Group is an inclusive place to work, in which we want each of our colleagues to feel valued and heard – this is summarised in Our Vision, Mission and Promise.
Our Vision: Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world.
Our Mission: We commit to unlocking our pupils' potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations.
Our Promise:
We listen. We never assume.
We work together. To make the remarkable happen.
We are accountable. To each other and for one another.
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