Deputy Headteacher NEW Valley Special School Posted yesterday Stockport £65,286.00 - £72,162.00[...]

Valley School Whitehaven Road Bramhall Stockport SK7 1EN Salary: L12 L16 Hours: Full Time Contract: Permanent Closing date: Friday 13th June 2025 Start date: 1st January 2026 (or earlier if possible) The headteacher and governors of Valley School wish to appoint a dedicated and inspirational deputy headteacher. Valley is a primary special school, including nursery provision, for pupils with a high level of complexity associated with learning, physical and health needs and with autism. Most of our learners are working at a pre-formal level. We are looking for an experienced school leader who will bring creativity, positivity and a collaborative vision to our outstanding school. Someone who is passionate about education for children with very complex needs and is committed to working with the school community to ensure every pupil has outstanding outcomes. Keeping our children safe is our highest priority and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will: be passionate about seeing the potential in each unique child and supporting them to develop be an innovative and professional practitioner able to develop outstanding teaching and learning throughout the school be committed to collaborative working with parents, colleagues and other professionals be able to offer sensitive, timely and personalised support to families and colleagues have excellent interpersonal, organisational and management skills be a confident leader, able to evaluate progress, support development and to hold people to account be able to demonstrate how their work has had a significant impact on the whole school as part of a senior leadership team have a positive influence on the wellbeing of the Valley School community We can offer the successful applicant a supportive Headteacher and leadership team engaging and determined children a highly skilled and dedicated team of teachers and teaching assistants able to demonstrate excellent practice within and beyond the school highly supportive governors and parents a strong partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, the local authority and neighbouring schools excellent CPD and personal career development Applications must be completed on the attached form and returned to the Headteacher using the details above. Short-listed candidates will be invited to visit the school for a tour on 19th June 8.45 10.15. However, if you require any further information about the post, contact school and ask to speak to Helen McLoughlin (headteacher) or email. Whitehaven Road, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1EN, United Kingdom #J-18808-Ljbffr