Deputy Head Teacher (Maternity Cover) in Hinckley

Now is the time to join us as a Deputy Head Teacher to join our senior leadership team! Do you have a passion for helping children thrive? Are you a natural leader with the ability to inspire others? Look no further and apply today!

Sketchley Hall are recruiting for a Deputy Head Teacher for a 12 month maternity cover starting August 2026. We are looking for an outstanding relationship builder, with a passion for providing children and young people with special needs with the best possible education.

You will have knowledge of formulating the aims and objectives of the school, whilst establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives. You will be energetic and have a strong sense of moral purpose, and the ability to inspire the team to achieve the highest standards to ensure best outcomes for pupils.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Teacher pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• And more!

Sketchley School is an independent day school for young people aged 7-19 with autism and associated conditions. We provide personalised education in a calm, nurturing environment across 3 sites, helping each pupil grow in confidence, rediscover their love of learning, and realise their full potential.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills, and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

The successful candidate will have experience in supporting our young people who may have autism, emotional behavioural difficulties, ADHD and associated complex needs and supporting young people within SEN schools, along with the following characteristics:

• Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
• Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.
• Organisation – Organisation is key to ensure the safe management of both employees and resources as well as leading and directing staff through inspection processes.
• Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
• Attentive – No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand the needs of the young people we support is vital.

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want to progress your career in Education, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there. Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.