- Location of Role: Hollywater School, Bordon
Do you want to make a difference to the learning and progress of young people? At Hollywater School we aim to live our core values of "Inspire, Believe and Achieve" to enable our students and their families to have aspirational life long ambitions and experiences...Can you be part of this vision?
Hollywater School is a school for pupils aged 4-19 with complex learning needs. We set high but realistic expectations for all and encourage everyone to discover the joy of learning so that they may thrive and achieve their full potential to be as independent as possible in their adult life. We recognise that the personal development of pupils spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, plays a significant part in their ability to achieve and learn and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experience of adult life.
Roleand Purpose
As Deputy Headteacher you make a significant contribution to the core purpose of our School which is to ensure that all our students are Inspired to Believe in their ability to Achievetheir personal, emotional, academic and social potential. T he position will involve responsibility for ‘ Provision ’ within the school. The Deputy Headteacher – Provision is a pivotal member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within our special school. You will strategically lead, design, and oversee the delivery of highly specialised, bespoke educational pathways, therapeutic inputs, and complex pastoral interventions. Your role is is to ensure that every pupil's Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) is fully realised within a safe, legally compliant, and deeply inclusive environment.
The functions and specific responsibilities below are to be undertaken in conjunction with the duties of a Deputy Headteacher :
Strategic Leadership of Specialised Provision
- Drive the strategic vision for flexible, highly individualised educational pathways tailored to complex needs in collaboration with the Deputy Head : Teaching and Learning.
- Integrate therapeutic and academic frameworks to create a holistic, adaptive school curriculum in in collaboration with the Deputy Head : Teaching and Learning .
- Manage the allocation of high-needs funding and provision resources to maximise student outcomes.
- Lead staff development on specialised pedagogy, positive behaviour support ( alongside PRICE trainers ), and de-escalation strategies.
EHCP Compliance and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Leadership
- Secure absolute statutory compliance for all EHCPs, ensuring provision matches specified legal entitlements.
- Chair Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, bringing together education, health, and social care.
- Oversight of the quality assurance of statutory annual reviews, ensuring robust data and evidence submission.
- Liaise directly with Local Authority SEN teams regarding complex casework, consultations, and funding panels.
Safeguarding and Pastoral Support
- Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), as part of the Safeguarding team, managing cases and vulnerable learner risks.
- Oversee the school's pastoral and trauma-informed support frameworks for students with complex needs.
- Ensure strict compliance with physical intervention policies, reporting, and post-incident debriefs in collaboration with the PRICE trainers and PALS team.
- Collaborate with CAHMS, social care to build wraparound support for families in crisis.
Specialist Alternative & Reduced Hours Provision
- Commission and quality-assure bespoke external Alternative Provision (AP) suitable for special school learners.
- Govern the implementation of Reduced Hours Provision, ensuring they are legally compliant, monitored, and short-term.
- Design highly tailored clinical or vocational pathways for students unable to access the main school site.
- Lead transition planning to safely return students to full-time hours or move them to post-16 specialist providers.
- Establish a compassionate, strategic framework for attendance that accounts for complex medical and mental health needs.
- Analyse daily, weekly and half-termly attendance data to identify early signs of school school-induced anxiety or avoidance.
- Deploy multi-agency interventions to support persistently absent students and combat disengagement.
Person Specification :
Qualifications & Experience
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree-level qualification are mandatory.
- NPQH or advanced postgraduate qualifications in SEND/Inclusion are highly desirable.
- Significant leadership experience inside a special school, alternative provision, or specialised unit.
- Proven success in leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing safeguarding casework.
Knowledge & Skills
- Expert knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, EHCP legislation, and KCSIE guidance.
- Deep understanding of barriers to learning, including ASC, SEMH, ADHD, trauma, and profound learning difficulties.
- Mastery of multi-agency systems, clinical terminology, and funding mechanisms used in special school.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
- Establishment and Location Hollywater School, Mill Chase Road, Bordon, United Kingdom
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