Deputy Head Teacher

This is a pivotal leadership role within the school, with responsibility for driving the educational vision, standards and day-to-day educational leadership.\\n\\nWorking closely with the Head Teacher, you will act as the Head of Education, taking the lead on teaching and learning, curriculum, outcomes and staff development. The successful candidate will lead the educational direction of the school and act as the key interface between staff and the Head Teacher, ensuring strong communication, consistency and high standards across the school.\\n\\nCedar House staff are the most resilient and dedicated people, they are totally committed to meeting the needs of the children under their care.  Our mission is challenging but you will experience the greatest sense of pride achieving those ‘huge small victories’ on a daily basis.\\n\\nIt can be a tough journey, but the positive steps forward will more than make up for it.

As a Deputy Head Teacher at Witherslack Group, you’ll get all the support you need to succeed, from the broader management team, to a range of supporting specialists. Your colleagues will be the best at what they do, the school environments will be well-resourced and we’ll be with you every step of the way, helping you build a rewarding teaching career.\\n \\n\\nOne of the best environments in SEND\\n\\nEnabling young people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of Cedar House School and this is achieved by a commitment to truly celebrating the individuality and talents of every young person. \\n\\nThe primary provision ensures that a nurturing environment and extensive therapeutic support allows a seamless transition to a secondary school that boasts a broad curriculum and far-ranging vocational offer. In addition, the state of the art residential offering enables those young people who reside at the school to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum, while living in a truly homely and personalised environment. \\n\\nThe result is that each young person develops the skills and confidence to achieve both academic and life successes, where they are given the launchpad to release their potential and leave ready to live life to the full.

We were recently recognised as Good by Ofsted.\\n\\nWhat we do for you \\n\\nWe know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:\\n\\nTraining: A full induction and on the job training\\n\\nHoliday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays\\n\\nProgression: If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers have been promoted from within our group\\n\\nFlexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits \\n\\nPension: we offer a range of pensions to suit your lifestyle needs including Teachers’ Pension and our very attractive TPS alternative\\n\\nWellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance\\n\\nMedical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts\\n\\nBeautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools \\n\\nA recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time\\n\\nBring your whole-self to work\\n\\nOur young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.

You’ll be more than a Deputy Head Teacher, you’ll be able to connect with our pupils because of:\\n\\n- You’ll  need previous teaching experience and have Qualified Teacher Status\\n\\n- Proven senior leadership experience (ideally 5+ years as part of an SLT)\\n\\n- Strong SEN experience, ideally within an independent special school setting\\n\\n- The ability to drive the educational vision and raise standards of teaching and learning\\n\\n- Confidence acting as the key interface between staff and the Head Teacher, feeding back operational and educational priorities\\n\\n- Experience or knowledge of residential school environments (desirable but not essential)\\n\\n- Your drive to raise the quality of teaching and learning\\n\\n- Your understanding of what good behaviours for learning look like\\n\\n- Your effective leadership and coaching skills\\n\\n- Your knowledge of how best to use your interpersonal skills to develop a strong staff team\\n\\nInterested in joining us?\\n\\nAt Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.\\n\\nAs a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference- especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.\\n\\nWe welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities.

We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.\\n\\nBy building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.\\n\\nThe Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.

We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.\\n\\nFor a full job description and person specification, please click \\n\\nTo view our ex-offenders policy please click .\\n\\n \\n\\nTo view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools .\\n\\nSpecial Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD\\n\\n#INDH