Executive Headteacher
Posted 51 minutes 50 seconds ago by Hillingdon Manor School
We are seeking an inspirational and experienced Executive Headteacher to provide strategic leadership across Meadowcroft School.
This pivotal role involves setting the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school, ensuring outstanding standards of education, safeguarding and compliance across all sites.
Key Responsibilities- Set and lead the vision, ethos and direction of Meadowcroft School across all sites
- Ensure consistently high quality SEN provision, aligned with Ofsted, regulatory and Acorn/Outcomes First Group standards
- Monitor, analyse and improve school performance, pupil progress and engagement
- Ensure a broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum that meets the complex needs of pupils
- Lead inspection readiness and ensure successful outcomes for audits and regulatory visits
- Provide strong leadership, challenge and support to Headteachers and senior leaders
- Drive high performance through effective appraisal, coaching and professional development
- Identify and develop talent, building succession plans and leadership capacity
- Champion high standards of teaching, learning and behaviour across the school
- Lead and model a robust safeguarding culture across all sites
- Ensure policies, procedures and practices meet statutory and regulatory requirements
- Oversee safeguarding concerns, allegations and investigations appropriately
- Contribute to budget setting and ensure effective financial management
- Balance educational quality with commercial sustainability
- Support growth, reputation and referrals through strong stakeholder relationships
- Work collaboratively with Local Authorities, commissioners and external partners
Meadowcroft School is an independent specialist day school operating across four sites in Wakefield. We support pupils with complex SEMH needs and additional learning difficulties through small class sizes, personalised learning and a nurturing, structured environment.
Benefits- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with enhanced contribution options
- "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
- Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista) including:
- Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
- Hundreds of UK and international discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants will undertake a fully enhanced DBS check.