Headteacher – Specialist SEND School

Location: Birmingham (B38)
Salary: £55,000 – £75,000 per annum + Bonus Scheme
Hours: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

About the Role

Joneshouse Recruitment is proud to be recruiting for an experienced and inspirational Headteacher to lead a specialist SEND school based in Birmingham.

The successful Headteacher will act as the lead professional and role model for the school community, ensuring exceptional standards of education, safeguarding, wellbeing, and positive pupil outcomes. The school offers a structured and nurturing environment, using tailored strategies such as sensory integration, executive functioning support, and social skills development to help pupils thrive.

Purpose of the Role

The Headteacher is responsible for providing visionary leadership, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality education, safeguarding, and wellbeing for pupils with complex needs and challenging behaviours.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with parents, carers, the local community, and external professionals to support pupil outcomes
• Lead the development, delivery, and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan, setting clear priorities and measurable targets
• Ensure the school meets statutory SEND requirements and delivers high-quality, personalised support
• Provide strategic leadership to sustain high-quality teaching and learning across all subjects and phases
• Promote evidence-informed practice and ensure staff understand how pupils with additional needs learn best
• Manage staffing, finance, and resources effectively, ensuring compliance with statutory duties
• Take full responsibility for the school’s financial performance, including budgeting and value-for-money decision making
• Create a positive and safe school culture where pupils feel respected, included, and motivated to achieve
• Maintain outstanding safeguarding practices and ensure all statutory requirements are met

Requirements

Proven leadership experience within a special school or complex educational setting
Passionate and committed to supporting pupils with SEND
QTS or QTLS qualification
Strong knowledge of the Ofsted Independent School Inspection Framework and safeguarding responsibilities
Ability to inspire and lead a diverse team, modelling professional conduct and high expectations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with staff, pupils, parents, and external agencies
Strong strategic planning ability with experience implementing school improvement initiatives
Commitment to the Nolan Principles and the highest professional standards
Robust understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures

Benefits

• Enhanced NEST pension scheme
• Staff referral scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Blue Light discount card access
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications
• Employee benefits scheme (including wellbeing support and discounts)
• Life assurance

Apply Now

If you are an experienced and passionate school leader looking for your next challenge within a specialist SEND setting, Joneshouse Recruitment would love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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