Head of School - Full-time

Shenstone School, Crayford

• Ref:KCC303-7001-107L
• Posted:16/04/2024
• Pay:£78,397 - £88,105
• Start Date:1st September 2024
• App Close Date:06/05/2024 at 23:00
• Interviews:W/C 13th May 2024

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A great opportunity has arisen for the role of Head of School at this very exciting time for Shenstone as we embark on the build and upcoming opening (September 2025) of our purposely built secondary school. 

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative and inspirational Head of School who will work across all of our sites, alongside the Executive Head Teacher, Senior Leadership Team, Governing Board, TKAT Trust and staff to develop the shared vision and strategic plan, which serves to inspire and motivate pupils and all other members of the school community.

You will lead teaching and learning and help ensure that we consistently offer an environment that enables each child to achieve their full potential through the provision of quality teaching and learning at our specialist school setting.

Shenstone School is an all-through special school for pupils with severe and/or complex learning difficulties in the London Borough of Bexley. 

Shenstone is a happy, welcoming and truly outstanding place for our pupils to thrive.  Our school benefits from impressive facilities, enabling us to offer a wide range of opportunities and activities for learning both inside and outside the classroom. 

 Professional qualifications required:

• Is a qualified teacher with QTS
• Experience of senior leadership in a school (NPQSL/ NPQH)
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Experience in a special school setting is essential

Information about the school

Shenstone School is an all-through school for children with severe or complex learning difficulties within the London Borough of Bexley. All pupils who attend Shenstone School have Education and Health Care Plans. We are one of two special schools within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

Shenstone School is based across three sites: Sidcup, Crayford, and Belvedere. We will introduce a new secondary year group every year. By 2029-2030, Shenstone will accommodate children aged 3 -19 across our three school sites.

Every child is an individual, and as such, we diligently work as a school team and with wider multi-agency support teams to ensure that our curriculum delivery recognises this individual support, supporting each child with their life-long learning journey.

Paramount to our ethos is the belief in “support for all”, which ensures that engagement with the pupils, their families, and our staff team is at the heart of all we strive to achieve. We work hard to ensure that Shenstone is a safe, happy, welcoming, and truly outstanding place where our pupils will thrive. Our school benefits from impressive facilities across all school sites, enabling us to offer a wide range of opportunities and activities to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Our pupils are amazing, and their progress is inspiring. Regardless of how big or small their successes are, we are very proud of the children and pleased to contribute to and support their achievements. The values and ethos of "together we engage, thrive, and achieve" are entwined through all that we do at Shenstone School.

Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Georgia Bissett
• Address:94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
• Telephone: 01322 524145
• Email: hr@shenstone-tkat.org