Deputy Headteacher (Standards and Effectiveness) - Fixed Term - Special Needs Position

Nexus Foundation Special School, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-7051-636L
• Posted:29/09/2025
• Pay:L21 - 26
• Start Date:After Easter 2026 or sooner if available
• App Close Date:03/11/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:18th and 19th November 2025

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Deputy Headteacher (Standards and Effectiveness) 

Nexus School is seeking an exceptional Deputy Headteacher (Standards and Effectiveness) to join our Senior Leadership Team. Working closely with the Headteacher, you will provide strategic leadership and ensure the highest standards across the school. You will lead on school improvement, self-evaluation, assessment, and curriculum development, ensuring high-quality teaching, effective interventions, and measurable impact across the school. 

This role is initially a 2 year fixed term contract and may become a full-time role.

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead on school improvement, self-evaluation, and standards, ensuring a culture of continuous progress. 

• Oversee assessment and data, driving evidence-based decisions and interventions. 

• Champion high-quality teaching, learning, and curriculum development across all phases. 

• Support safeguarding, behaviour, and family engagement to promote pupil wellbeing and success. 

• Inspire, develop and support staff, building leadership capacity across the school. 

About You 

We are looking for an ambitious leader who: 

• Holds QTS with senior leadership experience (special school experience desirable). 

• Has a proven record of raising standards and improving outcomes. 

• Demonstrates strong knowledge of SEND pedagogy and curriculum design. 

• Is an excellent communicator, able to inspire confidence and build positive relationships. 

Why Join Us? 

• A supportive, collaborative leadership team. 

• The opportunity to shape whole-school improvement. 

• A commitment to professional growth and development. 

Nexus is an ambitious special school for children and young people aged 2–19 with profound, severe and complex needs. With over 280 pupils and a growing satellite provision, we are a vibrant and forward-thinking school where excellence meets opportunity. 

We would love for you to visit us and see our community in action. If you share our values and want to be part of a team that is dedicated to providing the best for our pupils, we look forward to hearing from you. Please contact Nicki Riddle nicki.riddle@nexusschool.org.uk to arrange a visit. 

In line with KCSIE 2025 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process Nexus reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates, and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidate’s suitability to work with children with the Headteacher. 

Information about the school

Nexus : the school where excellence meets opportunity.

Nexus is an ambitious school for children and young people aged 2-19 with profound, severe and complex needs, many of whom have a diagnosis of autism.

With currently 280+ pupils on roll, we continue to expand our provision and pupil numbers providing wonderful opportunities for our teaching and learning with a wide range of staff development routes.

Nexus invests in employing the best staff and in training them to achieve. We strive to engage staff who are self-motivated, professional and ambitious.

Nexus also has a small 40 student satellite provision in Wouldham

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicki Riddle - Personnel
• Address:Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8AA
• Telephone: 01732 771384
• Email: personnel@nexusschool.org.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
• KCSIE Part 1
• Deputy Headteacher (Standards and Effectiveness) job description