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Assistant Headteacher Attendance Safeguarding and Behaviour - Full-time

Enterprise Learning Alliance Thanet, Margate

  • Ref:KCC886-1128-408L
  • Posted:12/05/2026
  • Pay:Leadership Scale L7(£60,145) - L11 (£66,368)
  • Start Date:September 2026
  • App Close Date:12/06/2026 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Rolling Interviews

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Assistant Headteacher – Behaviour, Attendance & Safeguarding

Leadership Scale (L7-L11 range) | Full-Time | Permanent

Location: Enterprise Learning Alliance Thanet Deal and Dover District

Work at a School that Ofsted Called a Lifeline for its Pupils

Are you a passionate and resilient leader ready to transform the lives of young people who need it most?

We are seeking an exceptional Assistant Headteacher to lead on Behaviour, Attendance, and Safeguarding within our Pupil Referral Unit. This is a unique opportunity to make a profound impact on vulnerable learners by creating a safe, structured, and nurturing environment where every child can succeed.

Our pupils come to us with complex needs, disrupted educational journeys, and untapped potential. With the right leadership, they can thrive — and that’s where you come in.

About the Role

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will drive strategic and operational excellence across three critical areas:

Behaviour

  • Lead a consistent, trauma-informed approach to behaviour across the provision
  • Empower staff with the tools and confidence to support complex needs
  • Ensure every pupil feels understood, valued, and supported

Attendance

  • Develop and implement innovative strategies to improve engagement and attendance
  • Break down barriers by working closely with families and external agencies
  • Champion re-engagement with education for our most vulnerable learners

Safeguarding

  • Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) or Deputy DSL
  • Ensure safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do
  • Build a strong culture of vigilance, care, and professional curiosity

Why Join Us?

  • Transformational impact – your work will change lives every day
  • Dedicated, supportive team – work alongside skilled and passionate professionals
  • Leadership development – opportunities to grow and shape whole-school strategy
  • Values-driven environment – inclusion, respect, and resilience at our core
  • Rated as a 'good' school - Ofsted 8 and 9 October 2024 

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a leader who is:

  • An inspirational senior Leader with high expectations and a relentless belief in every young person
  • Experienced in working with vulnerable pupils, ideally in PRU, alternative provision or similar settings
  • Skilled in behaviour leadership and trauma-informed practice
  • Knowledgeable and confident in safeguarding and multi-agency working
  • Resilient, adaptable, and able to lead with compassion and clarity under pressure

Most importantly, you are someone who refuses to give up on children, no matter the barriers they face.

Safeguarding Commitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and rigorous safer recruitment processes.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you are ready to step into a role where your leadership truly matters, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us transform lives through education.

 

Information about the school

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is an innovative school that offers students across all Key Stages an involving, engaging and broad curriculum. The School has educational provision in both the Thanet and Dover District

Working closely with local schools and agencies, the school operates across several sites in the Thanet and Dover area providing individual learning pathways to allow pupils to achieve positive outcomes.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance educates pupils between the ages of 11-16 in both full time and respite education. The school has also developed an innovative and successful outreach service for local schools.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance has the following visions for the school:

                                       Vision Statement 



                          Aspirational Destination Pathways

EMPOWER

Empower our pupils to live in the wider word. Taking ownership of their emotional wellbeing, behaviour and social development to open up multiple destination pathways.

LEARN

Learn new skills and expand their knowledge in a wide range of contexts and subjects to open up multiple destination pathways.

ACHIEVE

Achieve the best possible outcomes in a wide range of qualifications to open up multiple destination pathways.

We achieve this by supporting our pupils to be:

Right Place

Ready to Learn

Respectful.

Being rated as good in its last Ofsted in 2024 inspection the Enterprise Learning Alliance is dedicated to the development of good and outstanding teaching and learning.

The Enterprise Learning alliance values all staff members and invests in their personal and professional development. The Enterprise Learning Alliance has built strong working relationships with schools in the locality and shares expertise and CPD with schools in both districts.

As a school we value staff wellbeing. We have an active staff well-being Committee and offer various packages like Gym memberships to support staff well-being.

The Enterprise Learning Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and all posts at ELA are therefore subject to an enhanced DBS/CRB clearance and relevant references being received. A link to the schools child protection policy can be found on the school website, under Information/policies.

In line with KCSIE 2026 guidance and as part of the shortlisting process, the ELA reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidates suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

For more information please visit the school website http://www.ela.kent.sch.uk/

Job Contact Information

  • Name:David DuCane
  • Address:The Westwood Centre, Unit L, Enterprise Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JA
  • Telephone: 01843606666
  • Email: dducane@ela.kent.sch.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.