Job Description

Deputy Headteacher / Inclusion Lead

Educate U is an independent specialist school providing high quality education for children and young people aged 5 -16 with a wide range of complex needs. These needs include children diagnosed with ASC, ADHD or who have high anxiety and attachment and trauma barriers to learning. All our students have an EHCP.

Working Hours:

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:15

Salary:

47,000 - 54,000 dependent on experience

Line Manager:

Headteacher

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and passionate

Deputy Headteacher (Inclusion Lead)

to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a unique opportunity to lead across multiple critical areas of our inclusive, child-centred provision. You will be a key strategic leader, driving positive behaviour, attendance, personal development, and character education while supporting our young people to overcome barriers to their education so that they thrive. In the absence of the Headteacher, you will assume operational leadership of the school.

Key Responsibilities

Inclusion & Behaviour

Lead and embed inclusive practices across our school. Oversee behaviour strategy and policy, modelling restorative, trauma-informed approaches including de-escalation practises, staff training and leading the behaviour team. Monitor and improve attendance across the school, supporting both proactive and responsive interventions. Conduct quality assurance of alternative provisions, ensuring consistency, safeguarding, and impact on education for our young people. Lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of our Semi-Formal Curriculum, ensuring it meets the diverse needs of our learners and links in thematically with our formal curriculum. Drive whole-school Character Education, embedding key personal development themes into the curriculum and culture.

Personal Development

Supporting the Futures lead in coordinating a meaningful and aspirational careers programme for our young people. Conducting safeguarding and provision checks for work experience placements Supporting the PSHE lead, ensuring high-quality delivery and coverage. Lead on the school's approach to SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) education and promote British Values across all key stages. GCSE Coordinator - source and co-ordinate a bespoke provision for young people at GCSE level to ensure they access a bespoke package suitably.

Leadership & Management

Deputise for the Headteacher as required, maintaining smooth operation of the school. Line manage and support assigned staff through supervisions and performance management cycles. Lead and/or deliver PE across the school, including planning and/or delivery for both primary and secondary pupils. Organise and oversee whole-school events to enrich the school experience in collaboration with other SLT members. Act as JCQ Internal Verifier, ensuring compliance and consistency in assessment procedures. Analyse and report on Earwig data, using insights from EHCP (IEP) related attainment data to inform provision, teaching, curriculum, and planning needs across the school.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be:

A warm and nurturing experienced leader with a proven track record in special or inclusive education. Passionate about trauma-informed practice and inclusive pedagogy. Skilled in leading behaviour and attendance strategies with empathy and impact. Committed to holistic education - supporting pupils to thrive emotionally, socially and academically. A confident curriculum leader with experience across personal development areas. An excellent communicator, capable of motivating and supporting a large multidisciplinary team. Able to multi-task and work to completion deadlines Able to enjoy working in a fast-paced school with a great team of staff.

Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.

Leadership experience in a setting with a SEND or SEMH focus.

Strong understanding and experience of:

Safeguarding, SEND legislation Multi-agency working.
Experience leading

Curriculum strategies Behaviour Inclusion across a school.
Desirable:

PE specialism

JCQ verifier experience

NPQSL

Proficiency in data analysis tools

Bromcom and Earwig systems knowledge

Please note - we review applications as they arrive and may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of strong candidates. If you're keen to join us, pop your application in sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 47,000.00-54,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2025
Expected start date: 04/09/2025