Job Description

Gateways

Barnet
60,000 - 62,500 per year

Salary:

This role include 3% pension contribution and medical cash plan

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

04 January 2026

Apply by:

21 August 2025

Job overview

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Gateways is an alternative education provider, a registered charity, located in the London Borough of Barnet, dedicated to supporting young people aged 14-25 who struggle to remain in mainstream education due to Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. Our students often face challenges such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, and serious medical issues. As demand for our services continues to grow, we seek to expand our provision to better serve the Jewish community and beyond


Gateways is at an exciting point in its journey. After more than a decade of transformative work, we are now entering a new phase of independence, growth, and innovation -- with a clear ambition to become a centre of excellence in alternative and inclusive education.

As the Jewish community's first and only alternative learning provision, Gateways offers a safe, nurturing, and highly personalised environment for young people unable to access mainstream education due to social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs. Ours is a truly unique setting: all teaching staff work part-time, enabling a flexible and highly responsive model that supports individual student journeys.

We are seeking a dynamic and inclusive Head Teacher to lead an enthusiastic, mission-driven team in delivering exceptional, holistic education -- inspiring excellence and compassion at every level. The successful candidate will champion our whole-child approach, supporting students not only academically but also socially, emotionally, and personally. They will provide both strategic and operational leadership, working closely with the CEO, Board of Trustees, and Senior Leadership Team to ensure our provision continues to meet the highest standards of inclusive practice and educational innovation.

This role demands strong educational leadership, a deep understanding of trauma-informed and therapeutic approaches, and a genuine commitment to developing both staff and students.

As Head Teacher, you will guide a passionate Educational Leadership Team and play a central role in shaping the long-term direction of Gateways, as we expand our reach and fulfil our vision of becoming a recognised centre of excellence in alternative education

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Gateways

Edgeworth Close, Hendon, London
NW4 4HJ
United Kingdom

+44 20 8183 0164

About Gateways

Gateways is an alternative education provision, based in the London Borough of Barnet, that exists to support the countless young people today, between the ages of 14-25, who are or have struggled to remain in mainstream education. Gateways students are referred to us as school refusers, struggle with severe anxiety, debilitating depression, eating disorders, trauma's of all kinds and often as a result of serious medical issues.



Post COVID there has been a 62% rise in enquiries to Gateways, as the number of students suffering are unable to access the mainstream education system.



We believe that every young person should have the same opportunity to progress and thrive, regardless of the challenges they face. Gateways delivers a broad curriculum, academic and vocational, that caters for the interests, abilities and specific needs of the each young person that attends. We aim to prepare them for a life beyond education.



The Gateways programme launched in 2014 and is the only provision of its kind in the UK Jewish community, enhancing the lives of over 600 vulnerable, young people to date. Some of our achievements include:


Placing over 100 students into work and apprenticeships through career support sessions

Achieving 98% pass mark for students sitting GCSE functional skills and BTEC qualifications

Providing emotional and wellbeing support for all our students and families

Launching successful social enterprise projects in cooking, hair and beauty

Collaborating with over 20 referring organisations in the community and all Jewish secondary schools

The future of Gateways

To meet the rapidly increasing demand for our provision and our reputation for delivering exceptional outcomes, Gateways has been registered as an independent charity for 18 months and began operating in their own premises, with a new strategy and a growing team in September 2023.



Gateways now delivering a broader curriculum that caters for the interests, abilities and specific needs of the students, preparing them for life beyond education.



Gateways offers all students 'hope, determination and achievement' through high-quality teaching and learning within a flexible, responsive, and bespoke environment and is a stepping stone which provides students with opportunities to reinvent themselves and develop the confidence to be successful in their future.



We recognise that a truly successful provision cannot focus simply on good grades; real success is happy students who are well-equipped to cope in life and who are supported to reach their goals. The Gateways charity is based around a foundation of mental well-being and education, focusing on each student being a valued part of the Gateways community.

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