Headteacher & DSL - Alternative Provision (Kirklees)
Start: April 2026 | Contract: Temp → Permanent after probation
We're recruiting a Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead for a small, developing independent school for KS2 pupils with SEMH needs. This unique role combines strategic leadership, safeguarding responsibility, and part-time teaching in a trauma-informed, outdoor-focused environment.
Key Points:
Lead the school, ensuring compliance with Independent School Standards and safeguarding.
Oversee curriculum, teaching quality, SEND provision, behaviour and wellbeing.
Teach 3 days/week; 2 days protected for leadership/admin.
Build strong relationships with pupils, families, staff, and local partners.
Generous CPD, therapeutic training, and supportive, relational culture.
Requirements:
Senior leadership experience and DSL competence.
Knowledge of safeguarding, SEND, trauma-informed practice, and Independent School Standards.
Desirable: NPQH, outdoor/therapeutic experience, multi-agency collaboration.
Apply via Stafflex Education for a chance to shape a new, high-quality provision from the ground up.
Stafflex Education is an equal opportunities agency and business and fully committed to safeguarding children. All candidates will be subject to our thorough compliance process, including enhanced DBS checks and reference vetting