Job Description
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.
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