Lawnswood School
England
Salary:
MPS/UPS + TLR1a (£9,781 pay award pending)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 January 2026
Apply by:
13 October 2025
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the successful candidate to lead our on-site alternative provision (The Link). Working as a key member of our curriculum leadership team you will have the chance to shape the future of young people with SEMH needs. You will lead a team which includes a classroom teacher, 2 Higher Level Teaching Assistants and a Teaching Assistant.
Lawnswood School is a thriving school with strong leadership and a dedicated and supportive team of staff. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, a 'can do' mentality, and the drive and determination to ensure that the vulnerable students with whom you work can overcome barriers to learning and progress; helping to keep them safe, happy and successful throughout their time with us.
The Link is a large provision made up of two dedicated spaces. The Key Stage 3 provision has capacity for approximately 12 students, with the aim of supporting their return to mainstream education and ensuring they are ready for Key Stage 4 study. The Key Stage 4 provision has capacity for approximately 20 students, who are taught the core and SRE curriculum within the provision, delivered by specialist teachers, mixed with sessions out at local colleges. Your experience in supporting students with SEMH needs will be key; as such, the role offers a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity to be part of an inclusive school with a leadership team who are highly committed to improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an online search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available online. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. Lawnswood School is not registered with the UK Government to offer visa sponsorship.
Closing date: Monday 13 October pm
Required from January, or sooner if possible.
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About Lawnswood School
Lawnswood School
Ring Road, West Park, Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS16 5AG
United Kingdom
Lawnswood School is a mixed, non-denominational community secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged It is located in West Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire.
The school, founded in its current form in 1972, has capacity for up to 1,500 pupils. Its predecessor schools were the Leeds Modern School, a boys' grammar school, and Lawnswood High School for Girls.
Headteacher
Jo Bell
Values and vision
Lawnswood School aims to create an inspirational community of learning, where its ambitions for academic attainment with an emphasis on students' moral, social, personal, and spiritual needs are combined.
The school wants its students to become caring, committed, self-aware and confident members of society. It aims to ensure all students are treated as individuals and are able to excel.
Lawnswood aims to ensure its students are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to undertake the next stage of their career, and hopes to foster leadership and engagement to encourage pupils to make a positive contribution to their school and community.
Ofsted
"The ambition and total commitment of the headteacher has raised the expectations of students and staff. This has resulted in significant improvements in the quality of teaching so that the school and inspectors judge more than three-quarters of teaching is now good or better."
"Students' achievement is now good overall, especially in the sixth form, where students make strong progress from relatively low starting points and achieve above the national average. All aspects of provision in the sixth form are at least good and some are outstanding."
View Lawnswood School's latest Ofsted report
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