We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance! Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour and Attitudes
Location: New Barn School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8HZ
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour and Attitudes to join our close-knit team at New Barn School, part of Acorn Education
As Assistant Headteacher - Behaviour and Attitudes, you will play a pivotal role in driving high standards of student conduct and well-being. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will lead the development of effective behaviour management strategies and support staff in fostering positive relationships with students. You will also oversee the welfare, family support, and SENCO teams, ensuring a comprehensive pastoral care system is in place.
Lead on Behaviour Management: Develop and implement effective behaviour management systems that promote positive student behaviour, engagement, and a respectful school environment.
Collaborate with the Family Support Team to monitor and improve attendance, ensuring timely interventions for students at risk of disengagement.
Line Management Responsibilities: Directly manage the Welfare, Family Support, and SENCO Teams, ensuring they provide high-quality support aligned with students' pastoral and educational needs.
Safeguarding Leadership: Act as a Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), ensuring all safeguarding protocols are adhered to across the school.
Collaboration with Clinical Team: Serve as the key point of contact for the Clinical Team, ensuring students with complex needs receive appropriate interventions and support.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Use behavioural, attendance, and well-being data to identify trends and implement targeted strategies for improvement.
Visible Leadership: Maintain a strong, visible presence around the school, modelling and promoting high standards for behaviour and attitudes.
Policy Development and Review: Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of behaviour and pastoral policies, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
Promote Positive Student Outcomes: Lead whole-school initiatives that promote resilience, positive attitudes, and social-emotional learning, ensuring all students can thrive both academically and personally.
About The School
New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6 – 19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.
New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The School is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.
Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Acorn Education?
Life Assurance
~ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
~“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
~ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
~100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
~ Cycle to Work Schemes
~ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
~ Critical illness cover
~ Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.