Headteacher

This is not a traditional Headship! This is your chance to join a values-driven organisation where education, youth work, family support, wellbeing services and even a city farm come together to create a fairer and brighter future for communities.

🌈 What You’ll Lead

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A specialist SEMH school with a strong identity and a commitment to trauma-informed, inclusive practice.

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A culture of ambition, improvement and innovation, ensuring every pupil receives the high-quality education they deserve.

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A dedicated staff team through strong, values-based leadership, supervision and professional growth.

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Trust-wide collaboration that joins education seamlessly with youth, family and community services.

🔍 What You’ll Be Responsible For

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Driving school improvement with pace, clarity and impact.

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Ensuring curriculum excellence tailored to SEMH needs.

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Maintaining inspection readiness and high-quality self-evaluation.

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Growing pupil numbers and strengthening key relationships with commissioners and SEND teams.

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Overseeing safeguarding as a central, non-negotiable priority.

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Managing finances, operations and governance with transparency and confidence.

🌱 Who We’re Looking For

An inspiring educational leader who is:

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Experienced in SEMH or specialist SEN provision

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Skilled in strategic school improvement and Ofsted preparation

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A confident people leader who supports, motivates and challenges

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Collaborative, community-minded and aligned with our values

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Calm, resilient and therapeutic in their approach

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Passionate about holistic support for young people

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Ready to be an integral part of the Trust’s senior leadership

If you’re committed to inclusion, driven by purpose, and ready to lead a school that transforms lives — we want to hear from you.

⭐ Why St Paul’s?

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A strong culture rooted in values, care and community

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A school that is ready for its next chapter of growth and impact

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The opportunity to be part of something much bigger than one school

For further details and an application form please visit our website:

Careers | Together St Paul's

We are also open to discussion around a secondment opportunity.

Closing date: 7th April 2026 12noon Interviews: 23rd April 2026

All members of staff employed by the Trust have an individual responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the children/young people and vulnerable adults that they are responsible for, or come into contact with.

It is a condition of employment that the successful candidate obtains a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure