Head of School

Head of School Role - Horley.

Salary: £71030 - £78215 per year based on 40 hours per week
Contract: Full time, permanent position.

Start date: September 2026

School Staffing Solutions are working with a school in Horley who require a Head of School. You will take a leadership role in assisting the Principal to develop the school in accordance with its shared values and school development plans.

The school supports pupils aged 6-11 with communication difficulties linked to Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).

Key responsibilities:

The day to day operational running of the school.
Ensuring pupils are attending regularly and making progress.
Maintaining the safety and wellbeing of pupils, staff and visitors
Capturing and presenting data as required.
Ensuring compliance of all mandatory school standards
Ensuring you maintain the close link with the other Aurora Surrey schools/sites to ensure the ethos, culture, values and standards are developed to a similarly high level
Building a strong, resilient, skilled and positive staff team
Reporting to and liaising closely with the Principal and central teams.Who we are looking for:

You will be a credible, values‑driven leader with a successful track record at senior level within the education sector. You will bring strong experience of leading multidisciplinary teams and supporting children and young people with complex needs, including autism and learning disabilities.

You will also offer:

QTS and NPQH qualifications
Strong understanding of SEND, safeguarding and relevant legislation
Proven ability to lead teams through change and improvement
Sound commercial and financial management skills
Excellent communication, relationship‑building and influencing skills
Resilience, professionalism and a genuine commitment to inclusive education
Experience of leading across multiple sites is desirable but not essential.How to Apply:

Get in touch with Amy on (url removed) or (phone number removed) for an application form and/or if you'd simply like to learn more about the role!

School staffing solutions are acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search

As part of our safer recruitment procedures for senior leadership roles, we will endeavour to complete a range of safeguarding checks prior to interview where possible. These include references, online searches, a Prohibition from Teaching check and a Section 128 direction check