Executive Headteacher - 18-25s

Executive Headteacher (Specialist Education / College (18-25)

Salary: Up to £85,000 + Benefits

Location: Remote, with regular travel to services - Predominately North West

We are conducting a confidential search for an exceptional Executive Headteacher on behalf of a respected specialist education provider delivering high-quality education for children and young people between 18-25 with SEND needs.

The Opportunity

As Executive Headteacher, you will provide strategic leadership across various education provisions, ensuring a consistent vision, high standards and a culture of continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

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• Developing and delivering an ambitious vision for education across Colleges.
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• Contributing to organisational strategy as a key member of the Executive Education Leadership Team.
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• Creating seamless learner pathways between specialist schools, colleges and post-16 provision.
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• Driving excellence in teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment and learner outcomes.
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• Leading quality assurance, self-evaluation and improvement planning across multiple education settings.
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• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement and maintaining ongoing readiness for Ofsted inspections.
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• Using performance data to improve achievement, attendance, engagement, retention and progression.
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• Providing strategic leadership, coaching and support to Headteachers, College Principals and senior leaders.
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• Developing leadership capability, succession planning and talent across the education group.
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• Working collaboratively with education, care, therapy, safeguarding and operational colleagues to deliver integrated support for learners.
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• Building strong relationships with local authorities, commissioners, regulators and external partners while representing the organisation across the wider education sector.
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About You

You are an accomplished senior educational leader with experience leading complex, multi-site education services. Whether your background is within specialist education, SEND, maintained or independent settings, or a group education environment, you have successfully improved educational quality, developed high-performing leaders and driven sustainable organisational improvement.

You will bring:

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• Significant senior leadership experience across specialist education, schools, colleges or multi-site education provision.
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• A proven track record of improving educational standards and learner outcomes.
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• Extensive knowledge of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and quality assurance processes.
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• Experience leading successful quality improvement programmes and supporting services through inspection.
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• Strong strategic thinking combined with operational credibility.
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• Outstanding leadership, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
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• Experience leading senior leaders within complex organisations.
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• A passion for inclusive education and improving life opportunities for children and young people with additional needs.
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Qualifications

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• PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification.
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• SENCO qualification (not essential)
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• NPQH or equivalent senior leadership qualification.
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