Deputy Head Teacher

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Job Title: Deputy Headteacher

Location: Hillingdon Manor School, Uxbridge, Greater London UB8 3HD

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum dependent on experience

Hours: 38.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Start: September 2025

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Are you an innovative Deputy Headteacher committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people?

Job purpose

As Deputy Head Teacher for the Secondary School, you will be responsible for oversight of Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development. You will have direct line management for our Assistant Head Teachers and oversight management of the education staff team.

You will work alongside the two other Deputy Head Teachers cohesively and support the Head Teacher to maintain a high standard of Quality of Education, Behaviour Approaches and compliance in line with the Independent School Standards.

Offered on a permanent basis, this role would suit a proactive individual with senior leadership experience to date. Ideally, with SEN experience, however we welcome candidates from other sectors who have a keen interest to transfer their existing skills into the SEN Independent Sector. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate an understanding and acceptance of our Trauma Informed Approaches to supporting Positive Behaviour Management. In-depth training from Lead Clinicians will be provided to support upskilling of knowledge on the job.

Requirements:

• Experience as Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/QTLS) with NPQ accreditation or willingness to work towards an NPQ course within 12 months of employment start date
• Strong adaptable communication style
• Flexible working approaches
• Adaptable self-management skills of own workload
• Experience in managing an education staff team at senior leadership level
• Ability to work to deadlines consistently
• Relevant teaching qualification and experience of OFSTED inspections
• Knowledge of Autism, Specialist Curriculums, SEND Code of Practice, Independent School Standards, Education Inspection Framework and Safeguarding Legislation

About us

At Hillingdon Manor, we provide specialist education for 185 pupils, aged between 3.5 and 19. Located across two sites. Our Secondary School supports around 125 students. Our students are taught in smaller class sizes and all students work towards a variety of qualifications dependent on their needs and ability.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. 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.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 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

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults 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 and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.