Head of School - North Birbeck Road PRU

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest

Location: North Birbeck, 23 - 25 North Birbeck Road, Leytonstone, E11 4JF

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 32.5 hours per week.

Closing Date: 02/02/2025 at 12:00

Reference: SCH/25/302018

THE HAWKSWOOD GROUP Head of School North Birkbeck PRU

Full Time Permanent Position

Closing Date: 2nd February 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 10th February 2025

Start Date: September 2025

The Hawkswood Group is seeking a Head of School for the North Birkbeck Road Pupil Referral Unit, a new satellite site of Burnside Secondary PRU. Burnside is a provision with a good Ofsted judgement and commitment to inclusive and safe learning for its pupils. We are seeking a motivated leader who can deliver an effective and efficient learning environment that enables pupils to achieve and improve their educational outcomes, offering mainly short-term intervention places.

The successful candidate will also be required to be an executive member of the management committee, providing professional leadership and strategic management across the Hawkswood Group, in consultation with the PRU Management Committee. This will include ensuring high quality personalised education for all children and young people in the Hawkswood Group is secured, and that high standards and a range of outcomes are achieved. As part of the executive team, the candidate will be expected to build positive relationships with schools, LA officers, services, and agencies through collaboration and partnership working in order to improve outcomes for children and young people in Waltham Forest.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to build on existing successes and someone who:

• Will ensure a positive, solution-focused approach in all situations
• Has a breadth of experience and knowledge across the secondary phase
• Is innovative and experienced at managing change
• Is resilient, inspirational, and nurturing
• Demonstrates exceptional work ethic
• Has outstanding interpersonal skills
• Can provide strategic support to all secondary schools/academies in LBWF
• Has been successful in engaging hard-to-reach families
• Remains calm under pressure
• Has a trauma-informed and restorative approach

Employee Benefits

• Onsite parking facilities, public transport links
• Teacher pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Child care scheme

As part of KCSIE 2024, all applicants will be subject to online searches. Applicants must be able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with children, young people, and other vulnerable adults. Applicants should have the ability to understand the difficulties and pressures associated with caring for children/vulnerable adults and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.

As a thriving and diverse school, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in The Hawkswood Group's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ people.

Completed forms to be sent to:

The Hawkswood Group is committed to promoting the safeguarding of children. Please note that this position requires an enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks will be carried out prior to appointment.

How to apply

Email address for return of applications: