Deputy Headteacher
What skills and experience we're looking for
Park Lane Special School is in Macclesfield Cheshire and has 137 pupils aged between 5-19 years with learning, physical, sensory, and health needs.
The Governors wish to appoint an enthusiastic Deputy Head Teacher who is committed to continuing to improve the educational offer for children and young people with complex needs.
Start date: Summer 2025
Key attributes:
- Leadership experience, vision and the ability to drive forward change.
- A passion for working with young people and offering them the breadth of opportunity and aspirations to excel.
- The ability to motivate and inspire those around you.
- Proven track record of impacting positively on standards.
- A partnership approach to working with staff, students, parents and carers.
- Enthusiasm for educational improvement and life-long learning.
- The skill to innovate and embrace new initiatives.
- A reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.
- An excellent knowledge and understanding of exceptional curriculum provision for SEN.
What the school offers its staff
You will receive:
- An inspirational working environment with pupils who want to learn.
- Supportive parents and families.
- Appropriate training to carry out responsibilities.
- Supportive Senior Leadership team including Governors.
Further details about the role
Interview by panel on the 1st April 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.