Head Teacher

🏫 New Forest Care
📍 Southampton, Hampshire💷 £65,000 – £87,500⏱ Full Time
📅 Posted Today📅 Closes 31 Jul 2026🔗 Via Tes International
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Want to work for a company with great values? Then we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join and lead New Educations Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Working closely with the Director of Education and Executive Headteacher, the Headteacher will aim to secure the continued success and improvement of all of the schools within the New Forest Education portfolio, whilst ensuring a high-quality education for all its students across all sites. The ideal start date will be September 2026. New Forest Education is an independent specialist, with a small portfolio of day schools, providing high-quality education for boys and girls. Based across several sites in the Southampton Waterside, Romsey and the Isle of Wight, the schools meets the diverse needs of pupils KS2 onwards with a variety of SEND needs. Your support network will include a forward-thinking senior management team focused on quality of education and continuous development. At New Forest Education we expect our leaders to exemplify our values in every aspect of their role. A true leader is one who uses these values as a compass, guiding actions, decision-making, and fulfilling our collective mission of providing the very best outcomes for our young people. We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to join us as our Head Teacher. As a leader in our organisation, you will play a pivotal role in inspiring, motivating, and empowering our dedicated staff and students. The successful applicants will need: A wealth of experience working as a Head Teacher in a similar SEND environment or setting. Have a good understanding about the School Improvement process, effective curriculum models and the development of process, maintain and build your understanding of requirements, helping the school move towards an outstanding rating Have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the Independent School Standards Ability to motivate, drive a

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