Headteacher

Job Overview

We are excited to announce the opening of Bosvena, a brand-new school with the ambition to transform the life opportunities of young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This school will be the only SEMH school within Cornwall providing a continuum of specialist provision and will provide the support to enable pupils to learn, thrive and succeed in their education.

Bosvena is close to Bodmin with easy access to the A30/A38. The school is due to open in September 2025 and the building works are progressing well.

The school will cater for 65 pupils who are aged 4 to 16 and will serve the community of Cornwall.

Bosvena School will be research focussed, innovative and aspirational in its practice where the development of pupils’ SEMH skills are at the centre of our work.

Bosvena is part of the Special Partnership Trust, an extraordinary, education Trust who are redefining Special Educational Needs in the UK. Our mission is clear; to be a force for good in SEN and make a positive difference to people's lives. We challenge conventions, pioneer excellence, and work tirelessly to create better tomorrows for our young people and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust’s intent is to provide an outstanding special school for pupils with SEMH needs; a school which celebrates neurodiversity by accepting, respecting, recognising and responding to developmental differences and thereby shaping the pupil’s educational offer to inform and improve their outcomes.

We are looking for an inspirational leader to be the Headteacher of this new school who can join us in April 2025, to lead and develop the school in preparation for opening in September 2025.

About the role

As the Headteacher, you will develop an outstanding provision, which will transform the educational and future life opportunities of all our pupils.

 You will have an infrastructure of support from central services for Finance, HR and IT including a network of supportive Headteachers from other schools alongside central SEN support. 

The role would suit an experienced SEN senior leader or Headteacher who is looking to extend and develop their experience of headship and leadership, by leading a school within a Multi Academy Trust. The successful applicant should have a strong track record at a leadership level within a SEN School and share the Trust’s vision and values for providing a high quality SEND offer. Candidates will need to be strong communicators with proven strengths in engaging, inspiring, innovating and motivating staff at all levels and working with the local community.

Key objectives

• Creating a shared vision, that fits within the overall Trust strategy, which inspires and motivates pupils, staff and all other members of the school community.
• Effective strategic and operational planning, that includes self-evaluation, school improvement and delivery.
• Outstanding outcomes for children and young people that are a reflection of their needs, abilities and aptitudes. 
• A motivated staff group that are fully engaged in the goal of achieving excellence in all areas of school life and who are committed to continuing personal and professional development.
• A safe environment that protects the welfare of pupils and young people and staff in the school.
• Meeting all statutory requirements as defined by the DfE, Ofsted and other external bodies and achieving the highest inspection ratings possible.
• The commercial success of the school as defined by pupil occupancy, the rigorous management of costs and the development and implementation of growth plans as appropriate.

Benefits

• We provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include:
• Teachers’ Pension with generous Employer contributions and Death in Service benefits.
• Access to ‘Extra Special’, the Trust’s employee reward portal. The portal provides access to all our employee benefits including hundreds of retailer discounts and cash back offers.
• Simply Health Optimise Health Plan – supporting employees and their families with health care costs and also including access to counselling services, health checks and other tools via a myWellbeing App.
• Employees Assistance Programme, designed to help staff deal with personal and professional problems.
• Occupational Health support from Medigold Health Protect and access to Thrive, a clinically led NHS approved mental wellbeing App.
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme via salary sacrifice.
• Discounted gym memberships with Better Leisure.
• Learning & Development/CPD opportunities. The Trust is committed to developing staff and providing access to quality assured training to enable individuals to reach their full potential.

Contact us

If you would like to discuss the role in confidence please contact Guy Chappell, CEO, on 07807 495402.

To apply, please complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form and return to Steven Pope, Trust HR Manager: spope@specialpartnership.org

Further information on the Trust and Bosvena Schoolare available through the Special Partnership website: www.specialpartnership.org and Bosvena School website: www.bosvena.org

School Address: Bosvena School, Turfdown Road Glynn, Bodmin, PL30 4AP

c/o Special Partnership Trust, Pencalenick School, St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TE

For any other enquiries please contact Steven Pope, Trust HR Manager at spope@specialpartnership.org

Applications by: 9am on the 6th December 2024

Interview Dates: 9th & 10th January 2025

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.