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Headteacher Special School, Lowestoft

Headteacher Special School, Lowestoft

The Ashley School

Suffolk

  • Expired
Salary:
L26-L32
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
Easter 2024
Apply by:
10 October 2023

Job overview

The Ashley School Academy Trust

Role: Headteacher

Location: Lowestoft

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: Tuesday 10th October 2023 at Noon

Shortlisting date: Wednesday 11th October 2023

Interview dates: Wednesday 18th & Thursday 19th October 2023

Start date: Easter 2024


Thank you for your interest in the vital position of Headteacher at The Ashley School Academy Trust (TASAT) on the wonderful Suffolk coast in Lowestoft, to start Easter 2024. Recently awarded Outstanding by Ofsted (May 2023), following on from the same strong outcome in 2017, The Ashley School Academy Trust is an outward looking and successful special school for pupils with complex and moderate learning difficulties.

The Head’s role is challenging but hugely rewarding, fronting a successful and well-respected school, well known across the educational and wider community, where the pupils are always at the forefront of decisions.

Previous heads have always been proud of their achievements whilst in post and we fully expect this will be the same for the new Headteacher. Working at TASAT is rewarding and fulfilling, staff are committed and continually strive for the most positive outcomes for all of our pupils. Our staff are extremely experienced in meeting the needs of individuals and their expertise in maximising the potential of each child has been recognised by consistently outstanding Ofsted reports, of both the academy and residential provision, for the past ten years.

It is the Trustees’ aim to continue the development and growth of the academy to enhance the range of experiences available to our pupils and offer them increasing opportunities for personal, social, intellectual, vocational and physical development.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to lead The Ashley School Academy Trust. Excellent interpersonal skills, vision and leadership will need to be matched by political astuteness within the MAT agenda.

Perhaps you are a Deputy Headteacher ready to make the step up into Headship, or you are an experienced Headteacher seeking a new challenge in new surroundings? Whichever you are, it is essential you possess a deep understanding and experience of the SEND landscape with a strong desire to play a significant role in the education of pupils with educational challenges.

Most importantly, are you someone with passion, spirit and strategic vision who would relish the opportunities and challenges presented by the DfE academy landscape and support the Trustees and staff on the next exciting phase of the journey?

Please come to visit our truly unique and wonderful school, in The UK’s most easterly town, Lowestoft, on the beautiful Suffolk coast, stretching for 50 miles and renowned as An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The Ashley School is a fantastic establishment, in a truly picturesque and vibrant region, catering for our amazing pupils, striving to prepare them for life in a wonderfully caring environment, with an incredibly supportive staff and Senior Leadership Team. We’d be delighted to meet you.

For an informal discussion, or to arrange a school visit,

please contact our recruitment partner at Academicis, Neil Massie: nmassie@academicis.co.uk

– 01223 907976/07818 875514

Please email your application to: Neil Massie at

Academicis: nmassie@academicis.co.uk

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About The Ashley School

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We are an Outstanding outward looking and successful school for children with complex and moderate learning difficulties. All pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for their educational needs. These plans are mainly for moderate learning difficulties, however many pupils have associated disabilities such as speech, language and communication difficulties, autism and/or social, emotional, mental health needs. The school is not appropriate for conduct disorder or other social, emotional and behavioural/ mental health difficulties that present an ongoing significant risk to others

The Ashley School Academy Trust is a special school for both boys and girls from Year 3 to Year 11 and includes Residential provision.

We have specialist status for SEN Cognition & Learning. We are committed to providing exceptional opportunities for all our pupils.

The Ashley School Academy Trust has been awarded Outstanding in the most recent OfSTED inspection (November 2017) and our Residential provision was also rated as Outstanding in its most recent joint Ofsted/Social Care inspection (November 2021).

Learn more about life at Ashley School.


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