Wider Leadership Positions

Sherwood Park School – Hill Campus

Wider Leader Post - Hill Campus - Head of Middle School

Salary: Teachers Pay Spine M1 – M6 £36,413 – £48,532 to U1 – U3 £50,210 - £53,994 (plus 1 or 2 POINTS FOR SEN + TLR2b)

Contract type: Temporary Full time (2 terms cover for sabbatical)

Start Date: September 2025

Sherwood Park School is an all age (3-19) Foundation Special School. Our school is currently based across two campuses (one catering for the needs of autistic pupils with severe learning disabilities and the other for pupils with profound / severe and complex learning disabilities). We are also excited to be opening a new campus in Wallington which will cater for primarily autistic pupils and those with moderate learning difficulties who are able to follow formal and semi-formal learning with high levels of support.

We have high aspirations for all our pupils and we pride ourselves on putting the child at the centre of everything we do. Our curriculum ensures that our pupils, who come from a wide range of backgrounds, have exceptional opportunities to excel and access exciting opportunities in school, and beyond school, to develop their physical, social and emotional well-being.

This post will be based at the Sherwood Hill site and will have responsibility for the middle school department (upper primary and lower secondary). The main purpose of the role is to:

● Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of the allocated department’s provision within the Sherwood Hill site of Sherwood Park School.

● Be an excellent classroom practitioner, modelling to other teachers and staff, with a teaching timetable of 70%

● Have an impact on educational progress beyond your assigned pupils, working in a transdisciplinary way, in order to sustain the school’s ethos and strategic direction.

● Line manage, performance manage and appraise identified staff

● Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times, including being responsible with the other TLR holders for the school in the absence of the Headteacher, Head of School and Assistant Headteacher

● Contribute to the development and successful implementation of the School’s Development Plan as part of the Wider Leadership Team.

● Manage effectively the transition of pupils to and from your department and within it, including, home visits, nursery/pre-school visits, review of admissions paperwork

For an informal discussion about the post please contact David Murden, Executive Headteacher.

Closing Date for Applications: 27th April 2025

Interviews: Week commencing 12th May 2025

Please note applicants must demonstrate how they meet all sections and subsections of the person specification for this role.