Assistant Headteacher PMLD School
Location: LiverpoolSalary: £45,000 – £50,000Full Time (40 hours per week)
About the Role
We are recruiting an experienced and strategic Assistant Headteacher for a specialist school in Liverpool supporting pupils aged 8-19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), complex needs, and associated social, emotional, interaction, and sensory needs.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an ambitious and values-driven professional who can lead behaviour, attendance, personal development, and pupil wellbeing, while also contributing to curriculum development, teaching quality, and whole-school improvement.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring all pupils receive a high-quality, broad, balanced, and coherent education within a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Foster a school culture promoting inclusion, dignity, resilience, and high expectations
- Lead and develop behaviour management, attendance strategies, and personal development programmes
- Oversee and support curriculum development, teaching quality, and pupil achievement across the school
- Ensure robust implementation of safeguarding and child protection procedures in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025
- Monitor and analyse behaviour and attendance data to inform targeted interventions
- Promote trauma-informed, therapeutic approaches to support pupils complex needs
- Coordinate pastoral systems to strengthen pupil wellbeing and resilience
- Support and train staff in behaviour management, safeguarding, and inclusive practice
- Contribute to school improvement planning and compliance with Independent School Standards
- Maintain accurate safeguarding, attendance, and behaviour records
- Work collaboratively with families, external professionals, and multi-agency partners
- Contribute to budget planning related to pastoral care and behaviour support
The Successful Candidate Will:
- Be a current Senior Leader seeking their next challenge
- Demonstrate a strong track record of school improvement and pastoral leadership
- Have extensive understanding of the Ofsted framework and Independent School Standards
- Show clear leadership experience in safeguarding and staff management
- Be highly skilled in leading whole-school behaviour systems and positive culture
- Have experience in curriculum development or strategic curriculum oversight
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
- Evidence a secure understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Hold QTS or QTLS (essential)
Benefits
- NEST enhanced pension scheme
- Staff referral bonus (split £500 with a friend)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Access to a Blue Light discount card
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications
- Employee wellbeing scheme and retail discounts
- Life assurance
Why Apply?
- Join a specialist setting making a meaningful difference to pupils with complex needs
- Lead within a therapeutic, trauma-informed culture
- Opportunity to shape behaviour, attendance, and curriculum strategy at senior level
- Clear scope for further leadership progression
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