Headteacher
| Posting date: | 22 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 7NX |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b63e07a3-de8a-4061-8065-65a913fbaea7 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Inspire. Lead. Transform.
Blackmarston Special School is seeking an exceptional, visionary leader to become our next Headteacher. As part of a forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) dedicated to special education, we are proud to offer a unique opportunity to lead a nurturing, inclusive, and ambitious school that transforms the lives of children and young people with complex needs.
We are looking for a Headteacher who:
✓ Has a deep understanding of special educational needs and a passion for inclusive education.
✓ Believes in the potential of every learner, no matter their starting point.
✓ Can lead with integrity, compassion, and strategic clarity.
✓ Will champion the personal development, wellbeing, and achievement of every pupil.
✓ Will leads teams with clarity, empathy, and high expectations
✓ Is committed to collaborative leadership across the MAT, contributing to shared improvement and innovation.
✓ Will empower staff, engage families, and build strong community partnerships.
What the school offers its staff
Why Blackmarston School?
✓ A well-established special school with a strong reputation for care, creativity, and.
✓ A committed and skilled staff team who put pupils at the heart of everything they do.
✓ Supportive governance and MAT leadership, with opportunities for professional growth and cross school collaboration.
✓ A vibrant school culture that celebrates diversity, resilience, and lifelong learning.
We Offer:
✓ A dynamic leadership role within a specialist MAT.
✓ Opportunities to shape strategic direction and influence wider SEND practice.
✓ Access to trust-wide CPD, leadership networks, and peer support.
✓ A school community that values innovation, inclusion, and kindness.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Inspire. Lead. Transform.
Blackmarston Special School is seeking an exceptional, visionary leader to become our next Headteacher. As part of a forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) dedicated to special education, we are proud to offer a unique opportunity to lead a nurturing, inclusive, and ambitious school that transforms the lives of children and young people with complex needs.
We are looking for a Headteacher who:
✓ Has a deep understanding of special educational needs and a passion for inclusive education.
✓ Believes in the potential of every learner, no matter their starting point.
✓ Can lead with integrity, compassion, and strategic clarity.
✓ Will champion the personal development, wellbeing, and achievement of every pupil.
✓ Will leads teams with clarity, empathy, and high expectations
✓ Is committed to collaborative leadership across the MAT, contributing to shared improvement and innovation.
✓ Will empower staff, engage families, and build strong community partnerships.
What the school offers its staff
Why Blackmarston School?
✓ A well-established special school with a strong reputation for care, creativity, and.
✓ A committed and skilled staff team who put pupils at the heart of everything they do.
✓ Supportive governance and MAT leadership, with opportunities for professional growth and cross school collaboration.
✓ A vibrant school culture that celebrates diversity, resilience, and lifelong learning.
We Offer:
✓ A dynamic leadership role within a specialist MAT.
✓ Opportunities to shape strategic direction and influence wider SEND practice.
✓ Access to trust-wide CPD, leadership networks, and peer support.
✓ A school community that values innovation, inclusion, and kindness.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.