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Horizon Care and Education Group

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United Kingdom , Rochdale

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Education

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Salary:

75000.00 - 85000.00 GBP / Year
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Our Great Howarth SEN School in Rochdale (OL12) is expanding! The school has a brand new extension and is set to increase from 35 to 70 children of both primary and secondary age ranges. Great Howarth School is a bright and modern independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls. Based in Rochdale, the school has recently undergone a major refurbishment and now includes a brand-new primary school building. Across both sites, we meet the diverse needs of pupils aged 7-18 with a range of complex needs, including Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, ADHD, and Autism. At Great Howarth, we deliver a holistic and bespoke curriculum that offers rich learning experiences, helping young people develop the functional and life skills they need to flourish beyond school.

Job Responsibility:

  • Recruit your own staff
  • Work with the central team to build the school offer
  • Build relationships with local authorities so that your school becomes their first choice school in the area
  • Motivate and build teams
  • Work collaboratively with stakeholders and the central team to ensure success

Requirements:

  • A wealth of experience working as a Head Teacher in a similar SEND environment or setting
  • Have a good understanding about the School Improvement process, effective curriculum models and the development of process, maintain and build your understanding of requirements, helping the school move towards an outstanding rating
  • Have a thorough understanding and knowledge of the Independent School Standards
  • Ability to motivate, drive and support staff and pupils, using a person-centred approach
  • A real ‘can do, will do’ attitude, with the desire to succeed and improve our school
  • Excellent communication and top-quality relationship building skills
  • Hold Qualified Teacher status
What we offer:
  • Occupational sick pay
  • Christmas bonus
  • Blue Light Card
  • Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral!*
  • Financial wellbeing service
  • Life Assurance
  • Tastecard - spectacular savins on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
  • Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development
  • Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period
  • Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme
  • Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
  • Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support via Bupa
  • Supportive management and senior leaders
  • High quality CPD opportunities
  • Free eye checks
  • Community and wellbeing

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Expiration:
March 30, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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