Join us as Deputy Head Teacher: Empower Futures!

Do you want to work for a company where wellbeing is more than a word, it’s a commitment? Somewhere where you can be an architect of someone’s future?

Well at Progress Arc, that’s just what we offer.

Our top-notch benefits go beyond the basics. Enjoy access to hundreds of discounts on everything from your daily coffee to weekly shop, discounted gym memberships and free access to dedicated counselling support. We’ve also recently introduced wellbeing days for when you need a day to reset. And because we know your passion is with pupils and not paperwork, we do everything we can to reduce the amount of surplus admin too.

Your work-life balance matters. That’s why we offer generous holidays, enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents and carers, and flexibility wherever possible.

And why do we do this? Because when you thrive, so do our students. We want to invest in your personal and professional growth as much as we do the young people who attend our schools.

But that’s not all, we also offer…

• Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!
• Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.
• Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.
• Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards.
• Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.
• Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards
• Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT
• Group Connection: Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits review.

Who are we looking for from you?

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• QTS/QTLS
• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject with further postgraduate training such as PGCE or PGDE
• NPQH/NPQSL (desirable)

Experience

• Minimum of three years’ successful leadership in a specialist environment for learners who present challenging behaviours
• Minimum of three years’ leadership of staff teams delivering academic or welfare provision 
• Substantive experience of self-evaluation and action planning procedures.
• Experience of leading Ofsted inspections in a learning environment resulting in at least ‘good’ outcomes.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in managing staff, including all aspects of Human Resource related issues.
• Classroom based experience as a teacher
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• An ability to manage a large and varied workload
• An ability to motivate and inspire teams in a drive for improvement

Preferred Skills

• A highly motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic person who is approachable and promotes positive relationships and has high expectations.
• Ability to work cross agency and with parents/carers in, potentially, challenging circumstances
• Proactive in approach, thinks ahead and anticipates and deals with issues without being prompted.
• Collaborative team player, supportive of colleagues and committed to the organisation mission.
• Working successfully in partnership with parents and referring partners.
• Ofsted Inspection experience (non-association independent schools’ framework – desirable)
• Knowledge of equality of opportunity, safeguarding, child protection and inclusion issues and how they can be addressed effectively in schools with high levels of vulnerable children
• The ability to swiftly identify and address issues and ensure all matters are followed up and closed off
• To be able to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a diverse range of audiences, including children, parents and carers, and colleagues
• To be able to work effectively under pressure, to prioritise appropriately and to meet deadlines.
• Experience in secondary leadership
• Able to relate well to children and share their interests and enthusiasms.

More about the school you will work in

You’ll be based at Progress Arc - Billinge School which has recently been taken over by The Progress Group. Formally known as Nugent House School, this is an exciting time to join us as we embark on a new chapter in the school’s journey.

Our school has a maximum student capacity of 110 and situated across 4 buildings set within beautiful grounds and vast outdoor spaces. It includes spaces for vocational and academic learning as well as therapeutic support. We have Occupational Therapists on site, as well as colleagues who are trained to provide alternative therapies. Our strong teaching and support team are passionate about empowering our young people to achieve their unique potential, and that’s just what you will help us to do. We aren’t looking for professionals to just teach, but who can help to architect, motivative, empower and inspire, because we want every one of our young people to have the opportunities that they deserve.

Please click here to view the Job Description.

How to Apply: Ready to be a part of our journey? Submit your application with a brief note about your training philosophy by clicking APPLY. If you have any further queries, then please get in touch with our friendly recruitment team by emailing recruitment@theprogress-group.co.uk

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information, or parental status. All employment decisions are based on merit, job requirements, and business needs.

Safeguarding Statement: We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. For details of our commitment to safer recruitment please visit our website for further information.

Note: We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role