Progress Teachers
HeadTeacher
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Headteacher – Specialist Education
Location: Greater Manchester (Tameside)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Progress Teachers is recruiting an experienced and ambitious Headteacher on behalf of a specialist education provider in Greater Manchester.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specialist school supporting children and young people with SEND and additional needs. The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring the school delivers a safe, inclusive, and high-quality education that enables every pupil to achieve positive outcomes.
The role
As Headteacher, you will be responsible for the overall leadership and day-to-day management of the school. Your responsibilities will include:
- Establishing and delivering a clear vision for the school
- Driving continuous improvement across teaching, learning, and pupil outcomes
- Leading the development of an inclusive and engaging curriculum
- Recruiting, managing, coaching, and developing the staff team
- Maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding and pupil welfare
- Monitoring pupil progress, attendance, behavior, and personal development
- Ensuring the school remains compliant and prepared for regulatory inspection
- Managing budgets, staffing, and resources effectively
- Building strong relationships with families, local authorities, and external professionals
- Creating a positive, consistent, and aspirational school culture
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
The successful candidate
We are looking for a confident and resilient leader who can inspire both pupils and staff. You will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Significant senior leadership experience within an education setting
- Previous experience as a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Head of School, or equivalent senior leader
- A strong record of school improvement and raising educational standards
- Experience developing and implementing an effective curriculum
- A thorough understanding of safeguarding, KCSIE, and relevant regulatory requirements
- Strong people-management, communication, and decision-making skills
- The ability to work effectively with families, local authorities, and multidisciplinary professionals
- A genuine commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
- Experience within SEND, SEMH, alternative provision, or specialist education would be highly advantageous.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
What’s on offer?
- The opportunity to lead and shape a growing specialist school
- Support from an experienced wider leadership team
- Continued professional development
- The chance to make a genuine and lasting difference to young people with additional needs
- A supportive, values-led working environment
Progress Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and relevant prohibition checks.
Apply today or contact Progress Teachers for a confidential conversation about the opportunity.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills