Horizon Care & Education
Regional Director - (SEN Education North & Mids)
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Regional Director of Education
Remote work with regular travel
We are looking for a Regional Director of Education who will play a pivotal role in driving the performance, development, and effectiveness of our schools across the North and Midlands region. With a strong focus on raising educational standards and delivering outstanding outcomes, the Regional Director will lead strategic initiatives that ensure operational excellence to support the organisation's continued growth and success.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Enhancing school performance through:
- Continuous evaluation
- Monitoring
- Leadership development
- Overseeing student occupancy to ensure full regulatory compliance
- Leading high-quality training and coaching programs for school leaders
- Bringing strategic vision, collaborative leadership, and a deep understanding of SEMH issues
- Ensuring best practices are implemented and shared across the region
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Preparing the region for future expansion and increased commercial success
About Horizon
Horizon Care and Education Group is a growing provider of:
- Children’s homes
- Specialist schools
- Supported accommodation services for children and young people across England
About Horizon Education
Horizon Education offers unrivalled opportunities, securing sound educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning.
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Their schools specialise in supporting:
- Children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges
- Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
- Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- ADHD
- Complex learning needs
Core Values and Leadership Expectations
Horizon is guided by core values:
- Compassionate
- Inspiring
- Dependable
- Collaborative
Senior leaders must model these values in every aspect of their work. A true leader at Horizon:
- Uses these principles as a foundation for decision-making
- Fosters a positive and supportive environment
- Fulfil's the mission to deliver exceptional outcomes for young people
Ideal Candidate Profile
We seek a leader who:
- Models our core values
- Inspires our community towards lasting success
Essential characteristics:
- Vision: Must lead with a clear vision for the future, fostering growth, innovation, and excellence
- Resilience: Persevere and adapt in challenging situations
- Empathy: Cultivate supportiveness and inclusivity, ensuring valued outcomes for staff and students
- High Support & High Challenge: Combine steady support with the drive for academic excellence
Key Requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status and NPQH/EL (National Professional Qualification for Headship/Executive Leadership)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a leadership role covering multiple schools or services, excelling across a region
- Detailed knowledge and experience with:
- Independent Schools Standards (ISS)
- Current Ofsted framework and guidance
- Proven success in:
- Meeting both commercial and quality KPIs
- Delivering successful change management projects within large organisations
- Leading growth initiatives for new schools or services aligning with strategic priorities
- Minimum of 2 years’ leadership experience in:
- A Director / Executive / Headteacher role, or similar
- Specialised SEN (Special Educational Needs) support provision
- Demonstrated strategies to enhance school standards, achieving KPIs and raising ofsted performance
- Strong ability to set and monitor challenging targets in academic performance at all school levels, balancing accountability and outcome-driven success
- Leadership and team management skills, fostering collaborative successes
- Experience leading educational planning, budget management, and delivery regionally/nationally
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Benefits
At Horizon, we offer benefits through:
- OneHorizon platform, providing support, resources, and tools for well-being and career growth
Employee benefits include programs for:
- Discount rates
- Holiday & trade schemes
- Eco-friendly car leasing options
- SmartTech access
- Wellbeing Centre offerings
- Cycle to work scheme
Closing date: 9th July
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