Assistant Headteacher - PMLD School

Location: Liverpool
Salary: £45,000 £50,000 Full Time (40 hours per week)

About the Role

We are recruiting an experienced and strategic Assistant Headteacher for a specialist school in Liverpool supporting pupils aged 8 19 with moderate to severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), complex needs, and associated social, emotional, interaction, and sensory needs.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an ambitious and values-driven professional who can lead behaviour, attendance, personal development, and pupil wellbeing, while also contributing to curriculum development, teaching quality, and whole-school improvement.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring all pupils receive a high-quality, broad, balanced, and coherent education within a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Foster a school culture promoting inclusion, dignity, resilience, and high expectations

• Lead and develop behaviour management, attendance strategies, and personal development programmes

• Oversee and support curriculum development, teaching quality, and pupil achievement across the school

• Ensure robust implementation of safeguarding and child protection procedures in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

• Monitor and analyse behaviour and attendance data to inform targeted interventions

• Promote trauma-informed, therapeutic approaches to support pupils complex needs

• Coordinate pastoral systems to strengthen pupil wellbeing and resilience

• Support and train staff in behaviour management, safeguarding, and inclusive practice

• Contribute to school improvement planning and compliance with Independent School Standards

• Maintain accurate safeguarding, attendance, and behaviour records

• Work collaboratively with families, external professionals, and multi-agency partners

• Contribute to budget planning related to pastoral care and behaviour support

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Be a current Senior Leader seeking their next challenge

• Demonstrate a strong track record of school improvement and pastoral leadership

• Have extensive understanding of the Ofsted framework and Independent School Standards

• Show clear leadership experience in safeguarding and staff management

• Be highly skilled in leading whole-school behaviour systems and positive culture

• Have experience in curriculum development or strategic curriculum oversight

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice

• Evidence a secure understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education

• Hold QTS or QTLS (essential)

Benefits

• NEST enhanced pension scheme

• Staff referral bonus (split £500 with a friend)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Access to a Blue Light discount card

• Fully funded training and qualifications

• Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications

• Employee wellbeing scheme and retail discounts

• Life assurance

Why Apply?

• Join a specialist setting making a meaningful difference to pupils with complex needs

• Lead within a therapeutic, trauma-informed culture

• Opportunity to shape behaviour, attendance, and curriculum strategy at senior level

• Clear scope for further leadership progression

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