Key Role Information

Salary
£103,030 - £116,456
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
29/06/2026 09:00
Interview
10 July 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Leadership Group (National) | L29 - L34
Department
Teacher
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
26.67
Weeks per year
52.140
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

 

Headteacher 

 

Headteacher: Evergreen School, Warwick 

Contract:  Permanent Full-time 

Salary:  L29 – 34 (£103,030 - £116,456) 

Closing Date:  9:00am Monday 29th June 

Start date:  January 2027 or earlier as available  

Interview dates:  Friday 10th July and/or Monday 13th July 

 

Do you believe every young person deserves the chance to thrive, no matter how complex their needs? Do you want to lead a school where inclusion, compassion and ambition sit at the heart of everything we do? 

We are looking for an exceptional leader to become the next Headteacher of Evergreen Special School—a role that is challenging, deeply meaningful, and profoundly rewarding. Evergreen supports 287 remarkable young people aged 4–19 with a wide range of learning needs, including severe, complex and profound difficulties, sensory needs and autism. With two vibrant sites in Warwick, Evergreen is a cornerstone of specialist education in our community and Trust, and we expect you to share our ambition for it to become a regional beacon of excellence. In time we would hope our new Headteacher would lead the Trust ambition to expand our specialist SEND provision. 

Our strong relationship with the Local Authority, including nomination for their Ofsted-led Area SEND review, reflects the school’s importance and potential. We need a Headteacher who can inspire teams, build strong partnerships, and lead teaching and learning with clarity, compassion and ambition. 

Working with the Trust and the Evergreen LGB, you will shape the curriculum, champion safeguarding, drive student progress, and lead the day‑to‑day life of the school. You will manage staff and resources, nurture a culture of high expectations, and be supported by colleagues across the Trust and our shared services team. 

If you are resilient, passionate about inclusion, and ready to make a lasting difference, we would love to hear from you. 

Closes: 9:00am Monday 29th June 2026 

Interviews:  will take place on Friday 10th July and/or Monday 13th July 2026 

  

Visits to the school are essential. To arrange a visit or an informal conversation in relation to the post, please contact Richard Williams, MAT Director on r.williams@wsfmat.co.uk 


Warwick School Foundation Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure (with child and adult’s barred list check) and prohibition from teaching check. References and online checks will be completed at shortlisting stage. 


Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Statusessential
National Professional Qualification of Headship (NPQH)desirable
Further qualification in a related area (e.g. MEd, MA, MBA)desirable

Skills

Experience

Successful experience as a Headteacher, or Deputy Head teacher with significant impact, in a special schoolessential
Evidence of managing or making a substantial contribution to the effective management of changeessential
Evidence of successful implementation of strategies to improve teaching and learning to raise the standards of achievement for all studentsessential
Evidence of successful implementation of strategies to improve teaching and learning to raise the standards of achievement for all studentsessential
Evidence of effective teaching, assessment and target settingessential
Evidence of working with parents and the community as partners in learningessential
Experience of working in collaboration with other schools to realise improvement and raise standardsessential
Experience of working effectively and in partnership with Governorsessential
Experience of leading an academy within a multi-academy trustessential
Evidence of working with students across the age rangeessential
Safeguarding practice and procedure as relating to children with SEND, to enable students to thriveessential
Performance management, performance related pay and managing effective professional developmentessential
Effective use of ICT to support teaching and learningessential
How to promote inclusion and implement equal opportunities for allessential
Management of students’ behaviour and attitudes to learning and the ability to put this into practiceessential
Strategic curriculum developmentessential
Effective financial managementessential
Experience of leading an academy within a multi-academy trust
Experience of developing professional development within and/or across a range of school

Leadership

Demonstrate evidence of outstanding successful teaching as a Headteacher, Interim Headteacher or Deputy Headteacheressential
Demonstrate evidence of outstanding successful teaching as a Headteacher, Interim Headteacher or Deputy Headteacheressential
Create and secure commitment to a convincing vision for the school in line with that of the trustessential
Build upon current good practice by supporting and developing effective teamwork across the whole school communityessential
Initiate and manage change and improvement in pursuit of higher standards and strategic objectivesessential
Prioritise, plan and organise their own work; direct, coordinate and provide professional direction to the work of othersessential
Delegate tasks and responsibilities as appropriate. Empower others to carry vision forwardessential
Provide an inspiring role model for students and staff, creating an environment where all can thriveessential
Manage and motivate staff, in a happy and supportive working environment, to achieve the highest standards in all aspects of school life within the resources availableessential
Lead the safeguarding of students ensuring their welfare is prioritisedessential
Play a senior role in the multi-academy trust, contributing to school improvement across the trust as well as at own schoolessential
Demonstrate a willingness and ability to engage in wider system developmentessential

Personal Attributes

Developing further systems for school self-evaluation, effective monitoring and inspectionessential
Developing and implementing strategies for school improvement, including data analysis, target setting and strategies for improving the quality of teaching and learning for all studentsessential
Strategies to motivate and engage students, and understanding of the barriers to learning, to maximise learning opportunities and outcomesessential
Ability to work in partnership with other schools in order to meet pupils’ needsessential
Engaging parents/carers in their children’s learning and the work of the schoolessential
Think creatively and imaginatively to anticipate and solve problems and identify opportunities for the schoolessential
Use numerical and financial data with confidence and use it to make decisions based upon analysis and interpretationessential
Demonstrate reasoned judgement in difficult circumstancesessential
Deal sensitively with people with very different and demanding expectations, demonstrating an ability to avert and resolve conflictessential
Communicate, negotiate and secure cooperation of a wide range of peopleessential
Create a climate of open communication where people feel able to express opinion and know their views will be respectedessential
Demonstrate an understanding of, and lead the school’s role in a self-improving school systemessential
Demonstrate an understanding of, and lead the school’s role in the communityessential
Develop, maintain and use an effective network of contacts across all agencies and communities with whom the school interactsessential
Prioritise and manage time appropriately, able to work under pressure and to deadlinesessential
Continue to demonstrate effective performance against the job description when under pressure and/or in challenging circumstancesessential
Be self-motivating and achieve challenging professional goalsessential
Take full responsibility for own professional developmentessential
Create a strong, positive personal impact, conveying authority, confidence, approachability, warmth and humouressential
Demonstrate flexibility and an ability to adapt to changing circumstances and new ideasessential
Demonstrate enthusiasm for, and commitment to, the role; along with reliability, integrity and a passion for educationessential

About Us

Evergreen School

Richard Williams

r.williams@wsfmat.co.uk

Evergreen School
Deansway
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 5DF
Richard Williams
r.williams@wsfmat.co.uk

Safeguarding Information

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure (with child and adult’s barred list check) and prohibition from teaching check. References and online checks will be completed at shortlisting stage.