Headteacher

Location: Alternative Provision Service, 5th Floor, The Beacon Building, 25 College Street, St Helens, WA10 1TF
Salary: £71,729 pa - £83,081 pa
Contract: Permanent – Full Time Information for applicants:
We are looking to appoint a Head Teacher to lead and manage our passionate and hardworking teams of staff that make up our Alternative Provision Service. If you are looking for a new and rewarding challenge in alternative education provision and are committed to making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you. You will be an experienced senior leader with experience of pupil referral units (PRU), short stay schools, AP Free Schools, and or SEMH / SEND schools, rather than just from a background of ‘in-house’ AP (usually within a mainstream school) or an unregistered AP. The post:
Headteacher of the Alternative Provision Service– Launchpad & PACE Pupil Referral Units.
Full time-permanent; Grade: L18 – L24The recruitment timeline
• The closing date and time for applications is 10.00am on Friday 15 March 2024
• Short listing will be carried out by the recruitment panel during the week beginning Monday 18 March 2024
• Short listed candidates will be informed via email and or telephone, by Friday 23 March
• Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on Tuesday 26 March 2024 and Wednesday 27 March 2024.
• There may be further shortlisting for the interviews held on Wednesday 27 March 2024. Prospective candidates can if they wish, make an appointment to visit. If you are interested in this position, and want a conversation and or to arrange a visit during the week beginning Monday 4 March 2024 then you are welcome to contact: Lesley Fewtrell (Senior Administration Officer) at Alternative Provision in St. Helens:
Two DfE registered provisions, both rated ‘good’ by Ofsted: Launchpad and PACE. About LAUNCHPAD:
Launchpad KS3 Pupil Referral Unit, Provision for: Key Stage 3 Maximum: 20 pupils
Students are referred to the provision by their mainstream schools when they are at risk of permanent exclusion via the Fair access Panel. The pupils follow a KS3 curriculum studying Maths, English, Science, PHSE, History, Art, PE, Food tech and can achieve AQA accreditation for some of their work. Launchpad KS4 Pupil Referral Unit, Provision for: Key Stage 4 Maximum: 40 pupils
Launchpad KS4 Pupil Referral Unit offers educational provision for pupils with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties in Year 10 and 11. Launchpad Tuition Services: Provision for: Key Stage 3 and 4 Maximum: 35 pupils
Launchpad Tuition Services offers provision to vulnerable young people who are unable to cope with the pressures of mainstream school and need inclusive support. The Launchpad Tuition base offers on-site educational provision for vulnerable pupils with medical and/or complex needs. Day 6 Base: Provision for: Key Stage 2, 3 and 4
The Day 6 Base offers temporary placement for permanently excluded pupils from day 6 of their exclusion. About PACE
Provision for: Key Stage 1 and 2 Maximum: 25 pupils
PACE is a short stay Pupil Referral Unit provision designed to support Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) back into mainstream education. At this moment there are places for 25 children, to serve the 54 primary schools in the borough. For more information or to apply, please visit this link: