Virtual School Head Teacher

The Virtual School is committed to supporting children and young people who are in care to the LA,  Children previously Looked after (care experienced) and those who have social workers to achieve their educational goals and ensure they have the opportunity to grow, flourish and realise their full potential through an appropriate school or education placement, securing good attendance, attaining good qualifications and a positive school/ education experience for statutory school age , until the end of year 13 and to provide advice, guidance and support until 25 for those who are care experienced.  

Your next role

This is an exciting and dynamic role. The Virtual School Headteacher holds individual pupil outcomes and takes the responsibility for strategic overview of provision for those children identified above across Children’s services and in partnership with schools and education settings.

You will be part of the Education, Inclusion and Skills leadership team and lead your area through strategic planning and partnership working to achieve outstanding attainment and attendance outcomes for our children.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Kashif Nawaz, Director of Education, email KNawaz@Swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk