Deputy Principal

About the role

Join Break Through School as Deputy Principal and help shape a specialist provision where strong relationships, high expectations and personalised support change lives. We’re looking for an ambitious, compassionate leader who believes every learner can succeed. We are not looking for someone to simply help run a school; we want a leader who wants to make a real difference to young people who may not always have experienced success in education. At Break Through School, our learners have a range of SEND and SEMH needs, many have experienced barriers to learning, disrupted education or previous school placements that have not worked for them. Our job is to change that experience so every learner feels safe, understood, challenged and genuinely proud of what they can achieve. We are seeking an ambitious, compassionate and highly motivated Deputy Principal to join our leadership team and help take the school through its next stage of development. This is a hands‑on leadership role: you will be visible, approachable and actively involved in school life, know our learners, support our staff and work alongside the Principal to ensure high expectations are reflected in every classroom and every part of the school day.

Responsibilities

• Supporting teachers to strengthen classroom practice
• Working with learners who are struggling to regulate
• Meeting with families
• Reviewing attendance
• Helping shape the next stage of the curriculum
• Working closely with the Principal to lead and develop high‑quality teaching and learning across the school
• Developing a purposeful, ambitious and well‑sequenced curriculum
• Establishing consistent approaches to behaviour, relationships and learner support
• Overseeing safeguarding and pastoral practice
• Improving attendance and engagement
• Leading staff development, supervision and performance
• Ensuring effective use of assessment and learner progress information
• Building strong relationships with families, local authorities and external professionals
• Driving school improvement and self‑evaluation
• Ensuring compliance with the Independent School Standards and wider statutory expectations
• Preparing for inspection and continued