Headteacher - The Linden Centre PRU, Telford

Job Introduction

The Linden Centre PRU, Telford and Wrekin

Headteacher

Headteacher for The Linden Centre Key Stages 1 to 3 Pupil Referral Unit & SEMH Specialist Provision

Scale: Leadership 15 – 22 (£75,644 to £89,852)

Pre-application visits, by appointment Thursday 17th September and Friday 18th September

Closing Date: Monday 5th October 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 13th October 2026

The management committee is seeking to appoint a new headteacher who has the drive, creativity and exceptional skills needed to build on the ‘good’ provision at the Linden Centre and drive forward the next stages of development.

The Linden Centre operates across 4 sites, providing intervention (AP) for both primary and Key Stage 3 (24 spaces) as well as primary and secondary SEMH SEND Hubs (36 spaces). The successful candidate may come from either a primary or a secondary background, what is more important to us is that they have the leadership skills and personal attributes to lead this special and unique school.

The Linden Centre is already highly successful and seen as a beacon of good practice locally and nationally. We are, therefore, looking for a leader who can build upon this success and take the centre forward even further. At the heart of the school, and fundamental to its success, is a culture of nurturing and an understanding of the needs of the students in their care. With this in mind, the management committee is looking for a leader who is able to inspire staff and gain their confidence, a leader who believes in the potential of young people and sets aspirational standards both academically and in all other aspects of their well-being.

As a centrally employed teacher and leader, the Headteacher of the Linden Centre will also play a central role as part of the Alternative Provision Service. The successful applicant will play a lead role in developing approaches to support young people with Social and Emotional needs across schools in the borough. Under the Experts at Hand model of the SEND Reforms, there will be an outreach function from the Linden Centre to work with schools to develop strategies and implement a relational approach to working with young people. There will also be an Alternative Provision Specialist Taskforce working out of the Linden Centre providing support to individual young people and families with a range of needs.

As the next phase of the SEND Reforms, the Linden Centre will play a key role in developing Social and Emotional SEND Provisions attached to mainstream schools across the borough.

Relationships with all schools and trusts across the borough are vital to ensure a multi-tiered approach to supporting young people. The successful candidate will be a key member of the Fair Access Panels; support the work to reduce suspensions and exclusions across the Borough; and contribute to the strategic overview so that all young people in the borough develop that sense of belonging and are enabled to thrive. The Linden Centre is supported by the Four Hills Education Trust working in partnership with the Local Authority to provide school improvement.

For further details or to book a visit to the Linden Centre, please contact:

Andy Cooke, Head of Service for Alternative Provision; andy.cooke@telford.gov.uk

Kirsty Osman, chair of the Management Committee and CEO of the Four Hills Education Trust: kirsty.osman@fourhillseducationtrust.org.uk

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• Competitive pay
• Flexible working & career progression
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discounts & salary sacrifice perks
• Free parking & confidential wellbeing support

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