Apply by: Friday 9th May 2025 at 12pm

Start Date: as soon as possible

Salary: M1 to M6 depending on experience

Location: Pathways School

Contract type: Full time, Permanent

Eko Trust is a family of good and outstanding schools situated across London and Suffolk. Collaborating seamlessly, we are dedicated to cultivating a supportive environment where our collective goal is to constantly learn and innovate, striving to deliver unparalleled educational outcomes for the children under our care. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in education and thrive in a collaborative, progressive atmosphere, this is the perfect opportunity to contribute to a community committed to excellence.

Pathways School, Barking and Dagenham, RM10 9NH

Pathways School is a small special school, currently catering for pupils from KS2 to KS4 and offering a curriculum based on a child’s right to ‘Learn, Grow and Thrive’. We absolutely believe that all our children and young people deserve to achieve and succeed and will do so, with the right guidance and academic and pastoral support.

A fantastic opportunity for an innovative, creative, courageous and resilient Interim Head of School to grow, nurture and lead in a unique special school in an ethnically diverse inner-city area.

The ideal candidate will have successful experience of senior leadership or strong middle leadership in either a special or mainstream education setting, as we are just as keen to encourage applications from candidates with a relevant mainstream background as those with special school experience. There will be a timetabled teaching requirement also.

The successful person will be supported in post by a trust leadership which ensures our:

● schools are vibrant, multicultural centers of learning

● children achieve highly

● children are happy and love actively learning

● children leave with the resilience and motivation to continue their successful learning

● community are proud of our schools and excited by what we can achieve together

Our Trust  can offer: 

• Supportive and friendly staff who work together as a team

• Forward-thinking approaches to learning, professional development, and school improvement

• Continuous professional development & learning opportunities

• Employee benefits scheme offering great discounts from a range of brands 

• Salary sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to Work 

• Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 access to a confidential employee helpline staffed by trained counsellors

• Access to private GP services, counselling, financial wellbeing advice, physiotherapy, and other specialist services 

• Family-friendly policies and options for flexible working 

• A commitment to your career aspirations and professional development

• A clear vision for the future and strong values of school values

Visits are welcomed. Please contact pathwaysinfo@ekotrust.org.uk ,to arrange this or for any further information. 

To apply, please visit ‘My New Term’