Deputy Headteacher

• Location of Role:
  Hollywater School, Bordon

Do you want to make a difference to the learning and progress of young people? At Hollywater School we aim to live our core values of "Inspire, Believe and Achieve" to enable our students and their families to have aspirational life long ambitions and experiences...Can you be part of this vision?

Hollywater School is a school for pupils aged 4-19 with complex learning needs. We set high but realistic expectations for all and encourage everyone to discover the joy of learning so that they may thrive and achieve their full potential to be as independent as possible in their adult life. We recognise that the personal development of pupils spiritually, morally, socially and culturally, plays a significant part in their ability to achieve and learn and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experience of adult life.

As Deputy Headteacher you make a significant contribution to the core purpose of our School which is to ensure that all our students are Inspired to Believe in their ability to Achieve
their personal, emotional, academic and social potential. T he position will involve responsibility for ‘ Provision ’ within the school. The Deputy Headteacher – Provision is a pivotal member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) within our special school. You will strategically lead, design, and oversee the delivery of highly specialised, bespoke educational pathways, therapeutic inputs, and complex pastoral interventions. Your role is is to ensure that every pupil's Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) is fully realised within a safe, legally compliant, and deeply inclusive environment.

The functions and specific responsibilities below are to be undertaken in conjunction with the duties of a Deputy Headteacher :

• Drive the strategic vision for flexible, highly individualised educational pathways tailored to complex needs in collaboration with the Deputy Head :
  Teaching and Learning.
• Integrate therapeutic and academic frameworks to create a holistic, adaptive school curriculum in in collaboration with the Deputy Head :
  Teaching and Learning .
• Manage the allocation of high-needs funding and provision resources to maximise student outcomes.
• Lead staff development on specialised pedagogy, positive behaviour support ( alongside PRICE trainers ), and de-escalation strategies.

• Secure absolute statutory compliance for all EHCPs, ensuring provision matches specified legal entitlements.
• Chair Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, bringing together education, health, and social care.
• Oversight of the quality assurance of statutory annual reviews, ensuring robust data and evidence submission.
• Liaise directly with Local Authority SEN teams regarding complex casework, consultations, and funding panels.

• Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), as part of the Safeguarding team, managing cases and vulnerable learner risks.
• Oversee the school's pastoral and trauma-informed support frameworks for students with complex needs.
• Ensure strict compliance with physical intervention policies, reporting, and post-incident debriefs in collaboration with the PRICE trainers and PALS team.
• Collaborate with CAHMS, social care to build wraparound support for families in crisis.

• Commission and quality-assure bespoke external Alternative Provision (AP) suitable for special school learners.
• Govern the implementation of Reduced Hours Provision, ensuring they are legally compliant, monitored, and short-term.
• Design highly tailored clinical or vocational pathways for students…