Vacancy Details

Job Ref No. ECC7007-7L Position Type: Headteacher Pay Range: Leadership L16 - L22 (Fringe)

Position Start Date: 01/09/2026 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 19/06/2026 Midnight Date of Interviews: Week beginning 29th June

Job Description

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced Headteacher at our new purpose built school in Harlow.

Applicants must be enthusiastic, with an understanding of and commitment to children with complex behavioural, social and emotional difficulties.

Information about the School

The Greenwell Academy offers a nurturing, inclusive environment for sixty four pupils with SEMH and associated needs with residential provision for fifteen pupils. We have high expectations for each child to leave as a confident young adult who is well prepared for the future. The school opened in 2023 and is sited in Harlow next to the Sir Frederick Gibberd secondary school.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.