Full-time Head of Therapy, Croydon Council

01Priory School

Location: Croydon

Salary: Indicative Salary: Equivalent to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8a (pro

02rata)

Working pattern: Term time only plus 2 weeks during school holidays.  Preferably

full time but part time considered with a minimum of 19 hours per week.

03Contract: Permanent

Head of Therapies

An exciting opportunity to lead and shape the therapeutic offer at Priory School

Priory School is looking to appoint an experienced, passionate and ambitious

therapist to become our Head of Therapies and lead the next stage of development

of our whole-school therapeutic model.

Priory is a specialist secondary school for students aged 11–19 with severe

learning difficulties, many of whom have Autism and complex communication,

sensory and regulation needs. We have a strong commitment to understanding our

students as individuals and creating the conditions in which they can thrive,

communicate, learn and develop independence.

This is not simply a clinical role. As Head of Therapies, you will have genuine

strategic responsibility for the school's therapeutic provision, leading the

development of our universal, targeted and specialist offer.

You will determine and drive the Therapeutic Universal Offer across the school,

working closely with our Pathway Leads to identify what this means in practice

for different pathways, classes and individual students. You will lead our team

of therapists and Therapy Assistants, oversee therapy delivered through our

Local Authority Service Level Agreement, and ensure that students receive

high-quality provision that meets their identified needs.

A key part of the role will be turning therapeutic expertise into everyday

practice. You will identify training priorities, plan and deliver staff

development, provide modelling and support, and work with Pathway Leads to

follow up and quality assure that agreed approaches are being implemented

effectively.

You will also have the opportunity to shape the future direction of therapy at

Priory, identifying areas for development, strengthening our multidisciplinary

approach and exploring opportunities to share our expertise through outreach,

training and consultancy.

We are looking for someone who combines strong professional expertise with

excellent leadership skills; someone who can develop a clear vision, influence

practice, build positive relationships and bring people with them. You will need

to be confident working across professional boundaries and able to translate

complex therapeutic knowledge into practical approaches that make a difference

to students and staff.

You could be an experienced Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language

Therapist or other suitably qualified registered therapist with the leadership

experience and ambition to take on a whole-school role.

If you are excited by the opportunity to lead, develop and embed an ambitious

therapeutic model within a specialist school, we would love to hear from you.

Salary: Indicative Salary: Equivalent to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8a (pro

04rata)

Reporting to: Senior Leadership Team

Hours: Term time only plus 2 weeks during school holidays. Preferably full time

but part time considered with a minimum of 19 hours per week.

Please read the Job Description for further information (attached to this

advertisement, or available from www.priorycroydon.org.uk/Vacancies

[http://www.priorycroydon.org.uk/Vacancies].

Please complete the application form provided, and include a personal statement

which outlines how you meet the person specification.

Completed applications should be emailed to traceyjones@priorycroydon.org.uk

05[traceyjones@priorycroydon.org.uk]

• Please click here for:
• Application form Support Staff
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j51gKFG-TWyNRN2kbYHEzXo8-slOObMC/view?usp=drive_link]
• Head of Therapy JD
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZ7v9P7-hBUrwlmjdY06b_wRqhVzUdFQ/view?usp=drive_link]
• Priory School Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/149x3V7hoBccmwQgxXvsivIgyFji9RFd9/view?usp=drive_link]
• Priory School Disclosure of Criminal Convictions Document
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_eTaDRx96m0rl0A6DnouBUcHOidA5IJ/view?usp=drive_link]
• 2024-25 Safeguarding & Child protection Policy
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kNdtyY0ztYQ1btJ2wPVhsYRNlwqatYRS/view?usp=drive_link]
• Privacy Notice for Job Applications
• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vax_U54vaPuRTQZI4UDmUoL7jveMcrqW/view?usp=drive_link]
• Visits to the School are welcome and encouraged – please contact Tracey Jones to
• arrange a visit by emailing traceyjones@priorycroydon.org.uk
• [traceyjones@priorycroydon.org.uk].

Closing Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026. Please note that we may close the

application early if there is a high level of response to this advertisement.

06Interview Week commencing 2nd November 2026

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