Head of Provision

Location: Wellington

Salary: Leadership Scale L15-L21 (dependent on experience)

Start Date: 1 September 2026

Contract: Temporary to Permanent (end date TBC)

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (with the option for one day working from home)

Five Education are delighted to be recruiting a Head of Provision for an exciting new specialist SEMH Alternative Provision opening in Wellington this September.

This is a rare opportunity to become the Head of Provision for a pioneering new specialist school dedicated to transforming educational outcomes for children in care.

The provision has been designed for a cohort of just 15 learners, each receiving 100% one-to-one support through highly personalised teaching and therapeutic intervention. The children accessing the provision present with complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and are often at Tier 4 level, displaying significant risk, incl...