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Contract: Full-time, term time only Salary: From £45,000 depending on experience Location: Whitstable, Kent Start Date: September 2026 Benefits: Company Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme ISP School Whitstable is an independent specialist provision serving children and young people (CYP) in Kent and Medway who live with their families, foster parents or in residential children's homes. Our school supports CYP with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We provide high-quality education, adopting a holistic and tailored approach, complemented by a range of support services for each and every one of our children. To find out more about our school, please visit our website. We are looking for an inspirational leader with SEN experience. This role would suit someone looking to step into senior leadership from a middle leadership position, or an experienced Deputy Headteacher seeking a new opportunity. ISP Schools pride themselves on employing people who are passionate, dedicated and innovative, while embracing our holistic, therapeutic approach. Our ethos promotes positive relationships, self-discipline, self-esteem and resilience, enabling both staff and children to thrive and progress. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established organisation working with vulnerable children with a wide range of behavioural and emotional needs. Our team is welcoming, supportive and collaborative. Are you ready to join a supportive and nurturing community that works together to achieve the very best outcomes for its children? If so, we could be the perfect place for you to develop your career and make a real difference. For more information and an informal discussion, please contact Carole Cox, Headteacher, on 01795 523900. ISP School Whitstable provides specialist education for Key Stage 2 children aged 7-11 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH), as well as communication and interaction, cognition and learning needs. This is a small provision with a maximum of 24 children with complex needs who often present with challenging behaviours. We offer a safe and nurturing environment, with well-trained, supportive staff. Combined with our therapeutic approach, this enables our children to develop the tools and skills they need to achieve their potential. We are part of the Polaris Community and have been passionately improving the lives of children for over 30 years. Within the Polaris Community, we now have over 15 SEN schools across the UK, all working together to provide each child with a tailored, diverse and appropriate education in a safe and supportive environment that promotes engagement, inspires learning and encourages achievement. We are seeking a caring and forward-thinking leader to join our team as Deputy Headteacher with curriculum responsibility. • Ensure high-quality teaching and learning across the school, with a focus on inclusion and differentiated instruction for SEND students, • Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of pupils, working alongside the SENCo, • Take a lead on whole-school strategic planning and the continued development of the curriculum, • Provide curriculum training for staff during training sessions and INSET, valuing your own and others' CPD, • Click apply now to view the full list of responsibilities on our careers portal, • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with experience in SEND, • Experience of delivering a high-quality curriculum with a focus on supporting young people with SEND, • Experience of leading and managing teams with a compassionate and therapeutic approach, • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work inclusively with staff, students and families, • A proactive and adaptable attitude, able to develop systems and processes aligned with the school's values and ethos, • A unique opportunity to shape curriculum development and SEND provision, • A supportive and collaborative leadership team, • Professional development opportunities within the Polaris Community, • An opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children with complex needs PandoLogic. Category:Personal Care, Keywords:Foster Parent, Location:Whitstable, ENG-CT5 1RR

Project Manager We are recruiting an experienced Project Manager to support the continued growth of our Banking and Financial Services Frameworks, delivering large‑scale, complex construction projects across the UK. At Morris & Spottiswood, we operate a One Team approach, working collaboratively across project, commercial, operational and client teams to deliver consistently high standards in safety, quality and programme performance. This role plays a key part in strengthening that culture as project volumes and complexity continue to grow. This role is suited to an established Project Manager from a Main Contracting background, with proven experience delivering major projects within live operational environments. As Project Manager, you will provide proactive leadership as the number one lead on the project, maintaining full control of all elements including design coordination, programme and planning, health & safety, operational delivery, and subcontractor management. You will have experience delivering projects within live banking and financial services environments, including work within highly regulated, secure and operationally sensitive settings, where safety, programme certainty, stakeholder assurance and minimal disruption to business‑critical operations are essential. Experience working for a blue‑chip contractor and on projects involving complex interfaces, constrained sites and occupied buildings is essential. You will hold a relevant construction‑related qualification and demonstrate strong capability in managing cost, commercial performance and programme delivery on fast‑track and complex schemes, often with a high degree of change during the contract period. Close collaboration with internal project teams is essential, alongside ensuring accuracy, quality and compliance with client, regulatory and governance standards. You will take site commercial responsibility for contract performance, maximising turnover and profitability while maintaining robust commercial processes and effective change management. Successful candidates will come from a Main Contracting background, with a minimum of 5 years’ hands‑on project delivery experience and hold a full UK driving licence. A strong working knowledge of JCT contracts is essential, with NEC experience desirable but not essential. The role requires nationwide travel in line with project requirements. Personal Attributes The successful candidate will be a confident and credible leader with a calm, methodical approach, capable of managing senior client stakeholders through clear and effective communication. They will be highly organised, with strong programme and time management skills, and commercially astute with a proactive approach to risk and change management. The role requires flexibility, resilience and comfort working nationwide and away from home as required, gained through experience operating within pressured, live project environments. Other information Due to our multiple office bases across the UK, this role offers flexibility on location and can be based anywhere nationwide, aligned to project demands. The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence, be flexible in working hours, and be willing to work away from home as required. You must be: • Fully IT‑literate (MS Word and Excel at intermediate level),, • Have experience using Asta Powerproject, and, • Hold a construction‑related qualification, CSCS card, SMSTS, First Aid at Work, Asbestos Awareness, and Scaffold Inspection certification., • Temporary Works Coordinator experience is desirable. Valuing People at Morris & Spottiswood Morris & Spottiswood is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. One of our core values is to ‘Value People’. We are passionate about investing in people and genuinely take care about what we do and how we do it. This ensures that the working environment, staff, suppliers and the communities we serve always remain at the front-of-mind. Put simply, a diverse and inclusive workforce opens our business up to a much wider talent pool and greater innovation and creativity through teams with different experiences, backgrounds and education