Location: Bucknall, Stoke on Trent
Salary: Leadership Scale L1-L5 £49,781 to £54,939 depending on experience
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time only
Close date: 6th February 5pm
Interview date: 12th and 13th February
Main Purpose
To promote and role model the trusts values and the school vision in order to deliver our school purpose, ‘Empowering uniqueness, realising potential and building resilience’ for all our young people. To lead the running of all aspects of the Upper School KS3 and KS4 Department to achieve strong outcomes for all students, both academically, socially and emotionally. To build a strong, cohesive supportive team across the department.
Key duties:
- Promote and model best practice around SEN and Autism and to continue to build on the knowledge and expertise of the team.
- Provide an environment for teaching and learning that empowers both pupils and staff to achieve their fullest potential.
- provide professional leadership to secure sustained improvements in the school’s performance.
- Support the Head in maintaining and developing high standards of teaching and learning across all areas of the curriculum, through participation in learning walks, lesson observations, appraisal processes, work sampling, planning monitoring, data analysis and monitoring of outcomes-inputting into improvement planning processes.
- To lead on understanding progression, possible accreditation pathways, provision mapping and curriculum development across all areas of responsibility. To lead in transitions and transition planning – whether that be transitioning in to school, from Key stage to Key stage or post 16 pathways and careers education e.g. moving to College.
- Demonstrate outstanding SEN and ASD classroom practice, acting as a role model to other staff through your positive inclusive ethos - creating a warm, positive, nurturing environment for staff and students
- Lead by example - with integrity, creativity, resilience, and clarity - drawing on your own scholarship, expertise and skills, and that of those around you.
- Be passionate about building strong, supportive relationships with colleagues: supporting, coaching and mentoring other staff to develop their practice
- Work in partnership with other key staff, parents/carers, clinical team and wider professionals to ensure the best outcomes for every young person
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Qualifications:
PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and Evidence of in-service training.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Successful teaching of pupils with SEN and autism
Previously worked in a school leadership role or evidence of leading a department or area of responsibility - Experience of successful school improvement
- Knowledge of School Education Review and School improvement strategies and School Development plan
- Experience of Ofsted Inspections and awareness of Independent school standards (or willingness to learn)
Skills:
- Ability to communicate clearly & effectively whilst developing and maintaining strong relationships to all stakeholders
- Be an enthusiastic leader with the ability to motivate others
- Able to identify problems/needs & construct solutions and work on own initiative
- Confident to work well under pressure
- Have a positive attitude to new challenges
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Excellent organisational skills
What’s on offer?
Training and Development
Within this trust, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.
- Save money on your bills!!
With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.
- Competitive Pay and Reward
Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension (from October) and Life Assurance.
- UK Health Cash Plan
This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.
- Employee Assistance Programme
Your health and wellbeing are very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.
- Refer a friend for £1,000
We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)