About The Role

The Head Teacher will provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management of our School, taking overall responsibility for educational quality, safeguarding, behaviour, attendance, SEND provision and learner outcomes.

This is a visible leadership role for someone who can create a calm, consistent and ambitious school culture for young people with diverse and sometimes complex needs. You will ensure that each learner receives a personalised and inclusive education that supports their academic progress, wellbeing and longer-term progression.

You will lead the development of the curriculum and teaching practice while ensuring that appropriate pastoral, behavioural and SEND support is embedded throughout the provision. This includes overseeing support for learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and other additional needs.

Working closely with students, parents and carers, commissioning schools, local authorities and external professionals, you will ensure that Education, Health and Care Plans, individual learning plans and multi-agency interventions are effectively coordinated and delivered.

The Head Teacher will also ensure that the provision meets its statutory and contractual responsibilities, maintains strong safeguarding arrangements and is prepared for Ofsted inspection, local authority monitoring and commissioner reviews.

What You'll Be Doing

School Leadership and Improvement

• Provide clear strategic leadership and effective day-to-day management of the School
• Establish a positive school culture based on safety, consistency, inclusion, respect and high expectations
• Develop and implement the provision's vision, priorities and school improvement plans
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the provision and take timely action where improvement is required
• Ensure that organisational priorities are translated into clear objectives for staff and learners
• Provide regular reports and assurance to senior leaders on educational quality, safeguarding, risks and performance
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Teaching, Learning and Curriculum

• Lead the design and delivery of a flexible, engaging and meaningful curriculum that responds to learners' individual starting points and needs
• Maintain high expectations for teaching, learning, assessment and learner progress
• Ensure that learning is appropriately differentiated and accessible to students with a range of additional needs
• Monitor the quality of teaching through lesson observations, learning reviews, learner feedback and performance data
• Support staff to improve teaching practice through coaching, feedback and professional development
• Ensure that learners develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and behaviours required for their next stage of education, employment or training

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a highly collaborative team, assisting in the provision, and the delivery of, a quality curriculum. You will assist in driving improvements in performance, and enhancing outcomes in the engagement, achievement, and progression, of learners.

Specific responsibilities:

• Work with individuals and groups of students, assist in ensuring students are kept on task and complete activities set by the teacher.
• Deal with behavioural and special needs issues in conjunction with the teacher.
• Help implement lesson plans, aims and contents with the teacher.
• Provide feedback to students without reference to the teacher.
• Take small group of students for defined activities.
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Qualifications

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• Essential: Ability to work at a minimum of Level 2, in English and Maths.
• Desirable: A relevant professional TA qualification (NVQ level 2), HTLA qualification, A level English and Maths, Level 2 Teaching Qualification (PTTLS or equivalent).
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Additional Information

Salary: £27,990 FTE (£25, 534.17 Pro Rata)

• Hours of work: 37 hours per week