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This job expired on 4 November 2024

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    4 November 2024 at 9:04am

  • Date listed

    23 October 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Scale (Outer London Weighting) L12 - 16

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who will:

  • bring strategic leadership to the 14-19 provision within the school  

  • be operationally responsible for the leadership of the Post 16 provision  

  • ensure high quality provision across the school, leading on areas of school development, as identified by the Headteacher, which results in excellent outcomes for all learners.

  • contribute to the strategic development of the school through active membership of the school’s Senior Leadership Team. 

  • support the Headteacher in the day-to-day management of the school. 

  • support the work of safeguarding and child protection within across the school, by taking the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. 

  • carry out the professional duties of a teacher, to include teaching a class or classes (usually up to 0.5 of time in school). 

  • undertake such additional duties as are delegated by the Headteacher 


What the school offers its staff

The Eden Academy provides extensive opportunities for aspiring leaders to become Deputy Heads, Heads of School or Headteachers.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Pentland Field School, part of the Eden Academy, is a good school; we are proud of the way our school community works together to achieve the very best for our children.

We are looking to appoint an Assistant Head of School, with responsibility for 14-19 provision, commencing as soon as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates seeking to develop their leadership career. Pentland Field has over 170 pupils aged 4-19, with a range of learning difficulties. Including additional social, emotional and behavioural challenges. A significant proportion of pupils have an Autistic Spectrum Condition, or present with more complex social and communication difficulties. A small but significant group of pupils have Higher Sensory Processing Needs.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Head of School to work as a crucial part of the school’s leadership and management team.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.

Location: The Eden Academy Trust (Pentland Field School).  The Eden Academy may from time to time require an employee to be relocated temporarily or permanently to one of its other schools.  Any proposal to relocate will be carried out with due consultation and reasonable notice.


If you would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Ivan Talbott, Headteacher via info@pentlandfieldschool.co.uk


Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Pentland Field School

School type
Free Schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 19
School size
171 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01895 806 520

Pentland Field School is an all-through school that meets the educational needs of around 160 children and young adults aged 4-19 with a range of learning disabilities, including those who may be autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.

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