Assistant Head (SenCo and DSL) - ideally to start June 2021 or September 2021
Didcot Primary Academy, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6DPThis job expired on 5 March 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
7 June 2021
Closing date
5 March 2021 at 12:05pm
Date listed
8 February 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L1 to L4 - depending on experience
Assistant Head (SenCo and DSL) - ideally to start June 2021 or September 2021 job summary
Assistant Head (SENCo and DSL) Ideally to start on June 7th 2021, or September start
(L1 -4 depending on experience)
We are looking for a teacher who is ready to take on leadership responsibilities and is passionate about Special Educational Needs. Ideally, the candidate would have some SENCO experience and may have completed the National Award for SEN Co-ordination. The successful candidate would also be responsible for leading safeguarding throughout the school and continuing to develop our highly talented teaching assistant team.
We are hoping the successful candidate will be able to start in June to allow for a successful period of transition with the outgoing Assistant Head.
We are looking for someone who is:
• Passionate about making learning effective and enjoyable
• Can fill our children’s lives with creativity, challenge, wonder and fun
• Can create a haven in which our children feel especially safe, valued and happy
In return we can offer:
• A committed and friendly team aiming for excellence in all they do
• Children who are well behaved, happy and eager to learn
• A commitment to high quality professional development
• A supportive and encouraging Senior Leadership Team and Trust
• A superb working environment in our fabulous building with extensive grounds
Further information about the school can be found on our website: www.gemsdidcotprimary.org
Commitment to safeguarding
Didcot Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All adults are required to adhere to the school’s safeguarding policies and practices. As part of the school’s safe recruitment procedures all staff regularly undergo enhanced DBS checks.
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About Didcot Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 455 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Didcot Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- b.gorsuch@gemsdidcotprimary.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01235 606013
GEMS Didcot Primary is an Ofsted rated “Outstanding”, popular, ambitious and successful multicultural primary school, with a nursery, that opened in September 2016. The school currently has 395 pupils (from nursery to Year 6) and will grow by 60 Reception pupils a year until the school reaches maximum capacity of 420 in 2022. We are very proud of the school that we are creating. The successful candidate will also be SENCO at our newest school that opened in Wantage in September 2020 half a day a week.
GEMS Learning Trust has been established to offer all children in our academies a first class education. It has high expectations of everyone in the school community and challenges children to succeed while supporting them every step of the way. Currently GEMS Learning Trust has three academies; with a fourth school due to open in September 2022.
Arranging a visit to Didcot Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email b.gorsuch@gemsdidcotprimary.co.uk.
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