Assistant Head Teacher _ SENCo, Safeguarding and Inclusion
Humberstone Junior School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1AEThis job expired on 20 May 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
23 August 2021
Closing date
20 May 2021 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2021
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership L4-L8
Assistant Head Teacher _ SENCo, Safeguarding and Inclusion job summary
The Odyssey Educational Trust is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced, highly self-motivated and positive minded Assistant Head Teacher, with responsibility for SEND, Safeguarding and Inclusion to join our team.
The SEND and Inclusion Assistant Head Teacher, in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, will play a key role in determining the strategic development of the SEND policy and provision in the school, to raise achievement of children with SEND taking day to day responsibility for the operation of the SEND/ LAC/Inclusion policies. The post holder will assist the Senior Leadership Team in delivering the vision and direction of the Trust, setting high expectations and modelling professional conduct. You will undertake the lead role across the Trust in maintaining high standards of pupil’s behaviour and discipline within the framework of the school policy and supporting other staff as necessary. The post holder will work with the Executive Head and other staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning and will form part of the DSL team.
Odyssey Educational Trust is a rewarding, supportive and warm organisation in which to work, with a committed team of staff and Trustees
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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About Humberstone Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 352 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Humberstone Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jgallacher@odysseyeducationaltrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0116 2767248
Odyssey Educational Trust, comprises the Humberstone Infant and Junior Academy. The Junior Academy being the lead school in the Trust. This position is working across the Trust, supporting both the Infant and Junior Academies.
HJA is a vibrant and creative community of learners whose strong ethic of excellence is the foundation for all that we do. Humberstone Junior Academy is a place where great achievements and magical experiences happen daily. We believe that there are no limits to what can be achieved by our bright and motivated children and our curriculum is designed to produce excellent outcomes and independent thinkers and learners. The year on year improvements in our KS2 results are a testament to our belief that we can always achieve more! Our staff are skilled and committed professionals who care passionately about children's learning and are always willing to go the extra mile to support a pupil.
Creativity, innovation and excellence are at the heart of our approach to learning. Imagine coming to a school where you may be immersed in magical imaginary worlds such as Narnia or the great castles of Macbeth! Study a wide range of rich and challenging texts through our creative novel study approach. Experience maths lessons that really challenge your critical thinking skills through real world experiences such as enterprise and design. Exciting essential questions drive our project based learning curriculum; for example, "What makes me who I am?” “What would our environment be like without trees?” “How do birds and insects fly?" A sense of awe, wonder and curiosity about the world are central to our school’s vision and to our curriculum.
We are a community based school and are proud of all that we have to offer to our children and families. Whether that is the 7:45 to 5:30 wrap around care program or our extensive program of clubs and enrichment activities offering everything from our ICT Blog Club to fencing and everything in between! Whatever the child's talent we will find it, nurture it and hopefully develop new talents along the way!
Arranging a visit to Humberstone Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jgallacher@odysseyeducationaltrust.co.uk.
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