Assistant Headteacher - Additional Needs

Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4XA

8 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Assistant headteacher
SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: L12 - 16

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Role: As the Assistant Headteacher responsible for Additional Needs, you will lead our SEND provision, including Kingsway Avenue, ensuring that barriers to learning are removed so that all students can achieve their best. Kingsway Avenue provides tailored support for students with SEND, using an innovative primary model to cater for complex individual needs.

You will work closely with school leaders, teachers, and support staff to develop and deliver high-quality SEND strategies, ensuring that students receive the tailored interventions they need to thrive. You will also build strong relationships with parents, external agencies, and the Local Authority SEND team, to provide a holistic approach to student development.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the development and management of SEND policies and practices across the school, ensuring compliance with the SEND Code of Practice (2015).
Oversee the day-to-day management of Kingsway Avenue, our specialist provision for students with additional needs.
Work with school leaders to deploy support staff and deliver SEND interventions effectively, ensuring that all students have access to an inclusive and engaging curriculum.
Promote awareness and understanding of SEND strategies across the school to support effective teaching and learning for all.
Lead on professional development for staff in relation to SEND.
Build strong relationships with parents, external agencies, and the Local Authority SEND team to ensure a joined-up approach to supporting students.
Monitor student performance, using data to inform decisions and improve outcomes for SEND students.

Who We’re Looking For: We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate leader with a strong commitment to inclusion and a passion for supporting students with SEND. You will have:

Proven experience in SEND leadership, with a strong understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and best practices in inclusive education.
The ability to inspire and motivate staff, students, and families, with a focus on raising aspirations and achievement for all.
Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to develop and implement strategies to improve outcomes for students with additional needs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues, parents, and external agencies.
A commitment to promoting the school’s values and ethos, with a focus on creating a safe, nurturing, and supportive learning environment for all students.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join Us?

Be part of a forward-thinking school committed to educational excellence and inclusivity.
Work with a supportive leadership team and dedicated staff who are passionate about making a difference in students’ lives.
Lead an innovative and highly respected SEND provision, where you can shape the future of inclusive education.
Benefit from ongoing professional development and the opportunity to make a real impact in your career.

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.