Assistant Headteacher (Assessment & Student Outcomes)
Victoria School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
9 October 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
23 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L12 – L16
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Communicate the shared vision, ethos and strategic plan for Victoria School that inspires and motivates all stakeholders.
- Play a leading role in school improvement and self-evaluation.
- Promote a culture of inclusion within the school where all views are valued and taken into account.
- Be an excellent role model, exemplifying a high standard of teaching and learning and promoting high expectations for all students and staff.
- Support the process for monitoring and evaluation of teaching and learning throughout the school.
- Build a collaborative learning culture within the Federation and beyond to establish effective learning communities and partnerships.
- Undertake a 0.4 (2 day) teaching commitment, as relevant to the role and directed by the Head of School.
What the school offers its staff
Our school offers:
- An opportunity to work with our fantastic pupils and staff team!
- A happy and caring community that always puts our pupils first
- A highly motivated staff team who are committed to getting the very best outcomes for our pupils
- Excellent opportunities to further develop your leadership skills and career pathway
- A commitment to continuing professional development
- A strong and supportive Governing Body
- A culture of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through a well-planned strategy
You are actively encouraged to visit the school for a tour and to contact us to discuss the role prior to submitting your application.
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.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@victoria.bham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Victoria School
- School type
- Special school, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 223 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Victoria School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@victoria.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01214769478
The Federation comprises two special schools and one 19-25 specialist College in Birmingham. The schools are LA maintained, whilst the College is an Independent Specialist Provider, with its own Board of Trustees. The College is in a soft Federation with the two schools.
Victoria School
Victoria School is an all age 2-19 special school based in Northfield; supporting pupils with cognition and learning needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), physical disabilities and complex medical health and learning needs. We cater for 228 pupils and are extremely proud of our provision and whole school community.
Victoria College
Victoria College is based on the same site in Northfield. We support young people with PMLD and complex medical and health needs. The college opened in 2013 and we have 31 learners on roll.
Cherry Oak School
Cherry Oak is a Primary Special School for children aged 4-11 years and is based in Selly Oak. There are currently 112 pupils on roll. Our pupils have Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties and/or Cognition and Learning Difficulties. Approximately half of our pupils are diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum.
The Federation’s vision is to ‘inspire and empower students through collaborative working and to promote their holistic development.” Our values statement is “We R.I.S.E Together – Respect, Inspire, Support, Empower”.
The Board of Governors is seeking to appoint an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join our committed staff team and to work in collaboration with the Executive Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team.
We are rightly proud of our Federation and each setting. We’re looking for the right person to lead a vibrant, highly committed and caring community where children are at the very heart of all that we do. Our recent Ofsted inspection (June 2024) found that:
• “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. Pupils rise to these expectations and achieve well.”
• “Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive. Pupils’ individual needs, such as behavioural, communication, physical and sensory needs, are supported exceptionally well.”
• “The school has designed a highly ambitious curriculum for all pupils. At the heart of this curriculum, is a focus on supporting pupils’ communication, independence and physical needs.”
• “Behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary. Staff know the needs of individual pupils and learning environments are purposefully designed to support pupils’ behaviour and sensory needs.”
Our students have told us the following:
• “I've been here for a long time and the school has helped me be more independent, help others and develop my confidence.”
• “The staff are very friendly and help you an awful lot to learn. I would recommend it for anyone with special needs.”
• “We help each other to get a better education through lots of different activities.”
Arranging a visit to Victoria School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@victoria.bham.sch.uk.
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