Assistant Headteacher
Avalon School, Street, Somerset, BA16 0PS5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
17 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership L6-L10
Assistant Headteacher job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, creative leader who is looking to move into senior leadership and who is passionate about the growth and development of staff and also is committed to the highest level the safeguarding of children and young people.
The Assistant Headteacher role at Avalon School is focused on the Personal Development of children and young people and encompasses all elements of this area. The successful candidate will:
- Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead and Designated Teacher for the school
- Oversee Personal Development across the school, including oversight and development of the PSHE, RSE and wider safeguarding curriculum
- Monitor behaviour across the school, ensuring swift action and interventions are put in place and measuring and reporting impact
- Monitoring attendance across the school
- Acting as Wellbeing Champion for the school
- Overseeing EHCP, provision mapping and leading the Annual review process for the school, ensuring that children and young people are at the centre
The school is a small community special school for children and young people in Year 7 to 14 (age 11 – 19 years). The school has around 60 pupils who join the school from local primary schools. All the children and young people have an Education, Health and Care Plan in place.
The school is part of a Federation with Polden Bower School and a wider partnership with The Bridge School in Bridgwater. The school and wider partnership can offer the successful candidate:
A support network of colleagues across the partnership of schools
Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
A supportive and passionate leadership team who are committed to the growth and development of all the staff
A fantastic staff team
The opportunity to work with amazing students and be part of their journey into adulthood
There will be a teaching commitment to this role of up to 2 days, this will be flexible at any time to meet the needs of the school and can include direct teaching, supporting, modelling and coaching other staff.
Visits to the school are encouraged.
Avalon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS disclosure, medical clearance proof of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory references.
Following the acceptance of your interview, an online check will be carried out as detailed in the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines
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
Using the application form
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Avalon School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 60 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Avalon School website (opens in new tab)
Avalon is a Specialist School for students aged 11-19 situated in the town of Street. Our school vision is ‘Learning for Life’ – together with our parents and the learners themselves - we aim to teach skills for the whole of life.
Avalon school is committed to developing the skills of all staff and offer a rich CPD programme. Successful candidates will join a friendly and supportive team of staff who are committed to achieving high standards for all pupils.
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