Assistant Headteacher
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Job start date
17 April 2023
Closing date
14 February 2023 at 8:47am
Date listed
6 February 2023
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- 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
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- 32.5 hours per week plus directed hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £61,042 to £67,351
What skills and experience we're looking for
q Qualified Teacher
Status
q Evidence of recent relevant professional development
q A minimum of 5 years teaching experience with at least 2 years in an SEN setting
q Experience of successful curriculum development and leadership
q Experience of leading, motivating and developing staff
q Experience of effective working with a variety of stakeholders
q Experience of the effective use of assessment and analysis in raising standards
q Experience of developing initiatives
q Experience of monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning
q Experience of implementing strategies to promote diversity and equality
q Post graduate courses in SEN - NPQML / NPQSL
q Partnership working with local authorities
q Experience of chairing meetings with colleagues and / or other agencies
q Recent experience of an OFSTED inspection
q Recent, first-hand experience of work with governors
q Experience of working with parents/carers and engaging with parents who are hard to reach to improve outcomes
q Able to confidently and competently apply knowledge and skills acquired from training into a practical context, in and outside formal classroom settings, in order to motivate and encourage pupils
q Building and sustaining collaborative cultures and processes to connect the school with the LA and wider community.
q Actively promote the school’s social inclusion policies and practices
q Knowledge of child development
q Secure and up to date knowledge of KCSIE, relevant frameworks and case reviews
q Awareness and understanding of the SEN code of practice
q Thorough, research-based knowledge of effective curriculum provision
q Up-to-date knowledge of SEN educational issues
q Understanding of High Needs block funding and SEND funding formulae
What the school offers its staff
As a school we offer all our staff a generous local authority pension scheme, free parking, free tea and coffee, £50 uniform allowance to purchase specific Brookfields Uniform and Mental Health Support through a package called Spectrum. We also have excellent learning opportunities with superb on the job training.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider
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About Brookfields Special School
- School type
- Special school, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 238 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Brookfields Special School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 942 1382
SEN School catering for 3 to 19 year olds
Arranging a visit to Brookfields Special School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk.
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