Assistant Headteacher
Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7LX18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Assistant headteacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L1 - L4
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experiences and Qualifications:
1. Qualified Teacher Status
2. Degree
3. Professional development in preparation for leadership (NPQ Leading Teacher development would be highly desirable)
4. Leadership and management experience in a school
5. Teaching experience (Minimum 5 Years)
6. Involvement in school self-evaluation and development planning
7. Line management experience
8. Experience of contributing to staff development
9. SENDCo experience. This would include:
- Knowledge and understanding of the Code of Practice for pupils with SEND
- Understanding of a broad range of special needs and the most appropriate provision and intervention for each area of need
- Experience of identifying and assessing pupils’ special needs
- Coordinating provision for pupils with SEN, liaising with parents, other providers, outside agencies, educational psychologists, and external agencies
- Maintaining school records for all pupils with SEN, developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) or support plans, monitoring progress and evaluating SEN provision.
- Managing Education, Health, and Care (EHC) Plans
- Championing inclusion within the school
- SENDCo Qualification
- Understanding of high-quality teaching, and the ability to model this for others and support others to improve
What the school offers its staff
WE CAN OFFER YOU:
Excellent CPD opportunities and Training and Development Programmes
In-house Teaching School
An individual induction programme supported by a mentor
Networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
Opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
Access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
Access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
Free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members
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 j.plowman@hampreston.dorset.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 144 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- j.plowman@hampreston.dorset.sch.uk
In this school we are on an exciting journey to develop staff’s understanding of research-based pedagogy and how best to implement this in the classroom. We are a small school located in a village where community is of utmost importance.
Our close-knit environment enables us to foster strong relationships between students, staff, and the wider community. Despite our size, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum, breakfast and after school clubs and a diverse range of activities, including a forest school, to ensure a well-rounded education.
Our lovely grounds provide an inspiring setting for outdoor learning and play. Guided by our Christian ethos, we emphasise our Christian Values of Respect and Service, Uniqueness and Creativity, Aspiration and Growth in all aspects of school life. Our commitment to excellence and individual growth, combined with the support of our village community, makes our school a unique and enriching place for learning.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated individual who is a strong classroom practitioner to further develop teaching and learning in our school. We are also looking for someone who is able to lead and manage provision for pupils with SEND; the numbers of children with SEND are below national average. If you are a teacher who has reached M6 and are looking to move to the next stage in your career, then please come and visit us.
Arranging a visit to Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.plowman@hampreston.dorset.sch.uk.
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