Assistant Headteacher - Special School
The Wymering School, Portsmouth, PO6 3YB7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
8 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Term time: Full Time, Term Time Only
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Scale 3-5 £49,573 - £52,072
What skills and experience we're looking for
Assistant Headteacher - Special School
Full Time/ Term Time Only
Salary: Leadership Scale 3-5 £49,573 - £52,072 plus Teacher's Pension Scheme
As part of Delta, Education Trust, The Wymering School’s vision is “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. This means we really care whether pupils love or hate their learning, so we work hard to create a space where pupils learn together to become knowledgeable, self-aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them. Are you an enthusiastic and inspirational leader who can bring this to life. This may be your first Assistant Headteacher appointment or you’re looking for a school where you can make a real difference to children’s lives?
The Wymering School is a special school dedicated to serving wonderful young people with social communication differences such as autism, ADHD, Tourette’s and sensory processing disorders. Pupils also have social, emotional, and mental Health (SEMH) needs arising from their primary neurodiverse need. Our institution operates under the guiding principles of quality first work and teaching, kindness, togetherness, and possibility. We are committed to providing a supportive, creative and inclusive learning environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
As Assistant Headteacher with a focus on Assessment and Progress, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our curriculum is effectively tailored to meet the diverse needs of our students. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the development and implementation of a bespoke assessment system that aligns with our curriculum framework and accurately measures the academic, social, and emotional progress of our pupils.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Curriculum Integration:
- Collaborate with teaching staff to integrate assessment practices seamlessly into the curriculum, ensuring alignment with learning objectives and individual student needs.
- Design assessment strategies that encompass a holistic approach to student development, encompassing academic, social, and emotional progress.
2. Assessment Development:
- Lead the development of a bespoke assessment system tailored to the unique needs of neurodiverse pupils with SEMH requirements.
- Utilize a range of assessment tools and methodologies to gather comprehensive data on student progress, including formative, summative, and diagnostic assessments.
3. Data Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze assessment data to identify patterns, trends, and areas for improvement in student learning and development.
- Generate clear and concise reports to communicate assessment findings to relevant stakeholders, including parents, teachers, and senior leadership.
4. Professional Development:
- Provide guidance and support to teaching staff on effective assessment practices, including the interpretation and use of assessment data to inform instruction.
- Facilitate training sessions and workshops to enhance staff expertise in assessment and progress monitoring.
5. Collaborative Partnerships:
- Foster collaborative partnerships with external agencies, specialists, and community resources to support the holistic development of neurodiverse pupils with SEMH needs.
- Liaise with external stakeholders to share best practices and stay informed about the latest developments in assessment and special education.
6. School Values Integration:
- Uphold and promote the core values of quality first work and teaching, creativity, togetherness and possibility in all aspects of your role.
- Model exemplary behavior and attitudes that reflect our school's commitment to restorative practice, inclusivity, and mutual respect.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and relevant teaching experience in special education or SEMH settings, ideally at a middle or senior leadership level.
- Proven experience in assessment design, implementation, and data analysis.
- Strong understanding of neurodiversity, SEMH needs, and effective strategies for supporting student progress.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities and a commitment to continuous professional development.
- Alignment with the values and ethos of our school community.
What the school offers its staff
The Wymering School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of employment. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds who share our passion for supporting neurodiverse learners.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of neurodiverse pupils and possess the skills and expertise outlined above, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team at The Wymering School.
Learning can look different for everyone; learning is continuous and enabled by the broad curriculum, therapeutic interventions, and the environment the school and staffing team create. It’s only through your awesome leadership that we will create that environment together to ensure the pupils progress towards a happy life that they can enjoy.
You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a School and Delta Education Trust, a small but growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
- All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
- High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
- We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
- We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
- We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
Other benefits include:
- Sick pay
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Teacher's Pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral Scheme
Further details about the role
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following the updated ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022' guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted we would carry out an individual online search to demonstrate due diligence following the updated ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022' guidance.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@deltaeducationtrust.com
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Wymering School
- School type
- Free School, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- Up to 66 pupils
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Wymering School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@deltaeducationtrust.com
Our new school opened in April and we are now looking to grow our amazing team ready for the next intake of pupils in September. A brand new, purpose-built school, truly in the heart of its community; the choices you make with the pupils and the creativity you bring to the classroom will give the children the opportunities they deserve.
At the Wymering School our vision is to build a creative community which learns together to become knowledgeable, self aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them.
Learning can look different for everyone; learning is continuous and enabled by the broad curriculum, therapeutic interventions, and the environment the school and staffing team create. It’s only through your awesome teaching that we will create that environment together to ensure the pupils progress towards a happy life that they can enjoy.
Staff are an inclusive and collaborative team that work together, no matter what the challenge may be are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through - together.
The Wymering School is a Special Free School, an important part of the local community, caters for 66 children between 9 and 16 years of age who have an Education and Health Care Plan.
So why should you choose The Wymering School? Our pupils have a social communication and interaction difficulties, associated Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties (a neurodiverse profile) and high levels of anxiety and / or associated challenging and distressed behaviour and this is why they deserve you.
You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a School and Delta Education Trust, a small but growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
• All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
• High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
• We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
• We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
• We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
Arranging a visit to The Wymering School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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