Assistant Headteacher
St Clare's School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9AZ18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
20 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £50,807 - £56,082 (Pending Teachers’ Pay Award 2024-25)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Assistant Headteacher
Location: St Clare’s School, Rough Heanor Road, Mickleover, DE3 9AZ
Grade/Scale: Leadership Scale 04-08 £50,807-£56,082 (Pending Teachers’ Pay Award 2024-25)
Start date: 01 January 2025
Contract: Full-Time Teacher
St Clare’s School is proud to offer personalised education to students aged 11-16 with moderate learning difficulties and associated needs including ADHD; autism; communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health needs and challenging behaviour. All students have an Education, Health and Care Plan which sets out the provision required to meet their individual need.
Our school is a very special place of learning for a stand-out group of students who are all unique and remarkable. We pride ourselves on offering a supportive, welcoming and friendly environment that equips and inspires young people to shape their own future and make a meaningful impact in the world. Our successes, including our Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rating, owe much to our close-knit and dedicated team of parents, staff and governors.
Right now, due to expansion, we're searching for a visionary Assistant Headteacher to lead on the quality of education and deputise in the Headteachers absence. We require someone with the knowledge, expertise, and flair, to support the on-going developments of the inclusive curriculum to support students with social, emotional, mental health difficulties to access the school offer. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an exceptional candidate to make a lasting impact on the lives of our students, fostering a positive and successful environment.
You will be joining St Clare’s at an exciting time of change. St Clare’s is due to have a brand new, showpiece school building as well as substantial refurbishments to the existing estate. Our students and staff will enjoy a state-of-the-art activity hall, a much-improved and enlarged, multi-use games area (MUGA), subject-specific classrooms, greater accessibility across the school and increased number of students on roll.
All of Esteem schools are well supported by a highly experienced and diverse trust central team, alongside a like-minded group of school leaders and experts across the academies.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits include: Teachers’ Pension, Westfield Health membership and free parking.
To discuss the role or arrange a visit to school, please contact the school office via email head@stclaresschool.co.uk, or phone 01332 511757 and ask to speak with Headteacher, Laura Russell. To apply, please visit our website at https://www.esteemmat.co.uk/vacancies. Please use the relevant application form on the MAT website; CVs alone will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 20 October 2024 (23:59)
Interview date: 25 October 2024
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date.
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
Commitment to safeguarding
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
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About St Clare's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Clare's School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@stclaresschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 511757
St Clare’s school is proud to offer personalised education to students aged 11-16 with moderate learning difficulties and associated needs including ADHD, Autism, communication, social, emotional and mental health and challenging behaviour. All students have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan which sets out the provision required to meet their individual needs.
Located in Mickleover we have 146 students on roll from across the City of Derby and southern Derbyshire.
In response to our student’s needs, we offer a full and diverse curriculum with specialist support designed to address the holistic needs of our students. The progress that our students make is judged as outstanding as a result of the teaching and support available to them and the progress that they make academically, socially and emotionally.
Transition arrangements with feeder schools are in place to ensure a smooth move between schools for all pupils. Transition to Post 16 provision is also effectively developed to support student success.
Further information about our academy can be found on the website at:
https://stclaresschool.co.uk
Arranging a visit to St Clare's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@stclaresschool.co.uk.
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