Designated Specialist Provision Leader

Southfield School for Girls, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HE

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  14 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + TLR £6,635

Designated Specialist Provision Leader job summary

Designated Specialist Provision Lead

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and highly committed leader with a passion for working with students with SEND.

The successful applicant will lead the high-quality provision within our new DSP unit, designing and delivering lessons to meet the diverse needs of SEND students with EHCP’s. As unit lead, the successful applicant will collaborate closely with the SEND team to manage the needs and provisions for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related Emotionally Based School Avoidance. Additionally, the leader will hold strong relationships with students, parents and staff members in the unit. They will monitor and assess student progress and model a passion for learning and nurturing confidence in every student.

They will provide clear guidance for staff on the implementation of quality first teaching strategies to raise achievement for students with SEND, as well as establish and manage bespoke interventions to support the academic, social, and emotional progress of identified students. They will also manage our dedicated and experienced team of learning support staff.

Ethical leadership is at the core of all decision making at Southfield School. As such, staff are valued, treated with respect, and afforded a diverse range of opportunities that come with professional trust. We place significant emphasis on working collegiately as a staff to share our expertise and subsequently enhance the learning experience with our students. Every member of the staff is involved in a variety of professional learning programmes that take place every Wednesday across the academic year.

Moreover, we are committed to the Education Staff Well-being Charter, with numerous initiatives in place to support this. Staff wellbeing is important to us, and we offer a range of benefits to support our employees including:

Westfield Health Plan
Discounts at retailers and holiday companies
Free Parking
Free onsite gym
One early finish or late start per fortnight.
Flexible working opportunities including the option of a 9-day fortnight
Staff Wellbeing Leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Professional Development

Closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 14th October 2024. (Interview date is likely to be Thursday 17th October).

If you have any queries or wish to visit the school please contact Kate Burt, SENDCo at Southfield School kburt@southfieldsch.co.uk T: 01536 513063

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Southfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer to in our prospectus. All staff (including supply staff, volunteers and governors) must ensure that they are aware of these procedures. Parents and carers are welcome to read the policy and other related policies to be found in the statutory information section.

Applying for the job

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About Southfield School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1186 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southfield School for Girls website (opens in new tab)
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Southfield School for Girls is a high performing girls school that admits boys to the sixth form.

Consistently in the top 5% in the country for Progress 8 scores we offer a rounded education where the 'whole' student is a top priority and academic excellence is matched by high quality pastoral care and excellent opportunities for every student to be outstanding both in and out of school.

A licensed DofE provider - we live what we teach.

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