Director of excellence for children with learning differences

Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0EW

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 or earlier if possible.

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £78,968

What skills and experience we're looking for

You will provide strategic leadership of the provision for children with learning differences across Paradigm Trust, supporting and challenging leaders and staff to ensure children receive high-quality, inclusive education.

You will make an active contribution to the overall leadership of the Trust, in line with the Trust’s values.

What you will offer

This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious SEN professional who wants to make a difference for children with learning differences. The successful applicant will have previous experience working as a SENCO and the strategic leadership of provision for children with learning differences.

What the school offers its staff

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
• A strong commitment to professional development
• We strive to be a family friendly employer
• Employee counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 348 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy website
• Email address: hr@paradigmtrust.org
• Phone number: 01473 356250
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/piper-s-vale-primary-a-paradigm-academy

Arranging a visit to Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@paradigmtrust.org.

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