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Executive Headteacher - Mowbray School - (Bedale and Ripon Sites)

Mowbray School, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2SD

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• Job start date

  5 September 2022

• Closing date

  21 November 2021 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 October 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £74,295 - £106,176

Executive Headteacher - Mowbray School - (Bedale and Ripon Sites) job summary

Salary: L34 – L39 - Relocation Package of up to £5,000 (T&C's apply). Mowbray School is based over two sites in beautiful parts of North Yorkshire, both sites are set in lovely grounds and our main site has its own 5.5 acre on site farm. The main school is situated in Bedale and caters for children aged 3 to 16. The Satellite School is in Ripon and provides an education for children aged 3 to 11, this was opened to pupils in January 2020. We currently have over 290 pupils on role across both sites and are the largest special school in North Yorkshire. Mowbray School is thriving, caring and extremely popular, educating both primary and secondary pupils with a variety of learning difficulties and specialist needs. The school is an exciting, busy, high achieving, enjoyable and challenging school in which to work. Our young people are wonderfully interesting, caring and capable; engaging to work with and accepting of each other. Our school educates and cares for pupils aged three to sixteen years who have an Education Health Care Plan, with a wide range of learning difficulties including: • Moderate, severe and complex learning difficulties • Speech, language and communication difficulties • Physical and sensory impairments • Dyspraxia • Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties • Autistic Spectrum Conditions including High functioning autism • Pupils are grouped into pathways of learning We are looking for a new leader who is passionate and committed to preparing pupils for adulthood to become independent, autonomous adults who can make a positive contribution to society. We need someone who can lead and inspire teachers to be aspirational for themselves and their pupils; someone who is able to communicate commitment and passion to staff, parents, pupils, partners, outside agencies and stakeholders, someone who leads the way to possibilities. Our Opportunity There are few schools in the country which offer the variety of opportunity as this one. Through this appointment you will be able to lead this unique and highly regarded school on to the next stage of its remarkable journey, working closely with North Yorkshire County Council SEND officers to develop and expand provision. You must exhibit confidence, empathy and a clear focus on building a healthy workplace culture to benefit the wellbeing of the staff and pupils. It is an exciting opportunity for the new Headteacher to develop and implement effective strategies to raise standards and continually improve pupil attainment and progress. With a meticulous eye for detail, you will must be able to support the diverse needs of pupils with SEND, their progress and attainment and the provision that each individual requires, whilst being able lead us on the journey set out in the vision.

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.

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About Mowbray School

• School type: Special school, ages 2 to 16
• School size: 311 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: julie.crichton@northyorks.gov.uk
• Phone number: 07581143421
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mowbray-school

Mowbray Special School is based in Bedale and is a thriving, caring and popular school educating over two hundred and twenty children aged 3 to 16 years with a variety of learning difficulties. We are designated as an MLD school, our school population includes pupils with the following needs ASD; SEMH; SLCN; SLD; PD; VI and HI.

Arranging a visit to Mowbray School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email julie.crichton@northyorks.gov.uk.

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