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Head of School (Engage)

The Burton Borough School, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7DS

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• Job start date

  1 January 2021

• Closing date

  1 October 2020 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  21 September 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
  • Deputy headteacher
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Scale 11 – 15 (£52,643 to £57,986)
• Additional allowances:

  Main Focus on SEND/Engage Small School

Head of School (Engage) job summary

We are looking for an experienced senior/middle leader to:
• Work alongside the Senior Vice Principal to lead on the school’s ‘belonging strategy’
• Be an advocate for those students and families within the community for whom mainstream school is a challenge, to ensure all students can access a broad and balanced curriculum alongside individual needs
• Lead on whole school SEND and ensure all students have the support necessary to thrive within the classroom
• Lead, support, develop and be accountable for the ENGAGE staff, HLTA’s, and Learning support team
• Be a Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Work on diminishing any differences between student groups (especially SEN and Boys)
• Lead on SEND research and development including organisation of public speaking events and publications
• To support the Principal to model exemplary leadership, raise expectations and standards and promote a caring, values-driven environment in which student achievement is promoted, recognised and celebrated.
We offer:
• A professional learning culture that is highly focused on developing your teaching craft
• A well-equipped, modern learning environment that includes a new £8 million teaching block
• A strong community ethos built through a small School System, with each school retaining a strong sense of identity
• A ‘stage not age’ attitude to career development opportunities
• A school that provides rich opportunities for extra-curricular activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, school expeditions to locations such as Tanzania and Borneo, team sports, dramatic performances and an internationally acclaimed School Band

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 The Burton Borough School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Burton Borough School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: kay.mcclean@taw.org.uk
• Phone number: 01952386500
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-burton-borough-school (opens in new tab)

Burton Borough is a vibrant and inclusive mixed Comprehensive School of 1157 students, situated on the Shropshire/ Staffordshire border within the pleasant market town of Newport. We were awarded the Gold Mental Health Award from the Carnegie School of Mental Health in April 2019 and are the first school in England to be recognised by Public Health England for the work we do in this area. Our location provides easy access to/ from Shrewsbury, Stafford, Telford and Wolverhampton. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS enhanced clearance for the school.

Arranging a visit to The Burton Borough School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kay.mcclean@taw.org.uk.

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