Head of SEU-Specialist Education Unit
Sidegate Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4JD129 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 April 2025 at 8am
Date listed
9 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,027.00 - £56,316.00 Annually (FTE)
Head of SEU-Specialist Education Unit job summary
Are you an inspirational leader and teacher with a passion for education? Sidegate Primary School, a vibrant and inclusive school with over 650 pupils, is seeking a dedicated leader to join the Specialist Education Unit (SEU). Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, we pride ourselves on providing a broad and rich curriculum that nurtures every child’s character and prepares them for their next learning journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the SEU unit with creativity and resilience, ensuring high-quality education for all students.
- Foster strong relationships with staff, parents, and external providers to enhance support for pupils with complex needs.
- Promote a diverse curriculum and a range of extra-curricular activities that engage and inspire learners.
- Drive continuous school improvement initiatives that benefit students, staff, and the wider community.
What we are looking for:
- A hardworking and loyal professional with a commitment to educational excellence.
- A reflective senior leader who is innovative and solutions focused.
- Proven experience in leading in an educational setting, with a focus on inclusivity and diverse needs.
- An outstanding teacher.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships.
- A leader with an eye for detail and the ability to prepare sensitive documentation.
If you are ready to make a significant impact in a thriving school environment, we would love to hear from you.
Join us at Sidegate Primary School and help shape the future of our pupils!
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
We only accept applications submitted online via MyNewTerm, our chosen applicant tracking system, and which are completed before the closing deadline. Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Sidegate Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 661 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Sidegate Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Sidegate is a vibrant three-form entry primary school in the north of Ipswich. The school hosts a 25 place Specialist Education Unit for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, giving approximately 655 pupils on roll. The school boasts large grounds, an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and good ICT provision. We pride ourselves in the broad and engaging curriculum we offer our pupils; sport and culture
feature highly and are used to enhance the curriculum in all areas. The school received a “Good” Ofsted rating in October 2022. We were the first primary school in Suffolk to be awarded the prestigious Platinum Artsmark in November 2019; we also hold quality marks in RE, Science and Sport.
Sidegate became an academy in May 2014 with The Active Learning Trust (ALT). ALT encourages each of their schools to develop a curriculum that meets the needs of the pupils in the school. They work closely with the school, providing specialist advisory support as necessary. We work closely with other schools in the ALT Ipswich Hub and the Northgate Pyramid of Schools. ALT offers a comprehensive package of professional development opportunities for teachers at all levels, to support career progression
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