Headteacher - SEMH
Thriftwood School, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8RW3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
6 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 January 2023
Job details
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - STPCD 100%
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £70,733-£83,956pa (negotiable for the right candidate)
Pay scale
- L20-27 (negotiable for the right candidate)
Additional allowances
Plus Residential Schools Allowance £12,492pa
Plus Relocation Package available if required
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an extraordinary leader with a passion for ensuring that all of our students have every opportunity to succeed in school and are prepared for life after they leave us. This is an exceptionally exciting opportunity for the right person to continue shaping the future of an SEMH provision which is improving rapidly. We seek a leader who has outstanding communication skills, sensitivity to the needs of our young people and their families and the drive and determination to be consistently optimistic and to find innovative ways to make a difference. We expect every boy who leaves Langham Oaks to be a confident young adult and seek to achieve this by delivering outstanding education and care in a nurturing, inclusive environment. Our emphasis and commitment to instilling emotional, academic and vocational skills, builds pupils’ resilience and prepares them for their next steps in education or employment.
What the school offers its staff
Whilst enjoying high levels of autonomy, the successful candidate will also benefit from the support of an established Trust, consisting exclusively of a range of five special schools, which is well-known and wellrespected within the Local Education Authority. Our schools meet the needs of children and young people with MLD, SLD, Autism and Speech & Language needs. You will enjoy working with a highly motivated, collaborative team of Headteachers who share expertise at regular meetings as well as informally.
Set in beautiful, mature grounds in the heart of the small village of Langham, the School enjoys over three
acres of land including its own horticultural and Forest School areas. Adjacent
to Dedham Vale, on the border of Essex
and Suffolk, it is easily accessible via the
A12 and offers local access to coastal and
countryside facilities as well as the
opportunity for pupils to enjoy regular
trips and visits to London’s theatres,
sporting and wider entertainment venues.
Further details about the role
Langham Oaks is a school for 80 boys with SEMH needs, with 28 residential places for those boys who benefit from the consistency and care that being in a residential setting during the school week can bring. The Headteacher appointed will have overall responsibility for this aspect of the school, while a Residential Manager takes day to day responsibility for the provision. The School caters for boys from Years 6-11. Langham is housed in a new (2020) purpose-built school, set in extensive and very attractive grounds. It has a range of general classrooms and specialist teaching rooms, including an Art, DT, Food and Science rooms. In the last year, the Trust has invested in a new vocational room, so that BTEC engineering can be offered. The school also has a classroom dedicated to outdoor learning and a horticultural area. The school also offers Art Therapy, Music Therapy and Rebound Therapy. They have a developed link with Essex University and offer placements to Occupational Therapy students and will be offering these to Speech & Language Therapy students in the future. Langham is a school which is improving all the time. The current Headteacher, who is retiring in the summer, along with all the staff, has worked closely with the SEAX Trust Executive Team to focus on key areas of development and this is paying dividends across the school. We need a new Headteacher who can build on this and develop innovative and engaging ways to unlock more of the fantastic potential of staff and students at the school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to katestannard@seaxtrust.com
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About Thriftwood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 257 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Thriftwood School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- katestannard@seaxtrust.com
- Phone number
- 01245 963006
SEAX is a small, but growing, special school multi-academy trust based in Essex. We currently comprise four schools; Grove House in Brentwood, Thriftwood in Chelmsford and Kingswode Hoe & Langham Oaks in Colchester. We are due to open a fifth academy, the Hawthorns, in Chelmsford in the near future. Our provisions serve pupils with moderate learning, speech & language and SEMH difficulties. SEAX is a truly great place to work, offering staff a total reward package, excellent CPD opportunities and outstanding support and guidance from highly experienced and dedicated practitioners. If you would like the opportunity to progress your career with us, we would very much like to hear from you and you can contact us by emailing: jobs@seaxtrust.com We look forward to meeting you soon.
Arranging a visit to Thriftwood School
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