Headteacher - SEN
North Ridge High School, Manchester, M9 0RP51 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
16 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Hours per week - Leadership
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £98,616 - £114,240
Pay scale
- L31 - L37
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Pupils, Governors and Staff of North Ridge seek to appoint an outstanding dynamic, hard working individual to this post who will live up to our school motto of “do your best”. You will be able to embrace both the strengths of the school currently and rise to the challenges of the future, bringing drive and ambition and providing the highest standard of leadership.
We are looking for a Head Teacher who will:
- Determine and deliver the school strategy
- Give the highest priority to the quality of education at North Ridge
- Have the vision, passion and enthusiasm to motivate and inspire pupils and staff to reach their full potential
- Ensure that pupils benefit from the highest standard of teaching, to prepare them for adulthood in an ever-changing world
- Promote effective engagement with parents and the wider community
- Provide the highest levels of support for staff well-being and in their professional development
- Have a strong understanding of meeting the needs of pupils with SEN.
- Lead on Safeguarding accross the whole school community
What the school offers its staff
In exchange we offer:
- A 200 place Specialist High school co located with a mainstream High School. Please note we are a standalone community school
- A separate sixth form provision located locally with a café, shop, allotment, catering and pre supported internship programme at the local hospital
- A dedicated leadership team
- An active and committed Governing Board
- A school which has an “outstanding” Ofsted rating
- Positive links with the Local Authority
- Competitive Salary
- A school in a strong and sustainable financial situation
- A school where pupils are happy and welcoming and love to learn
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to s.read@northridge.manchester.sch.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About North Ridge High School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 202 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- North Ridge High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 553 0200
North Ridge is an Outstanding specialist high school for pupils with persistent and complex special educational needs, aged 11-19 years.
We are a fast developing school split across two sites in North Manchester. Our main site is located in Higher Blackley, and our 6th Form HUB in Cheetham Hill. The 6th Form HUB incorporates a range of student led businesses serving our school and the local community.
Arranging a visit to North Ridge High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@northridge.manchester.sch.uk.
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