Key Stage 4 Lead - Newport
St George's School, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1XW9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- L9 - L14
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you can offer us:
- A dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational candidate who can work creatively to enhance the education of students with a range of physical, sensory and learning difficulties as they journey through to adulthood.
- Relevant experience and understanding of working in a SEN environment for students with severe and complex needs.
- Relevant experience in the management of staff, developing positive working relationships, sharing good practice and identifying areas for professional development for both your staff, and yourself.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
- Wonderful students.
- The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
- A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
- A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of then we would love to hear from you, as we recruit for the following role:
Key Stage 4 Lead
Salary – L9 – L14
Hours per week – Full-time, 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
The existing Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body are offering this exciting opportunity for someone who aspires to contribute to our extended leadership team.
This is a full-time position with a two day teaching commitment.
As a member of the extended leadership team, there is an expectation that the Key Stage Leads hold a responsibility for curriculum overview, staff management and distribution, and quality of teaching and learning within their Key Stage alongside a collaborative approach to whole school initiatives. The position currently involves the following responsibilities
- Maths Lead
- ICT – Computing Lead
- Skills Builders & Accreditation Pathways within KS4
- Equality & Diversity Lead and CPD Lead
SLT are open to discussion about responsibilities and would particularly welcome an applicant with strengths in the areas of maths / ICT.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.
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 jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St George's School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 200 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St George's School website
- Email address
- jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01983 539757
St George's School is a unique provision for SEN as a secondary school for students with severe and complex needs.
Arranging a visit to St George's School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jenny.holmes@stgeorges.iow.sch.uk.
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