Middle Leadership Opportunity - Harbour School Dorset
Harbour School Dorset, BH20 6NU26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 February 2025 at 8am
Date listed
9 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 5
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday. Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary - £31,650- £49,084
Additional allowances
+ SEN & TLR allowance plus Teacher Pension Scheme
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking a dynamic leader who:
Has a passion for English and oracy and is dedicated to developing these areas for students with ASC and SEMH needs.
Strives for continuous improvement and has an ethos of ‘what we could do tomorrow’ rather than being satisfied with today’s results.
Demonstrates leadership skills and the ability to oversee curriculum delivery and monitor student progress effectively.
Understands the needs of students with additional challenges and is committed to designing an engaging, supportive curriculum tailored to their individual needs.
Has a commitment to staff development, creating a culture of sharing best practice and ongoing professional growth.
What the school offers its staff
Why Choose The Harbour School?
Make a Difference: This is your chance to work with students who need a passionate, committed educator to help them unlock their potential and make positive changes in their lives.
Professional Growth: As part of Delta Education Trust, a forward-thinking, growing organization, you will have opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dedicated, inclusive, and collaborative team that is committed to overcoming challenges and achieving success together.
Innovative Teaching: This is a role where you can shape and influence the curriculum, driving continuous improvement in the teaching and learning of English and oracy.
About The Harbour School:
The Harbour School is a special school for students with ASC and SEMH needs, based in Dorset. Since opening in 2019, we have rapidly expanded and are now approaching full capacity. As part of Delta Education Trust, we are committed to providing a high-quality education that enables all our students to thrive.
Further details about the role
Are you an innovative, passionate leader with a love for English as a tool for communication? Do you want to empower students to achieve their full potential and make a lasting impact on their lives? If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join The Harbour School Dorset as a Middle Leader in our growing team.
At The Harbour School, we embrace the vision of “Learning together in pursuit of happiness.” We are dedicated to providing students with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs a space where they can thrive, feel supported, and grow into independent, confident individuals. As part of Delta Education Trust, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our students and fostering a learning environment that challenges, supports, and inspires.
Your Purpose
As Middle Leader, you will be responsible for leading and developing English and Oracy across the school. You will work closely with the senior leadership team to implement strategies that support our students’ progress and help them overcome barriers to learning. You will design a curriculum that not only engages students but also nurtures their communication skills as a foundation for their future success.
You will:
Inspire pupils to understand the importance of reading, writing, speaking, and listening as essential tools for success.
Develop and oversee long-term and medium-term planning to ensure high standards in teaching and learning.
Lead the delivery of literacy and oracy programs across the school, ensuring continuous progress.
Coordinate interventions and monitor progress to ensure all students can achieve their best.
Key Responsibilities
Curriculum Leadership: Manage the literacy curriculum, reading sessions, and library resources. Drive literacy and oracy across the school, ensuring continuity and progress.
Teaching Excellence: Lead by example in delivering high-quality lessons. Ensure students receive tailored learning experiences that meet their specific needs.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Track the progress and attainment of students, utilizing assessments to inform planning and interventions.
Staff Development: Support, guide, and develop staff to ensure effective delivery of the curriculum and high standards of teaching.
Culture of Learning: Foster a positive, inclusive, and ambitious culture of learning that empowers students to achieve their personal and academic goals.
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 hr@deltaeducationtrust.com
CVs are not accepted.
About Harbour School Dorset
- School type
- Free School, ages 10 to 19
- School size
- 105 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 10 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Harbour School Dorset website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@deltaeducationtrust.com
Arranging a visit to Harbour School Dorset
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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