Vice Principal
Dysart School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be confirmed
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Assistant headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time, Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Outer London Leadership PayScale L20 – L25 (£83,425 - £93,775)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Vice Principal, the successful applicant will have significant experience of working at senior leadership level, drive, creativity and a passion for teaching and learning to be able to support the school to continue to develop and evolve, ensuring that our learners remain at the heart of everything we do. Experience of working with pupils with SEN is essential. It is imperative that you have high expectations, a sense of humour, a love of challenge and a determination to make a difference to the lives of our fantastic children.
Key Responsibilities:
- To create, develop and maintain a high-quality educational environment for pupils with severe and complex learning disabilities, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- To ensure the continued development of the school and make a significant contribution to high quality organisation, leadership and management
- To play a full and active role in supporting and promoting every aspect of the life of the school
- Accept the collective responsibility of the SLT and respect its confidentiality when this is agreed to be necessary
- To keep abreast of developments within education and the special sector at local, national and international level
Key Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Substantial and recent experience of teaching pupils with severe & profound learning disabilities, including those on the autistic spectrum
- Experience of supporting pupils with SLD across the full age-range.
- Experience of working effectively with young people who present with challenging behaviour
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Membership to Discounts for Teachers
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Comprehensive training and development
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
- Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dysart School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 164 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dysart School website
- Email address
- mollyking@orchardhill.ac.uk
Dysart School is an Outstanding special school for 150 pupils aged 4 to 19 who have a range of severe and complex learning difficulties. The school has high expectations for its pupils and believe there is no limit to their potential.
Our main site, located in Surbiton, is bright and well equipped to support the development of its pupils including Early Years classrooms with outdoor learning spaces, a dedicated post-16 hub, accessible swimming pool, sensory room, soft play and adventure play areas and generous grounds equipped for play and outdoor learning. Dysart has also recently opened two satellite sites next to mainstream schools in the local area.
Dysart School is a progressive and innovative place to work and staff are offered opportunities through regular training and support to develop their own practice. To find out more about us visit www.dysartschool.org
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