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Deputy Headteacher
Loughborough
£47,000 - £52,000
Local independent SEN school providing high quality, therapeutic education to students from 7 - 17 years old is seeking a Deputy Headteacher to join their team.
With children coming from a wide range of backgrounds, the work they do is varied and challenging. All the students have Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs and many will have other SEND needs such Autism, ADHD and communication difficulties.
As Deputy Headteacher, the way you go about your day will define the outcomes, successes and character of the school. As such a Practitioner who shares the vision and can embody the ethos of the organisation is sought.
You will be well supported through the structure of the various schools in the group, allowing you to focus on what is really important. You will be supported in your decision making and problem solving by the Regional Executive Head Teacher and the Head Teacher. Admin and compliance teams are also available to keep the ship stable and a dedicated Head of Teaching Learning and Curriculum will hep you to drive the quality of education. You will also work closely with a team of school leaders in similar settings across the region, alongside a specialist Regional SENCO. You will work alongside other agencies to influence lasting change.
To be successful in your application, you will be:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- A proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice.
- An excellent, efficient and emotionally intelligent communicator.
- The ability/willing to teach a subject specialism to GCSE or equivalent vocational level.
- A strong desire to work inclusively within an emotionally literate environment, supporting children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
- Experience of crisis-management/managing challenging behaviours and working with children with SEMH difficulties.
- Proven experience of implementing a creative and academically engaging curriculum which meets the needs of individual pupils, whilst maintaining high standards of education
- Experience of effective working with hard-to-reach or disengaged families.
You will also have boundless enthusiasm, a commitment to doing the right thing for as long as it takes and the leadership to take your team along for the journey.
There will be a teaching element to this role.
In return you will be offered:
- Staff laptop and mobile phone
- Competitive salary
- Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities
- Small class sizes with specialist TA support
- The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams
- Enhanced occupational sickness scheme
- Flexible pension
- Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision
- Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating-out and takeaways
If you are interested in this role, please apply today!
