Assistant Head of School New

Job Title: Assistant Head of Education

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire

Salary: £47,185 - £53,380 per annum

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Teaching Personnel Permanent Workforce team are currently partnered with a UK wide SEN Trust who we are helping with recruiting a permanent Assistant Head Teacher to join a thriving community in the new academic year. The school are a highly respected and valued institue of the area, working with students with severe and specific learning difficulties. As our Assistant Head of Education you will work with the Principal & Head of Education in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and developing learning and teaching, curriculum and assessment. You will play a key role in assisting the Principal & Head of Education to develop our college in accordance with its shared values and our college development plans.

Key Duties:

• Working closely with staff and students to maintain the school’s strategic objectives
• Assisting the Head of School in ongoing monitoring and evaluation of our Quality Improvement Plan
• Leading our staff by monitoring their progress whilst encouraging and contributing to their ongoing training and professional development
• Maintaining responsibility for the welfare, conduct and progress of our students, ensuring that the needs and priorities for individuals are effectively disseminated to all staff.
• Working in partnership with parents, carers, external agencies and the wider community to foster positive relationships, thereby improving pupil achievement, personal development and inclusion opportunities.
• Leading, monitoring and evaluating the content and effectiveness of the school curriculum in partnership with other key members of staff whilst also monitoring student attainment and progress

Requirements:

• Recognised teacher training qualification – Cert Ed. / PGCE / QTS or QTLS / Diploma in Teaching (essential)
• Previous experience working within a Leadership position (essential)
• SENCO qualification (desirable)
• Management/leadership qualification (desirable)
• Proven track record with and experience of assessment processes
• Proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within a special needs environment.
• Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice.

If this role would be of interest and you'd like to hear more, please submit your most up to date CV and a member of the PWR team will contact you accordingly.

Please note, the school are currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

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