Overview
This school is a friendly and successful provision, currently supporting a number of vulnerable young children aged 7-18 years with special education needs.
The role would be ideal for qualified teachers who have acted as middle leaders, and are aspiring to their first senior leadership role. We therefore welcome applications from anyone who is keen to start a career within a school leadership team.
The successful candidate will also act as the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
About our schools:
- To ensure safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made
- To act as the central point of contact and expert source for all safeguarding matters, providing advice and support, managing concerns and referrals and promoting a culture of safety
- To complete regular peer reviews on teaching staff to ensure consistent and high standards of work
- To schedule and complete half-termly supervisions with the teaching team
- To plan and prepare lessons, delivering effective teaching
- To meet the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximize opportunities for their development
- To ensure that equality and diversity is followed and encouraged
- To ensure that good quality records are maintained and progress monitored
- To ensure that students experience an educational program that is personalised to the particular needs identified through a robust assessment system
- To carry out duties as identified in the Teacher Standards
Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices.
What we’re looking for:
- QTS qualification
- Experience as acting as a DSL or holding a key role within a safeguarding team
- SEND experience
- The ability to provide leadership to the teaching team, enabling them to develop outstanding outcomes for our learners
- Contribution to the educational and social development of each young person
- The ability to form effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
- To ensure that young people’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon where appropriate
- Ensure that appropriate resources and environment exist for individual pupils referred to the service, and that opportunity for inclusion are available to all our students
- To contribute to the relevant sections of the self-evaluation
- To liaise with other teachers and teaching assistants in the team to ensure effective deployment of resources
- To develop and to meet the needs of the school
We can offer:
- Commitment to continued professional development
- A supportive, inclusive working environment
- Enrolment into Esland pension scheme
- Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
- Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year
- Cycle to work scheme
- A £500 bonus via our ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme
- Monthly recognition awards
- Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
- The opportunity to make a real difference to a child’s life!
About Esland
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 60 residential children’s and assessment homes, and three schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England. We strive to support our children to achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.
