Assistant Head Teacher - Behaviour and Attitudes
Mabel Prichard School
Oxfordshire
- New
- Salary:
- L 9- L13
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 6 December 2024
Job overview
Mabel Prichard School wishes to appoint a new Assistant Head. If you have the skills and experience to build constructive relationships and work proactively with children and families to improve outcomes, this opportunity could be perfect for you.
The successful applicant will join a talented and hardworking staff team which includes a community learning team, teaching assistants and teachers and support staff. You will work as part of the Senior Leadership team and be committed to actively pursuing the best outcomes for learners with SEND.This role will lead on an area of the school development plan. Applicants with an interest in behaviour and attitudes are warmly welcomed.
The successful candidate will bring their leadership experience, operational and strategic abilities and knowledge of SEND to the role. They will also be a skilled practitioner, modelling and understanding excellent classroom practice. They will have the ability to engage students with a complex range of special educational needs and have a clear commitment to improving student outcomes.
About the Role
This role will include:
- A 0.5 teaching role
- Supporting Quality of Education
- Supporting curriculum and pedagogy development
- Deputising for the Deputy Head Teacher
- Strategic leadership of Accreditation with the school
- Operational leadership
Following successful application, the job description and wider responsibilities for this role will be finalised based on the strengths and experience of the post holder.
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience of leadership within a school
- A strong understanding of SEND
- Have experience of Safeguarding procedures within a school
- Have up to date knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and principles around EHC Plan processes
- Be an outstanding teacher, who is able coach and mentor new staff
- Have the vision and skills to support the school’s journey of continuous improvement
- Be passionate about improving outcomes for students and to ensure all students reach their potential
- Be dedicated to the inclusion of students with SEND in education and society as a whole
- Align with Mabel Prichard’s school values, vision and ethos
Benefits of working at Mabel Prichard School, part of The Gallery Trust
- Perkbox membership
- Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including cycle to work
- 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance
- Free car parking and cycle storage
How to Apply
To apply for this post, please email an application form to recruitment@mabelprichard.org or by post FOA Alison Martin, Head of Primary, Mabel Prichard School, Cuddesdon Way, Oxford OX4 6SB. If you would like to visit please phone Alison on 01865777878.
Deadline for applications: 3pm Friday 6th December
Interviews: December 11th
The Gallery Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment with The Gallery Trust is subject to verification of ID and qualifications, satisfactory evidence of the right to work in the UK, health clearance, and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check. The Gallery Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from candidates from all ethnic and community backgrounds.
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About Mabel Prichard School
- Mabel Prichard School
- Cuddesdon Way, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 6SB
- United Kingdom
We are a community special school for children and young people with complex needs from the ages of 2 to 19.
At Mabel Prichard School, we believe in enabling every student to discover who they are and to realise their full potential. Our curriculum offers a broad range of opportunities to face challenge; develop independence; prepare for adulthood; discover the world around them; be safe and develop the skills and knowledge to lead a happy, positive and fulfilled life.
At Mabel Prichard we want to provide you with a rewarding and enriching career, which enables you to reach your full potential and achieve job satisfaction through a range of opportunities and benefits in our growing school.
Every staff member at Mabel Prichard is valued for the contribution they make to improving outcomes for our fantastic students, and we place a strong focus on the importance of retaining our talented and versatile staff.
Benefits of working at Mabel Prichard include:
Professional development opportunities
- Regular training and access to a range of internal and external professional development opportunities tailored to your learning needs, your job role and your career aspirations
- Opportunities for career progression, secondments and transfers within The Gallery Trust, the largest special school Academy Trust in Oxfordshire
- Opportunities for collaborative working across the schools in The Trust, offering the chance to liaise with experienced colleagues, building knowledge and professional networks
Financial
- Competitive salaries for teaching and support staff based on School Teacher Pay and Conditions Document and the NJC Green Book
- Excellent terms and conditions
- Access to attractive pension plans (TPS and LGPS), linked to salary life assurance
- Generous public sector occupational sick pay
- Contribution towards glasses and eye tests for DSE use
- Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers and cycle to work
Wellbeing
- The opportunity to be a key member of a friendly and supportive staff team, dedicated and committed to improving outcomes for students
- 24/7 access to a free Employee Assistance Programme to provide confidential advice and guidance
- Excellent induction processes, and strong line management structures to promote your wellbeing at work
- Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff which increases to reflect length of service
- A culture which is open to employee ideas and encourages open dialogue
- Complimentary tea and coffee
- Regular staff surveys to gain feedback on wellbeing and to drive improvements
- The opportunity to join colleagues for social events
- Family friendly policies, which promote your wellbeing
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