Deputy Headteacher for Progress and Pathways
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- £73,539 - £80,857 per year
- New
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- Leadership Range 16–20 (£73,539 - £80,857 Per Annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Spring Term 2025 or As Soon As Available
- Apply by:
- 17 December 2024
Job overview
Role: Deputy Headteacher for Progress and Pathways
Salary: Leadership Range 16–20 (£73,539 - £80,857 Per Annum)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Start Date: Spring Term 2025 or As Soon As Available
Dear applicant,
This is an incredibly exciting time to join the Alfriston school team, our school community is one that is rooted in nurture, relationships and bold aspirations.
We are seeking a ‘Deputy Headteacher for Progress and Pathways’. The ideal candidate will be passionate about curriculum design and the latest pedagogical developments in the field of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This role is central to ensuring quality assured high standards of practice in all aspect of planning, implementation and impact tracking. The Alfriston integrated curriculum is based around the pillars of ‘learning for living’ - these are engagement, organisation, resilience, independence, risk taking and social interaction. The deputy headteacher role for progress and pathways will be instrumental in taking the Alfriston core curriculum to the next level in terms of articulation and structure, application and generalisation of skills, progress tracking and reporting.
The Deputy Headteacher for Progress and Pathways will take the lead on strategic improvements and initiatives linked to all aspects of the school curriculum, shaping the schools vison, goals and policies for our changing cohort.
If you are someone who is passionate about enabling success for students with special educational needs and disabilities and are energised by multidisciplinary and integrated working models then we would love to hear from you.
To Apply: Please visit our website www.alfristonschool.com to download and complete the application form, please send a supporting cover letter with your application addressing the points in the skills criteria within the person specification against your own experience. All applications to be sent via email to recruit@alfristonschool.com for the attention of Mrs Ellie Davison. If you would like to make an informal visit, please also contact Mrs Ellie Davison who will be delighted to arrange this for you.
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 17th December 2024 at 9.00am
Interview Date: Thursday 19th December 2024
Yours sincerely,
Claire Smart
Headteacher
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About Alfriston School
- Alfriston School
- Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield
- Buckinghamshire
- HP9 2TS
- United Kingdom
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties based in Beaconsfield. We currently have 156 girls on roll, pupils attend from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We are also a residential school and have provision for 20 pupils to board with us on a weekly basis. All our pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support.
Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities. We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
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