Head Teacher
Mabel Prichard School
Oxfordshire
- £73,509 - £85,146 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L19 – L25
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 October 2024
Job overview
The Gallery Trust is seeking to appoint an inspirational and dynamic Head Teacher who will lead Mabel Prichard School through its next period of opportunity, growth and development.
The Head Teacher is responsible for strategic and operational leadership of Mabel Prichard School, and will benefit from working collaboratively with the Trust’s executive team. The Head Teacher is the public face of the school, and provides leadership for staff and students, focusing on the development of teaching and learning, and improving outcomes for learners.
About Mabel Prichard
Mabel Prichard School is a special school for children and young people with complex needs from the ages of 2 to 19. Students have a range of severe and profound learning needs and physical disabilities. The school has a site for primary school aged children at Cuddesdon Way, Oxford, co-located with Orchard Meadow Primary School, and a site for secondary school and post-16 aged children and young people at Sandy Lane West, Oxford, co-located with Oxford Academy. The school serves a large catchment area across Oxfordshire. The school currently has 106 students on roll and will be expanding to 136 students by September 2025.
About You
The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate:
- The vision and skills to lead and manage the school on a journey of continued excellence, focused on creating opportunities for all
- Commitment to working in partnership with the CEO, the Trust’s executive team, Board of Trustees, Local Academy Board, staff, parents and carers and key stakeholders to improve outcomes for students, and to ensure all students reach their potential
- Excellent abilities in operational management and strategic thinking
- Substantial leadership experience and recent SEND experience
- A proven track record of restorative practice
- Dedication to the inclusion of students with SEND in education and society as a whole
Further Details
Visits are warmly welcomed. To arrange this, please contact Emily McKenzie at e.mckenzie@thegallerytrust.co.uk or 07535018939.
To access the candidate information pack and for details of how to apply, please visit www.thegallerytrust.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 9am Tuesday 1 October 2024.
A 2-day interview process will take place on the 8th and 9th October 2024.
The Gallery Trust is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and go through a range of other Safer Recruitment checks.
Attached documents
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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