Assistant Headteacher, Early Years

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Job title:         Assistant Headteacher, Early Years

Location:     Syon Early Years, Isleworth

Salary:            Up to £55,000 per annum   

Hours:       40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:       Permanent, Term Time only

Are you a passionate, dedicated and motivated EYFS Assistant Headteacher. As Assistant Headteacher you will support our Headteacher in school management, delivering our pupils educational needs, maximising pupil’s achievement, and their ability to develop.

Are you looking for a position where you can truly make a difference? 

We are looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join our fantastic team at Syon Early Years in Isleworth. You will be part of a vibrant team that enjoys opportunities for professional development, a great working environment and excellent pay and benefits. So if you are looking for a new challenge and an organisation that caters to your wellbeing and making difference, then we have the role for you

About the role

This is a great opportunity for an Assistant Headteacher who is looking for the chance to bring innovation and creativity to inspire learning in an SEN environment for pupils with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and you will be the custodian of our strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

In partnership with our Headteacher, you will deliver clear, authentic leadership to our multidisciplinary team, establishing school aims and objectives, ensuring high levels of quality and compliance and working collaboratively to develop appropriate, individualised programmes of learning for our pupils.

When it comes to looking after our pupils, we never settle for second best. We are looking for a Assistant Headteacher, with the experience, leadership skills and vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.

Educated to degree level or equivalent with Qualified Teacher Status, you will be experienced in an SEN environment, enjoy leading a team, and be genuinely motivated by helping every pupil to reach their potential.

Qualification requirements: QTS or Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills and Nationally recognised degree.  You will be calm, engaging, resilient, and have an innovative style of teaching, motivated by helping every pupil to reach their potential.

About us

Syon Early Years is an early years setting in Isleworth, London built using our expertise in special education needs. We have recognised a need for this type of support for pupils and families, whose needs may not be met in mainstream settings. 

We offer care for pupils with a diagnosis, or emerging traits, of ASC or ADHD and pupils with sensory communication or social needs. Some of the benefits include:

• Purpose built, bespoke environment tailored to the needs of our pupils 
• Supported by years of expertise in educational provision for pupils with special educational needs
• Fully trained staff that benefit from specialist neurodiversity, therapeutic and clinical training
• Ability to work with pupils with or without a confirmed diagnosis and/or Education Health and Care Plan - EHCP 
• Supporting parents and carers to navigate the path to diagnosis or securing a EHCP 

We offer bespoke personalised care that allows each pupil's needs to be addressed and their capabilities fully realised. With full and part time placements available we are a flexible, safe and nurturing environment for pupils to develop and grow.

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Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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