Assistant Headteacher (L8-L12) SENDCO & Vulnerable Groups
Stafford Manor High School
Staffordshire
- £59,167 - £65,286 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Leadership L8 - L12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 January 2025
Job overview
Come and be part of something special!
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher who can demonstrate excellent leadership of SEND through high-quality provision and support. The successful candidate will lead our growing SEND provision, including having additional whole school responsibilities for our literacy strategy and work closely with the literacy lead within school and the Assistant SENDCO to improve reading ages and the daily experiences of SEND, disadvantaged and LAC students. The candidate will also work closely with a range of school leaders and the community to develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of whole school provision and respond accordingly to improve all areas of the school.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a positive impact on students’ well-being, and outcomes and be a senior leader, who has a can do, solution focussed and research-based approach to ensuring that every SEND, vulnerable and disadvantaged learner achieves well and thrives. This post provides an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative leadership team that continually strives to provide the very best education for every single student to support our vision of ‘every child achieving their full potential.’
About You
This is a fantastic opportunity for an existing senior leader or a well-qualified middle leader who is aspiring to leadership at the highest level. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of every individual student. Your strong leadership and ability to provide effective support to colleagues will assist Stafford Manor High School in its relentless pursuit in helping pupils achieve their ambitions. In addition to your whole school role, you will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record of success. You will be a focused and resilient individual with high levels of integrity, a commitment to effective teamwork and a strong vision for the school.
About Us
Stafford Manor High School is an 11-18 school rooted in the local community. Our fantastic pupils are at the heart of everything we do. We enjoy the benefits of being a small but growing school with talented students. Staff here are exceptional and have outstanding subject knowledge, energy, passion and determination and are all committed to the wider life of the school.
We want our students to become outstanding individuals and to be able to contribute effectively to society when they leave. Ofsted inspected us in May 2023 so please take the time to read our most recent Ofsted report as it provides an accurate picture of our amazing school.
If you would like to join a school that makes a difference, then Stafford Manor High School is for you. We have high expectations but also a ‘common sense’ approach to workload and support each other to ensure that ‘every child reaches their full potential’. We are proud to offer staff ‘personalised professional learning programmes’ and leaders commit to creating a truly supportive environment where staff morale is a high. The future at Stafford Manor High School is exciting for staff and students alike. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us on our journey to excellence.
Visits to Stafford Manor High School are strongly encouraged to support your application. Completed application forms and accompanying letters (no more than 2 sides of A4), must be submitted to Mrs Marshall (Office Manager) at s.marshall@smhs.staffs.sch.uk. Further information about the post and school can be obtained on our website or by contacting 01785 258383.
If you would like to visit our school, then please contact Mrs Marshall (Office Manager) on 01785 258383 or email: s.marshall@smhs.staffs.sch.uk. A wealth of information can be found about our school from our website and other online sources. If you wish to make an application, then please submit an application form, and supporting letter of no more than 2 sides of A4, outlining how you feel you can fulfil the requirements of the post and support the leadership of the school to the next stage of its development.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are
available from schools or by visiting www.homeoffice.gov.uk/dbs.
Closing date: Friday 10 January 2025 at 10.00am.
Attached documents
About Stafford Manor High School
- Stafford Manor High School
- Wolverhampton Road, Stafford
- Staffordshire
- ST17 9DJ
- United Kingdom
I am delighted and extremely honoured to be the Headteacher of Stafford Manor High School.
I loved school as a child and it was the excellent teachers and school leaders at my local secondary school that enabled me to become more than I thought was possible. They believed in me, championed me, steered me onto the right pathway and went out of their way to make sure I did well.
As Headteacher, my mission is to provide young people with the same excellent opportunities and guidance that I received as a student.
Since joining the school as Headteacher, I have been very impressed with the pride, generosity and respect that school staff, students and governors show one another and how supportive and committed everybody involved with this amazing school is.
Our small, distinctive school is at the very heart of our local community. We aim to ensure that every child reaches their full potential and we base our decisions on ensuring that we provide the very best education possible for all our young people, regardless of their prior achievement and background.
Our staff go the extra mile and our small distinctive nature ensures that we can create a family atmosphere where students are known well by their teachers and where people genuinely care for one another. Relationships between students and staff are very strong and we provide an excellent range of learning opportunities that take place both inside and outside of the classroom.
Our students are passionate, honest, kind, courageous and resilient. Every experience for our students counts and we are highly ambitious for all of them. The school aims to ensure that all students develop the knowledge, social skills and cultural experiences to be successful, respectful and responsible young people who achieve well go on to ambitious destinations and make positive contributions to the local and global community.
The greatest successes come from working together towards a common cause and there is no better cause than ensuring the future success of the next generation.
Mr R Adams
Headteacher
Values and Vision
"Every child reaching their full potential"
Community
- Safe and welcoming
- Proud of our school
- Inclusive and equitable
- Focused on people
- Celebrate success
Aspiration
- High expectations
- Ambitious for all
- Take the initiative
- Pursue excellence
- Positive destinations
Respect
- Excellent behaviour
- Manners and honesty
- Listen and appreciate
- Show up every day on time
- Be kind, be loyal, be learning
Endeavour
- Be determined
- Be resilient and bounce back
- Challenge yourself and others
- Work hard and don't give up
- The struggle helps us develop
Ofsted
"The Headteacher and senior leadership team have had a significant impact on improvements across the school. They are committed to raising academic standards and have implemented a range of systems to monitor the quality of teaching to ensure that no pupil falls behind."
"Teachers have strong subject knowledge and use it to plan challenging activities to enhance pupil engagement. Questionning is carefuly targeted to allow pupils to think more deeply about their learning."
"The behaviour of pupils is good. They are polite and friendly and behave well around school. Transitions between lessons are smooth and there is a calm, orderly atmosphere during unstructured times of the school day such as lunchtime. Information collated by leaders shows that almost all parents agree that pupils are well behaved."
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