Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development, Behaviours and Attitude
Belmont Secondary School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £45,365.00 per annum dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2024
Job overview
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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher - Personal Development, Behaviours and Attitude
Location: Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall
Salary: Up to £45,365.00 per annum dependent on experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we are looking for an Assistant Headteacher to join our wonderful team at Belmont Secondary School located in Rawtenstall.
About the role
In addition to agreed responsibilities as a member of the Leadership Team you will undertake an active role in the leadership, management and strategic development of the school.
Job Purpose
- To assist the Head of School in developing the school as a high quality specialist provision for pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH);
- To uphold the ethos, aims and values of the school, its policies and codes of practice at all times;
- To help manage the structure and organisation of the school day;
- To manage the school in the absence of the Head of School and Deputy Head Teacher as appropriate;
- To carry out the agreed specific duties of the Assistant Head Teacher (Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development).
Areas of Responsibilities & Key Tasks
- Shaping the future
- Managing the organisation
- Strengthening Community
- Supporting Teaching and Learning
- Developing self and working with others
- Leading and Managing Staff
- Overseeing behaviour in school
Qualification
- QTS
- Degree
- Evidence of additional further educational qualifications (highly desirable)
About us
Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
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.
Why join Acorn Education?
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
- Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
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.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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About Belmont Secondary School
- Belmont Secondary School
- Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale
- Lancashire
- BB4 6RX
- United Kingdom
Belmont School has an enviable reputation for turning pupils previous failures into success across the north west of England.
With its ethos of traditional values combined with a modern and innovative approach, it has been judged Outstanding by Ofsted since 2008. The expertise & experience of the specialist staff team helps pupils’ achievements through a fair & consistent approach.
For pupils with social, emotional and learning difficulties, ADHD, autism and associated conditions, a place at Belmont School ensures improvements in behaviour, confidence and self-belief, which can then be transferred into appropriate and accelerated learning inside the classroom and beyond.
The wide curriculum offers numerous accredited vocational courses as well as traditional subjects, and the school is equipped with superb vocational workshops to teach skilled trades & horticulture.
The recent expansion offers continuity of education from Key Stage 1 through to Year 11. Options are introduced in Year 9 to maintain pupils’ focus. Belmont School also prides itself on 100% successful transitions to work, college or apprenticeships.
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