Assistant Head
Ref: SCH-CLP-0003Additional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 37.50 Weeks per Year: 52.000 Pay Grade: Leadership Group 11 - 16The Role
Assistant Head needed for September 2024.
Leadership Group: 11-16
The Governors are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic Assistant Head to lead KS4 at Woodfield School.
As part of the core role the person appointed will:
● Lead KS4 (years 10&11) as Phase Lead for a team of tutors monitoring the holistic development of pupils.
● Lead the standards, curriculum, and strategic development of KS4 in line with the school development plan.
● Lead and develop accreditation pathways for all pupils working with the Deputy Head for continuity and progression and monitor the examination entries process.
● Lead the development of Teaching and Learning across the school and be a mentor and coach for staff.
● Lead and develop Maths and Numeracy across the school in conjunction with Head of Maths.
● Deputy SENCo
Woodfield is a secondary special school for pupils with a range of learning difficulties. Teamwork and collaborative teaching and planning are essential in our school underpinned by our ethos of ‘Creating a Community of Lifelong Learners’.
If you are interested in discussing this post, please make an appointment with the Headteacher of Woodfield School.
Qualifications
| Qualification Title | Grade | |
|---|---|---|
| Qualified Teacher Status |
Essential
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| Evidence of Continuing Professional Development or further professional study |
Essential
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| Evidence of leadership CPD at a senior level |
Desirable
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Skills
| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
|---|---|
| Understanding of the principles of good curriculum provision. |
Essential
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| Ability to manage time well and work under pressure to deadlines |
Essential
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| Emotional resilience in working with behaviours that challenge |
Essential
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| Ability to support the head in managing and enhancing the performance of all staff |
Essential
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| Ability to lead and motivate all staff and support them in their work |
Essential
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| Ability to work in partnership with the governing body |
Essential
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| Understanding of the principles of effective learning for children with SEND and the ability to promote a culture of learning throughout the school |
Essential
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| Ability to support the head in managing and enhancing the performance of all staff |
Essential
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| Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and families |
Essential
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| Ability to contribute to the collection, analysis and use of data on pupils’ progress and performance to raise standards |
Essential
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| Ability to formulate, monitor, evaluate and review plans and policies. |
Essential
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| Ability to provide clear direction and lead by example |
Essential
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| Understanding of the factors which create barriers to learning and ability to implement appropriate strategies for reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion |
Essential
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| Understanding of the role of assessment in children’s Learning |
Essential
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| Effective ICT skills |
Essential
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| Ability to write clearly and accurately and communicate effectively with an appropriate sense of audience |
Essential
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| Experience | |
| Some experience of managing and monitoring a budget |
Essential
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| Successful experience of creating and maintaining effective partnerships with parents, to support pupils’ learning |
Essential
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| Experience of promoting the personal, social, moral, cultural and spiritual development of pupils |
Essential
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| Successful experience of teaching SEN pupils and how to ensure progress for pupils with complex needs |
Essential
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| Successful experience of monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality of teaching and learning |
Essential
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| Judged to be an outstanding teacher. |
Essential
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| Successful teaching experience of the age range served by the school. |
Essential
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| Successful experience in a leadership and management role |
Essential
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Related Documents
Safeguarding Information
Protection of Children
Compass Learning Partnership is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website, which can be accessed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:
• adult cautions (simple or conditional)
• unspent conditional cautions
• unspent convictions in a Court of Law; and
• spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020
so that a police check can be carried out if you are offered an appointment. This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference.
If you are subsequently employed by Compass Learning Partnership and it is found that you failed to disclose any relevant previous convictions or cautions as defined above, this could result in dismissal, or disciplinary action being taken by Compass Learning Partnership. During your employment with the Compass Learning Partnership, should you be arrested by the police you are obliged to notify the Headteacher of this immediately (even if de-arrested or all charges dropped). Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action being taken which could result in dismissal. All information will be treated in confidence and will only be considered in relation to any application for posts for which the exemption order applies.
It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will receive the Safeguarding Policy that outlines the duties and responsibilities of the employer and all employees.
Online Checks
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education, Compass Learning Partnership is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which Compass Learning Partnership might want to explore with you at interview.
We carry out a social media search using a trusted third party. They will be in touch with you by email with a link to their site for the search to be carried out on publicly available information.
If you would like to inform us of anything that might come to light when we perform this search, please let us know at hr-clp@compasslp.co.uk.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Woodfield School
Glenwood Avenue
Kingsbury
London
London
NW9 7LY
Human Resources
hr-wfs@compasslp.co.uk