Assistant Head – Quality of Education

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Job Title:         Assistant Head – Quality of Education

Location:        Dibden Park School, Southampton 

Salary:             Up to £50,000 per annum

Hours:             40 hours per week; Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

Contract:         Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Head – Quality of Education to join our close-knit team at Dibden Park School. 

Abou the role

You will support the Head in leading on quality of education and appropriate for our cohorts and in line with the school vision and supporting in leading on the effective implementation of the curriculum. You will put provision in place to ensure that progress of pupils improves and ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities regarding all students with an EHCP.

Support all staff in understanding the needs of SEN pupils, promote a culture and practices that enables all pupils and young people to access the curriculum and support HT in monitoring progress of pupils and young people. Establish and oversee Curriculum systems, processes and policies to ensure all pupils and young people can access the curriculum and monitoring progress towards the achievement of the school’s aims and objectives.

Work with the SLT, subject leads and teachers to ensure all pupils learning is of equal importance and that there are high and realistic expectations of pupils and work in accordance with the school’s statement of aims and values and implement strategies within policies.

Duties – General:

• Liaise effectively with external agencies 
• Carry out the general and specific professional duties as set out in the current ‘School teachers pay and conditions’ document, QTS standards and school documentation for classroom teacher
• To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its vision and values and to encourage and ensure staff and students to follow this example 

Required

• Previous experience in the role
• NPQSL or higher

About us 

Dibden Park School will place 60 students and will cater to students with social and emotional mental health and other complex needs. This is an exciting opportunity to grow and develop with a new staff team in a newly established independent special school. 

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and accommodations nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable young people across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.

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

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. Subject to Terms and Conditions

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