Blackstone Recruitment are working with a provider of education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities who are recruiting for an Assistant Head of School for one of their schools in Cambridgeshire.

Please see details below for the full job advert:

Location: Cambridgeshire

Salary: £47,185 - £53,380 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

The role:

• To undertake overall responsibility for the school in the absence of the Head of School and to lead on school examinations.
• To achieve in this role, you will be someone who inspires creativity and collaboration, a strong leader and a passionate advocate for your students, finding ways to deliver educational outcomes that make a real difference to them. It is an exciting opportunity to make your mark on growing services.

Experience: 

Successful candidate is likely to demonstrate the following:

• Working closely with staff and students to maintain the school’s strategic objectives
• Assisting the Head of School in ongoing monitoring and evaluation of our Quality Improvement Plan
• Leading our staff by monitoring their progress whilst encouraging and contributing to their ongoing training and professional development
• Maintaining responsibility for the welfare, conduct and progress of our students, ensuring that the needs and priorities for individuals are effectively disseminated to all staff.
• Working in partnership with parents, carers, external agencies and the wider community to foster positive relationships, thereby improving pupil achievement, personal development and inclusion opportunities.
• Leading, monitoring and evaluating the content and effectiveness of the school curriculum in partnership with other key members of staff whilst also monitoring student attainment and progress

Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified teacher status.
• Leadership experience
• Show evidence of at least 5 years successful proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within the special needs’ environment.
• Experience of teaching in a specialist environment.
• Evidence of major whole school responsibilities and experience of turning policy into effective and successful practice.
• Experience of working with and developing links with the community
• Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.
• Experience of working with and involving school governors/trustees or executives

What’s in it for you:

• Full training and continued support
• Life assurance and pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme 
• Perk box
• Free parking

Blackstone Benefits:

Permanent jobs:

✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant

✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs

✅Complete onboarding support

✅Informed tailored career advice

✅Personalised job alerts

✅Unlimited referral bonus

For further information on this role, please contact Biren Daiya at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now