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Assistant Principal - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-7072-422L
  • Posted:17/05/2022
  • Pay:L10 - L14
  • Start Date:September 2022
  • App Close Date:05/06/2022 at 18:00
  • Interviews:15th and 16th June 2022

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Are you an outstanding, inspirational leader and manager? A team player with passion, energy, experience and extensive knowledge of SEN pupils, safeguarding and curriculum development?

Meadowfield School is seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Assistant Principal to join our Leadership Team.

Our departments consist of Early Years, Extended IMPACTS (for pupils with complex autism) IMPACTS (for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties) Subject led (for our pupils who can access more formal learning opportunities) and 6th Form. Our Assistant Principals work in collaborative pairs to lead our departments. The successful candidate will join an existing Assistant Principal and take a strategic role in leading and managing a phase of Meadowfield school, whilst exemplifying our school values. The specific department the successful candidate will lead will depend on their skills and experience and the collective responsibilities of the whole Assistant Principal team will be reviewed to accommodate the right candidate.

The successful candidate will join our highly skilled Leadership Team, working alongside our Governors to make a difference to our pupils with profound, severe and complex needs.  Experience of working in a special needs setting and teaching pupils with ASD as well as learning difficulties is essential. 

Now is an exciting time to join our Outstanding school as we expand in order to better meet the demand for special school places in Swale.  We are incredibly proud of our recent Ofsted inspection (see the report on our profile page).  Ofsted recognise that relationships between our staff and pupils are exceptionally positive, and we are delighted that our pupils told inspectors they are very happy at the school and really enjoy their lessons.

We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training, coaching, mentoring and peer support.

At Meadowfield we work hard to ensure that all of our pupils make excellent progress, and we continually seek to improve the wellbeing of both pupils and staff.

If you are appointed to an Assistant Principal role, we guarantee that you will be well supported.  You will also benefit from the collective support of a highly experienced network of colleagues across the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT).

Meadowfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. This post is subject to references, a medical check and an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please apply online via www.kent-teach.com, by clicking the 'Apply' button at the top or the bottom of the page. C.V.s will not be considered.

Due to the conditions and complex needs of the pupils at Meadowfield School, continuity and consistency of support is paramount and therefore candidates for all positions will need to commit to the full working hours of the post. It is school policy that close family members of current pupils will not be interviewed, to prevent conflicts of interest.

Visits to the school are encouraged.  To arrange an appointment or for more information, please contact our HR Team via email at hr@meadowfield.kent.sch.uk or phone 01795 477788 (option 5).

Information about the school

Meadowfield School is an outstanding special school located in Sittingbourne. We encourage you to visit our school website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more.

We serve just under 400 pupils with profound, severe and complex needs, including autism. The school is comprised of: • Honey Bees, our Observation and Assessment Nursery Early Years • Engage Department, for pupils with complex physical, medical and sensory needs • Explore Department, for pupils who benefit from a more individual-led curriculum • Enquire Department, for pupils who benefit from a more academic curriculum • Sixth Form • Satellite provision at Sunny Bank Primary School

The Meadowfield Inclusion Development and Support (MIDAS) Centre is home to our highly regarded Specialist Teaching and Learning Service (STLS) who successfully support 58 schools and 73 early years settings across Swale, increasing capacity to meet the needs of pupils with additional needs. In addition, STLS offer a rich programme of training to mainstream colleagues and to parents.

We are a founding member of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KSENT), a collaborative group of special schools in Kent who work together to promote best SEND practice throughout the county.

We have approximately 270 members of staff including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Office and Admin Staff, Site Staff, ICT Department, Wellbeing Team, Finance and Business Services as well as our Leadership and Management Team.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01795 477771

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.