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District Lead Swale STLS - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-7072-433L
  • Posted:20/06/2022
  • Pay:L20 - L24
  • Start Date:September 2022
  • App Close Date:01/07/2022 at 09:00
  • Interviews:04th July 2022

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District Lead Swale Specialist Teaching and Learning Service

Meadowfield School is looking for an experienced, dynamic and innovative leader for the Swale Specialist Teaching and Learning Service with a proven track record of:

  • Leading a team of Specialist Teachers
  • Supporting inclusion
  • Developing positive relationships with a range of schools
  • Supporting integrated working practices
  • Lead MIDAS, a highly regarded training and development centre

 The successful candidate will work within the Swale District to meet the key aims of the role:

  • Raise standards of high-quality inclusive teaching in mainstream classrooms that enables children and young people with SEND who attend mainstream early years settings and schools to remain in these settings with access to quality first teaching
  • Develop the targeted and specialist knowledge, skills and expertise in Kent early years settings and mainstream schools using specialist SEN support services to create a coordinated, equitable and effective provision of additional support for children and young people with special additional needs

Swale STLS serves 131 settings, 56 schools and 75 early years settings. The successful candidate will provide advice and support as part of Kent County Council’s co-ordinated strategy for SEN support.

This is an exciting time to take on this role, as the successful candidate will lead on the work outlined in a new service level agreement. This will require creativity and resilience as we strive to maintain exceptionally high standards in a time where the demands for support are ever increasing and new, innovative approaches need to be developed. We require a leader who can see possibilities for new ways of working and who will take forward the work of a highly experienced, dedicated and qualified team.

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. 

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.