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Vice Principal (Education) - Full-time

Valence School, Westerham

  • Ref:KCC886-7021-187L
  • Posted:27/03/2025
  • Pay:MPR/UPR (depending on experience) + SEN
  • Start Date:September 2025
  • App Close Date:22/04/2025 at 23:45
  • Interviews:1 and 2 May 2025

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VICE PRINCIPAL (EDUCATION)

Leadership (Fringe) L15-L20: £71,665 to £80,857 plus non-residential allowance £8,604 gross p.a.

Full Time - Permanent

To start September 2025

Are you an experienced senior leader looking for your next step toward headship?

Are you passionate about securing the best outcomes for children and young people with complex needs? 

Valence School is an all through school that caters to students with a range of physical and medical needs, offering three different learning pathways to support diverse curriculum models. We are part of the Kent Special Educational Needs Trust (KsENT) and have 200 staff providing specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of our students and lead a dedicated team, apply today and take the next step in your leadership journey at Valence School. Experience of supporting students with SEND is desirable but not essential.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. There is the option of onsite accommodation if you are looking to relocate.

Please see the brochure for further information or contact the HR team on 01959 567841 or email vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk 

Closing date: 22 April 2025

Interview: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 May 2025

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act). 

Valence School has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to the School verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work. We do not offer visa sponsorship and we are not a sponsorship organisation.

Information about the school

Valence School is a KCC Foundation residential and day Special School for children and young people aged 4-19 with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning and communication difficulties. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.

Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.

Valence School is a supportive environment and a rewarding place to work, and whether working directly with our students or in a school support role, every member of staff participates in enabling our students to learn and to aspire to achieve meaningful independence.

We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust (KsENT), a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools.

The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person and always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student.

Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We value diversity and promote equality for all.

References will be taken up before interview and online checks undertaken for shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act)

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01959 565046

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.