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Assistant Principal - Special Needs Position - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Meadowfield School , Sittingbourne

  • Ref:KCC886-7072-632L
  • Posted:04/04/2025
  • Pay:L10 - L14
  • Start Date:September 2025
  • App Close Date:30/04/2025 at 08:00
  • Interviews:13/14 May 2025

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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 looking for a creative and motivated Assistant Principal to lead our Explore Pathway Primary Phase. Can you help us ensure that our growing school continues to deliver high-quality education as well as add value to our local community?

The successful candidate will be:

  • a highly effective aspiring or experienced leader who is able to motivate and encourage colleagues
  • aligned to our values
  • motivated to ensure that all children can achieve
  • Passionate about ensuring pupils have the skills and confidence they need to live happy lives as active members of their community

This Phase will consist of 13 classes in September, with 106 pupils. The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:

  • leadership and management
  • monitoring of the curriculum including evaluation of implementation and impact
  • ensuring high quality learning and teaching through robust monitoring processes
  • ensuring safeguarding and wellbeing for pupils and staff are of the highest standard
  • consistently modelling and promoting the school ethos and values

We look forward to welcoming a new member of our experienced and supportive leadership team and we can offer you:

  • free use of a top end multi gym on our main site
  • continuous professional development
  • Kent Rewards, which provides a range of discounts and cash-back for many well-known brands
  • a 24/7 employee assistance programme
  • wellbeing activities
  • automatic opt in to the teachers' pension scheme

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. Due to potential for conflicts of interest, family members of current pupils will not be interviewed for this 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 and website to learn about us including information about our policies, values, curriculum and more.

Meadowfield School, judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted (April 2024), is proud of all of its work, including: • Our highly regarded inclusion and outreach service which supports all schools and settings throughout Swale, comprised of Meadowfield Inclusion and Development Centre (MIDAS) and our team of Specialist Teachers, 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. • Being 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. • Our holistic approaches to support pupil wellbeing.

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 provisions at Sunny Bank Primary School and Fulston Manor Secondary School

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.