Designated Lead for Children in Care - Part-time - Special Needs Position

St Anthony's School, Margate

• Ref:KCC886-7033-153S
• Posted:17/07/2025
• Pay:20 hours KR 4 pro rata term time only
• Start Date:TBA
• App Close Date:17/08/2025 at 07:00
• Interviews:TBA

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About the Role

As our Designated Teacher, you will:

• Be the key advocate for looked-after children within our school.
• Ensure their educational needs are met and their voices are heard.
• Work closely with social workers, carers, and other professionals.
• Monitor progress and support personal education plans (PEPs).
• Promote a culture of high expectations and inclusion.
• Work under the oversight of and report to a designated teacher.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with vulnerable children or in pastoral roles.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A deep understanding of the challenges faced by children in care.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

What We Offer

• A supportive and inclusive school environment.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• A chance to make a lasting impact on young lives.
• Access to wellbeing resources and staff support networks.

This is a part-time post: 20 hours, term-time only.

The distribution of hours across the week will be agreed on appointment.

Information about the school

St. Anthony’s is a designated KCC special school for pupils with an EHCP with a main need of SEMH and/or ASC in KS2 -KS4. We are a partner school in Kent Special Educational Needs Trust.

The school works to meet and support a wide range of barriers to learning. Our children and young people have high levels of social emotional issues and communication difficulties, staff need to be able to build positive relationships with them and provide a diverse and stimulating education, in a supportive and safe environment.

Most pupils come to the school with negative previous school experiences and traditionally from a background with high levels of deprivation. To achieve positive outcomes for our pupils we place a great deal of emphasis on individual programmes within small group settings. Past OfSTED reports, parental feedback and other professionals agree that we are very successful with our pupils; our skills in building positive relationships with children and young people helps us reinforce this message.

We are a Thrive school.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mr Antony Curry
• Address:St Anthony's Way, Margate, Kent, CT9 3RA
• Telephone: (01843) 292015
• Email: office@st-anthonys.kent.sch.uk

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