English Head of Department - Full-time

Valence School, Westerham

Ref:KCC886-7021-109T
Posted:12/09/2017
Pay:MPS/UPS + TLR + SEN
Start Date:Jan 2018
App Close Date:02/10/2017 at 23:45
Interviews:w/c 16 October 2017

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We are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner with a proven track record of teaching English and experience of preparing pupils for a range of qualifications including GCSE.

You must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and have the ability to focus upon the progress of pupils on a whole school basis.

Excellent management skills are essential and you will be able to demonstrate the ability to inspire and motivate staff.

Previous experience of SEND would be an advantage.

You will be working with pupils who are enthusiastic and keen to learn and a dedicated and supportive staff team.

This is a very unique school and we would strongly encourage applicants to visit.

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. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check and references will be taken up before interview.

Please complete the Application Form and Equality Monitoring Form to the Human Resources team.

Information about the school

We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. 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 over 250 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. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.

The School 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

Name:HR Department
Address:Westerham Road, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1QN
Telephone: 01959 567841
Email: vacancies@valence.kent.sch.uk

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