Head of Nick Hornby Centre - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Meopham School, Meopham

• Ref:KCC886-4004-212T
• Posted:10/12/2018
• Pay:Dependent upon experience
• Start Date:Apr 2019
• App Close Date:05/01/2019 at 12:00
• Interviews:Week commencing 17th January 2019

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Head of Nick Hornby Centre

Salary: Dependent upon experience plus SEN allowance of £4242 per annum

Start date: Easter 2019, but would accept an earlier start

Closing date: 5th January 2019 (noon)

Interview date: Week beginning 17th January 2019

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated colleague, to enable our students to reach their potential. 

A rare vacancy has arisen within our Specialist Resource Provision – Nick Horny Centre, and we welcome applications from teachers with significant SEN experience, looking to move to the next step in their career.  This role is a permanent, and full-time, and attracts an SEN allowance of £4242 per annum. 

The Nick Hornby Centre is a provision which supports students with a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to enable them to access their education in a mainstream school. A team of dedicated and experienced staff offer in-class academic and emotional support for students in KS3, KS4 and more recently KS5.

The Centre is also able to offer small group and 1-1 teaching supporting Literacy and Numeracy for students where the need has been identified. All students take part in a social skills programme and students in KS3 have the opportunity to take part in our outdoor classroom.

The aim of the department is to enable students to access a mainstream setting by breaking down the barriers to learning and engaging in education by using a wide range and variety of interventions and strategies.

Ofsted have commented that our students are “friendly, polite and welcoming” and that behaviour is outstanding “in a significant proportion of lessons”.

Recruitment packs including a jobdescription and person specification may be found alongside, and are also available from www.swaleacademiestrust.org.uk 

Please note that we cannot accept CVs without an application form.  Applicants should also include a covering letter detailing how they meet the person specification.

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For information about the school or the role please contact:

Mrs V Wrighton

Email: vwr@meopham.kent.sch.uk

Phone: 01474 814646

Applications to be sent to:

Trust HR Team

Email: hr@swale.at

Phone: 01795 426091 option 3

Trust Principal: Mr J Whitcombe MA

Headteacher: Mrs S Dickinson BA (Hons) NPHQ

Information about the school

Welcome to Meopham School, where a traditional family culture combines with an ambitious ethos for excellence.

Meopham School is situated in a beautiful village location. Our staff love working in our warm, friendly, family environment. Our reputation in the community is second-to-none. Our students are wonderful ambassadors for us, both in school and beyond.

Our ethos creates a supportive, energising and inspiring climate for success. Indeed, we were recognised as the highest performing non-selective school in Kent for the third year running in the January 2019 school Performance Tables. We were also judged as Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2019.

However, at Meopham School we measure success not just in terms of excellent academic outcomes, but also in the development of strong character. Our traditional academic curriculum combines with our Excellence Through Character curriculum to ensure that every student is nurtured to uncover their talents and aptitudes. We recognise that excellent examination results are only a part of the story. Qualifications and personality open doors initially, but it is strength of character which keeps those doors open and allows our young people to lead happy, successful and healthy lives.

We are proud that Meopham School students are curious in their learning, resilient in overcoming difficulty, and are confident in evaluating their own progress. As a consequence, they are ambitious to achieve academic and personal success, both in school and in the world beyond.

Meopham School is part of the wider Swales Academies Trust. Which has vastly grown into a variety of different schools in both secondary and primary sectors. We value children of all abilities and we offer a fully-inclusive environment where they can fulfil their undoubted potential. It is an environment where we will nurture them to become resilient, reflective in all areas of school life.  Our vision is to ensure that all of our students become well rounded, responsible, confident and articulate young adults the wider community can be proud of.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Recruitment Team
• Address:Swale Academies Trust, Ashdown House, Johnson Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1JS
• Telephone: 01795 426091 option
• Email: recruitment@swale.at

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job description and person specification
• Letter to applicant