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Teaching Learning & Assessment Lead - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Goldwyn School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-7041-212T
  • Posted:29/01/2020
  • Pay:MPS/UPS plus TLR and SENA
  • Start Date:April 2020
  • App Close Date:03/02/2020 at 08:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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Teaching Learning and Assessment Lead (Deputy Centre Manager)

Goldwyn School, Godinton Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent TN23 3BT

Full-Time position - Includes  0.4 Teacher of English at KS4

Salary:  MS/UPS (dependent on relevant experience and qualifications) + TLR & SENA 

We are seeking to recruit a highly experienced qualified teacher to join our Goldwyn Ashford Senior Management Team and leading our highly skilled and experienced teaching team. 

This post holder will also be responsible for the leading and delivery (0.4 fte) of the KS4 English programme (GCSE & Functional Skills). 

This post is suitable for an experienced middle leader or someone seeking to move into a more senior management role within our Outstanding SEMH provision. 

The successful applicant will need to have a positive and highly motivated approach, be flexible and accountable whilst retaining a sense of humour! 

Responsible to Head of Centre and Vice Principal (Teaching, Learning & Assessment) - Goldwyn School. 

  • The suitable applicant must be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
  • Proven understanding of SEN and differentiation within the classroom, in particularly with students with ASC and SEMH.
  • Recent experience of managing teams of people.
  • Experience of working successfully with teaching staff in a coaching and mentoring capacity.
  • Demonstrable ability to meet deadlines and work to a professional standard.
  • Proven experience and understanding of planning and assessment and improving progress.
  • Knowledge of learning styles & differentiation relating to need types and specific learning difficulties.
  • A commitment to enabling team working.
  • Proven ability to maintain own accurate and professional records.
  • Ability to work under pressure, maintaining calm a professional response.

  

If you are interested in applying for this position please contact Tina Brobyn, HR Manager: tina.brobyn@goldwyn.kent.sch.uk   A visit prior to application is recommended. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information about the school

Goldwyn is an outstanding and unique secondary (11-18) SEMH special school in Kent, operating over 4 sites in Ashford and Folkestone, with each site running its own distinctive educational pathway.

We are a highly regarded and successful school which has expanded its provision to meet the needs of our increasingly complex and vulnerable students.

Following an internal restructuring, we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed strategic leader to work with the Principal to maintain the outstanding provision we have created, whilst seeking to develop innovative and exemplary practice within SEMH education.

Goldwyn School is a KCC Foundation Special School for children and young people with an EHCP for SEMH needs from age 11 to 18. Students who are admitted to the school have complex and wide ranging difficulties and come from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds and a wide geographical area.

Goldwyn School is an Outstanding School (Ofsted 2022) for students with SEMH needs, and consists of: • Goldwyn Ashford in Great Chart, Ashford (TN23 3BT) • Goldwyn Folkestone in Parkfield Road, Folkestone (CT19 5BY) • Goldwyn Vocational Centre in Leacon Road, Ashford, Kent (TN23 4FB) • Goldwyn Plus in Beaver Lane, Ashford (TN23 5NX) (our alternative curriculum programme)

Why Work at Goldwyn: • “Goldwyn is a family; a truly supportive unit” – School Governor • We are values driven – they are not words on a page, they are core to our school and its ethos • We have a strong and dynamic leadership team who support each other and who offer an extensive level of coaching and expertise • Our staff are our secret weapon – without a staff that feel supported and invested in, we cannot offer our students the very best education. Our staff wellbeing strategy, ambassadors and events build and sustain our team • Collaborative working is well established at the school and this fosters a culture of staff learning • There is a learning culture for our staff, with extensive CPD on offer for effective and tailored professional development • The school adopts a 2-week extended October half term to support staff wellbeing • Working from the KSENT Trust, you will have opportunities to participate in practitioner research in education, school-to-school support, and a range of leadership development programmes • Opportunities to work with partners and national leaders at the forefront of SEMH education

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01233 662177

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.