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Assistant Headteacher - Full-time

The Wyvern School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-7069-94L
  • Posted:05/05/2021
  • Pay:L8 - L14
  • Start Date:01.09.2021
  • App Close Date:20/05/2021 at 16:00
  • Interviews:26.05.2021

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We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher to work in either the primary or secondary phase of the school, joining our skilled and well established leadership team. Primarily we need the right person to join our team and the area of the school and specific responsibilities of the post will be matched to the right candidate:

Key duties will include:

  • Being a designated safeguarding lead
  • Leading and managing day to day operational matters within either the primary or secondary phase of the school.
  • Line managing key stage and curriculum pathway leaders within the phase.
  • Lead on, and contribute to, school development projects across the whole school and those specific to the primary or secondary phase.

 

The specifics of the role be either:  

Phase Pastoral Lead

  • Attendance
  • Well-being and behaviour
  • Be the first port of call for safeguarding matters within the phase
  • Pupil Premium/ Covid catch up

OR

Phase Standards, teaching and learning Lead

  • Assessment monitoring and analysis
  • Pupil Progress
  • Quality of teaching and learning

We can offer you:

  • A commitment to your professional development, including regular coaching.
  • A dynamic, enthusiastic and talented team.
  • Engaging, happy and highly motivated children.
  • A vibrant and caring learning environment within a modern purpose built facility with lots of possibility for future development.

Due to the current Covid situation, socially distanced school visits can be booked or TEAMS discussions with the headteacher if a site visit is not possible at the time.  To arrange an appointment please contact Mrs Jo Almond or Mrs Lyn Beasley by telephone or email personnel@wyvern.kent.sch.uk

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Mr John Somers, Headteacher.

Information about the school

The Wyvern School is a large, dynamic, forward-looking school, with the aim of helping to shape best practice for pupils with complex needs. The school caters for 350 pupils with severe, profound and complex needs including autism.

If you want to play a part in making a difference to the lives of children with complex needs, we would love to hear from you!

The Wyvern School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. For all positions where a criminal record check is identified as necessary, an application for a DBS check will be made in the event of the individual being offered the position. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please see our school website for our policy on ex-offenders.

For further details on the schools Child Protection policy, please see our school website.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2023, as part of the shortlisting process the school reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Any relevant information found concerning a candidates suitability to work with children will be discussed with the applicant.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Michelle Humphreys - HR Manager
  • Address:Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4ER
  • Telephone: 01233 621468
  • Email: personnel@wyvern.kent.sch.uk

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.