Deputy Head Teacher - Full-time

Shenstone School, Crayford

Ref:KCC303-7001-48L
Posted:25/08/2021
Pay:L10 - L16 Depending on experience & qualifications
Start Date:January 2022
App Close Date:08/10/2021 at 09:00
Interviews:18/10/2021

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Post Title Deputy Head Teacher

Post Location Shenstone School

Crayford - 94 Old Road, Dartford, Kent DA1 4DZ

Sidcup - St Andrews Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4RX

Parkway Primary - Alsike Road, Erith, DA18 4DP

Position Status Permanent

Contractual Hours: Full-time

Contractual Weeks: 52 weeks per year

Salary: L10 - L16 (Depending on qualifications and Experience)

Post Start Date: January 2022

Closing Date: 9:00 a.m. on the 1^st October 2021

Interview Date: Monday 18^th October

A rare opportunity - This vacancy has arisen due to the predecessor achieving a promotion to Head of School and is a rare find at our school where staff turnover is very low! We are looking to recruit a Deputy Head Teacher who is enthusiastic, dynamic and who has relevant experience at Senior Leadership level. Previous experience within a special school setting is also essential. This role may also require a 1 day per week teaching commitment.

Professional Qualifications required:

Qualified teacher with QTS
Experience of senior leadership in a school (NPQSL/NPQH)
Evidence of CPD
Experience in a special school setting is essential.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Executive Head Teacher, Head of School, Senior Leadership Team, Governing Board, TKAT Trust and committed staff team to support the shared vision and strategic plan, which serves to inspire and motivate pupils and all other members of the school community. You will support our staff to ensure that every child achieves their full potential through the provision of quality teaching and learning at our specialist school setting.

Information about the school

Shenstone School is an all-through school for children with severe or complex learning difficulties within the London Borough of Bexley. All pupils who attend Shenstone School have Education and Health Care Plans. We are one of two special schools within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

Shenstone School is based across three sites: Sidcup, Crayford, and Belvedere. We will introduce a new secondary year group every year. By 2029-2030, Shenstone will accommodate children aged 3 -19 across our three school sites.

Every child is an individual, and as such, we diligently work as a school team and with wider multi-agency support teams to ensure that our curriculum delivery recognises this individual support, supporting each child with their life-long learning journey.

Paramount to our ethos is the belief in “support for all”, which ensures that engagement with the pupils, their families, and our staff team is at the heart of all we strive to achieve. We work hard to ensure that Shenstone is a safe, happy, welcoming, and truly outstanding place where our pupils will thrive. Our school benefits from impressive facilities across all school sites, enabling us to offer a wide range of opportunities and activities to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Our pupils are amazing, and their progress is inspiring. Regardless of how big or small their successes are, we are very proud of the children and pleased to contribute to and support their achievements. The values and ethos of "together we engage, thrive, and achieve" are entwined through all that we do at Shenstone School.

Staff at Shenstone School can access the following benefits: excellent induction and probation processes, comprehensive in-house training, competitive pension scheme, employee counselling services, vaccination programmes, on-site mental health first aid team and various other well-being and social activities.

Job Contact Information

Name:Georgia Bissett
Address:94 Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DZ
Telephone: 01322 524145
Email: hr@shenstone-tkat.org

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