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Leader of Learning (Head of Department) Key Stage 4 / Sixth Form - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Foreland Fields School, Ramsgate

  • Ref:KCC886-7040-213L
  • Posted:05/10/2021
  • Pay:L9 - L13
  • Start Date:January 2022
  • App Close Date:19/10/2021 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Thursday, 21st October 2021

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We have a vacancy for a Leader of Learning (Head of Department) within Key Stage 4 / 6th Form. The successful candidate will become part of Foreland Fields School’s Leadership Team and will have responsibility for careers and vocational education. The successful candidate will also take lead responsibility for the Pioneers’ curriculum for our higher ability pupils who follow an adapted National Curriculum.

Successful candidates should have either previous management experience or will be ready to make the move into school leadership. They will contribute to the improvement and development of learning within the department, and play a major role in shaping the future of our school. This is the perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative classroom practitioner with a proven track record of leading and coaching others to improve outcomes for learners.

In addition to weekly PPA, the post holder will receive a further 1.5 days non-contact time to undertake Leader of Learning responsibilities linked to the curriculum and/or aspects of school provision.

The successful candidate will:

· be seeking an exciting new challenge in their career.

· have exceptional interpersonal skills and experience of managing people and / or projects.

· have had experience of strategic planning and decision making.

· be a committed and enthusiastic practitioner with a proven track record of good and outstanding teaching.

· have knowledge and experience of teaching students with learning difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

· be familiar with, or have experience of, multi-disciplinary working within a school setting.

To ensure equity to all candidates, it is our policy that applications will ONLY be accepted on a completed Kent-Teach online application form. 

Foreland Fields School is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure application to the Criminal Records Bureau, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Information about the school

Foreland Fields School is a Day Special School for pupils with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN), many of whom also have Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

We provide for 200+ pupils aged 3-19 in five departments, Nursery, Infants, Juniors (KS2) Secondary (KS3) and KS4/6th Form. In addition, we have satellite classes at Garlinge Primary School, Hartsdown Academy and East Kent College.

We encourage all of our employees to further their career development and we respect initiative and ambition. We are committed to performance management, staff training and coaching. The successful candidate will embrace the special ethos of the School, and the role will provide an opportunity to take Foreland Fields School into this next exciting phase and beyond.

Foreland Fields School is committed to the safeguarding and well-being of children therefore all successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references. We will also complete an online search on all shortlisted candidates.

Teaching Assistants working hours are from 8.30am until 3pm, apart from Thursdays where the finish time is 2.45pm on alternate weeks and 4.45pm on other weeks to accommodate essential training.

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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.