Job details Job role
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsoredWorking pattern Full time: Monday – Friday 32.5 hours a weekContract type Fixed term – 1 YearPay scale L1-3What skills and experience we’re looking for WE ARE EXPANDING!We are looking for a new Assistant Headteacher to join our outstanding team. The Assistant Headteacher will lead on SEND, Early Help and Parent Partnership.Our vision: a happy, healthy, enquiring and active childhood for every child.Our mission: to work in partnership with every family. Together, we can help every child to have the best start in life.If you share our passion for early years education, and our commitment to ensuring all children have a happy, healthy, successful time at school, then we would love to hear from you.The children who attend our nursery school and children’s centre are engaging, creative and full of fun. Our committed and talented staff ensure all children learn, progress and thrive, and that they are ready for primary school. Our friendly children’s centre team supports young children’s healthy and happy development, offering extra help when families need it.We lead the East London Research School, a thriving hub of evidence-based practice. We have also recently been designated a Stronger Practice Hub, providing the opportunity for further dissemination of the school’s excellent work to other settings.Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre serves a diverse community in Newham, east London. We work in close partnership with parents, families, the local authority and other organisations in the surrounding area. A commitment to serving this community, and a passion for overcoming disadvantage and barriers to achievement, is essential for any applicant for this role.We are looking for an assistant headteacher who will play a major role under the direction of the headteacher and deputy headteacher and will:
- Develop the strategic overview of provision for pupils with SEN or a disability across the school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision,
- Be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability,
- Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
- Lead a dedicated and highly skilled team, providing support and guidance,
- Monitor children’s progress and be part of the extended senior leadership team.
What the school offers its staff What we can offer you:
- Inner London Salary Range L1-L3 (Negotiable upon experience)
- Highly skilled staff team, dedicated to providing the best for families and their children
- Well-resourced environments, including an extensive, landscaped outdoor space
- Evidence-informed professional development that will support understanding and use of highly effective strategies, enabling the candidate to work at the cutting edge of early years pedagogy and practice
- The opportunity to work with both our Research School and the Stronger Practice Hub helping to disseminate our evidence-informed practice to the early years sector.
Commitment to safeguarding Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):childcare disqualificationDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS)medicalonline and social mediaprohibition from teachingright to worksatisfactory referencessuitability to work with childrenYou must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.Applying for the job Apply for the job by following the link below.CVs are not accepted.Visas cannot be sponsored….