Head of Education
Aurora Meldreth Manor School
Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border
- Expired
- Salary:
- L6 - L10
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2018
Job overview
Head of Education - Meldreth Manor School
Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border
Salary: In line with Teachers’ Leadership Scale
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 22 June 2018
A ‘Good’ School with a Rich History and an Exciting Future.
Aurora is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and we have a vision to ‘empower individuals to grow’.
Meldreth Manor School supports exceptional children and young people to do just this.
Meldreth Manor School provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people age 6-19 years with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex communication needs associated with autism and other conditions. They have a range of issues including sensory, health, mobility and behaviour issues that require specialist support to enable them to access a bespoke curriculum.
We are looking for a talented Head of Education to join our senior leadership team and be a key player in our developing service. You will be confident to drive forwards on the curriculum development already undertaken to achieve a Good Ofsted last year.
You will be someone who inspires creativity and collaboration, a strong leader and a passionate advocate for your students, finding ways to deliver educational outcomes that make a real difference to them.
You will have experience of working in a special school environment or working with students with special educational needs.
The school shares the Meldreth site with our children’s home and our young adult transitional centre, Orchard Manor. Meldreth is currently undergoing significant redevelopment that will provide contemporary living and learning environments for students with complex needs. Investment in both the infrastructure and our people will transform it into one of the leading education and care centres for young people with severe and profound learning difficulties in the UK.
As Head of Education you will make a valuable contribution to shaping this and achieving the ‘Outstanding’ school that we want to be.
As well as receiving a competitive package and generous benefits, you will enjoy excellent opportunities for personal development.
It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on a growing service.
The Role:
The Head of Education is ultimately accountable for all areas of operational and educational performance within the School, as well as the financial performance and management of the school’s human resources.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Curriculum development
- Maintain the SEF and SDP as key working documents that provide focus.
- Quality assurance activities including lesson observations and performance management
- Actively engage with School Improvement Partners (SIPs), Quality and Compliance colleagues and others to take on board feedback and constantly seek improvements.
- Outstanding Quality and Compliance
- Data collation and analysis to show student progress
- Enabling students to achieve
- Management of School staff team
- Communication and Relationships with range of stakeholders
Requirements of the role:
- Qualified Teacher Status, further professional qualification in a relevant area, Headteacher qualification such as NPQH or equivalent or be willing to gain such a qualification
- Experience of working in a SEN school or working with students with SEN
- Experience of overseeing the running of a complex, responsive school
- Clear understanding of the standards for Independent Special Schools
- Clear understanding of the Ofsted frameworks in relation to independent schools
- Clear understanding of Safeguarding legislation and practice, in particular ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’
- Clear understanding of Health and Safety Legislation and its implementation, including the assessment and management of risk
- Clear understanding of communication challenges in students, and the tools and systems to improve meaningful communication
- Clear understanding of the reasons for challenging behaviour in students, and the systems and tools to reduce this
- Clear understanding of the impact of complex health conditions on the development and progress of students
- Open, reflective approach to staff and students
- Strong communication skills
- Flexibility, enthusiasm to embrace change
- Drive to create a happy school
Benefits:
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Training and Development
- Life assurance
- Pension plan
- High street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Paid holiday
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care.
http://www.the-aurora-group.com/
Attached documents
About Aurora Meldreth Manor School
- Aurora Meldreth Manor School
- Fenny Lane, Meldreth, Royston
- Hertfordshire
- SG8 6LG
- United Kingdom
Welcome to our Special Needs School in Meldreth, Cambridge
Here at Aurora Meldreth Manor, many of our students have complex learning difficulties, often associated with profound physical disabilities and/or medical needs. Whatever a student’s abilities or challenges, we aim to provide them with memorable experiences and stimulating activities that promote self-esteem and personal independence.
This approach is enhanced by the imaginative use of a variety of suitable and interesting resources and environments – from the rich experiences of sound, colour and touch in the sensory room, through to energising rebound therapy and physical exercises in the hydrotherapy pool.
As a registered children’s home, we can also provide students with a vibrant yet homely space in which to live, whether throughout the year or just for a short break.
We hope you enjoy reading about our school and residential facilities, and we look forward to welcoming you and your child to our community here at Aurora Meldreth Manor.
Denise Grayston - Principal, Aurora Meldreth Manor School and Children’s Home
Our School
Aurora Meldreth Manor supports children and young people aged 6-19 with highly complex learning difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, degenerative conditions or autism spectrum conditions requiring a specialist approach.
We offer day placements for 38 weeks of the year and flexible residential placements for up to 52 weeks, including weekly boarding and shared-care arrangements or residential care placements for young people accessing other local schools.
The support we provide enables each of our students to engage and progress at their own level within a living and learning environment designed to help them achieve their full potential as they reach adulthood.
Our Facilities
Aurora Meldreth Manor is situated on a beautiful 14-acre site in the village of Meldreth, on the border of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
The school is fully accessible with hoisting facilities available throughout, and offers a range of modern, creative spaces for living and learning.
Facilities include:
· Interior-designed living areas
· Landscaped gardens
· Multi-use activity area
· Hydrotherapy pool
· Rebound therapy
· Multi-media room
· Multi-sensory areas
· Individual learning areas for break-out time and quiet time
A range of therapy is available at Aurora Meldreth Manor, including physiotherapy, speech and language and occupational therapy. We also offer nursing support where required, and we are one of the few schools in the country that caters for students with specialist medical requirements associated with complex health needs, such as enteral feeding.
Residential Facilities
Aurora Meldreth Manor is also a registered children’s home, providing flexible, accessible accommodation and a vibrant yet homely space in which to live.
Houses have spacious living/dining room with TV, games and eating areas and individual bedrooms with a mix of bathing facilities and hoisting throughout for safe and easy movement for those with physical conditions. For those that can eat orally, fresh food is prepared daily by our chef and a variety of tastes and diets are catered for.
Our residential care team is passionate about ensuring that every individual is happy, healthy and well-supported. Alongside delivering personal care and helping with the management of epilepsy and other conditions, our staff support our residents to develop friendships, explore new interests and take advantage of after-school and social activities.
We encourage families to visit regularly and are able to offer limited family accommodation
Our Curriculum
We follow the IMPACTS curriculum, a needs-led programme focusing on the key areas of: communication, cognition, physical development, environmental control technology, and personal, emotional and social wellbeing (which includes self-help and self-advocacy skills).
Where appropriate, the National Curriculum is taken into consideration in the planning and delivery of activities.
Teaching staff work together with therapists and learning support assistants to develop and deliver a meaningful, appropriate and personalised curriculum for every student. Classes are grouped according to students’ sensory needs, cognitive understanding and compatibility.
Some of our students have particular interests which are related to their developmental age rather than their chronological age. We consider it important to strike the right balance in acknowledging the students’ interests and offering age-appropriate options.
Our Outcomes · 100% of children and young people work towards formal qualifications such as AQA awards · 100% of the children and young people access an integrated therapeutic curriculum in preparation for adulthood · All our outdoor learning areas are fully inclusive, these include a Forest School, a Musical Garden as well as a number of Outdoor Learning Stations.
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