Head of English
Valence School
Westerham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to UPS3 Fringe + TLR £5,000 + SEN £2,106
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 September 2018
Job overview
Unmissable opportunity in a unique school
Bored of the same old classrooms? Valence School can offer you a unique opportunity for a hugely fulfilling role.
We’re looking for a motivated, inspiring classroom practitioner to teach children and young people with physical disabilities, complex medical needs and associated learning & communication difficulties.
The right candidate will have:
- A proven track record of teaching English
- Experience of preparing students for a range of qualifications, including GCSE
- Excellent management and organisational skills
- An ability to focus on the progress of students on a whole school basis
- Experience of SEND would also be an advantage
The right candidate will get:
- Outstanding job satisfaction
- Excellent opportunities
- Weekly dedicated training and development
- 6 well being sessions per year
This really is an opportunity to grow and make a difference and we would strongly encourage applicants to visit us.
Valence School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be taken up before interview and the successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.
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About Valence School
We are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the whole of southern England. We cater for students aged 4 to 19 and have both day and boarding places. We have a large site with high quality teaching, social care and health care facilities. A staff team of over 200 people provides specialist teaching, social care, therapies and nursing care to an exceptionally high standard.
Our overall aim is to enable every child and young person to achieve meaningful independence. Students flourish in a supportive but challenging environment, making good educational progress and achieving a range of accreditation as they get older. There is excellent support to enable students to achieve functional communication, mobility and skills for daily living.
We are a Foundation Special School and are part of the Kent SEN Trust, a cooperative trust of ten schools working together to improve outcomes for all the children and young people attending the schools. In 2008 Valence became a specialist Sports College and this status plays a significant role in raising students’ achievements and their participation in high quality physical education and sport.
The School works proactively with parents and external professionals to provide holistic support for every child and young person. It is also developing high quality outreach support services to local schools and more widely for children and young people in Kent who have physical disabilities who are attending mainstream schools.
The School always places children and young people at the centre of all decisions it takes and it has a relentless focus on achieving the best possible outcomes for every student
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