Head of Inclusion - Al Yasmina Academy

Aldar Academies are currently seeking an outstanding Head of Inclusion for Al Yasmina Academy in Abu Dhabi for  2020-2021. 

Al Yasmina Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi.  It is an exciting, challenging and enjoyable place for all, where the staff are dedicated to providing a stimulating environment, where everyone feels valued and safe, ideas can flourish and students can realise their full potential. A love of learning, enquiry, independence, creativity, motivation and resilience are key factors in our learning culture.  We appreciate the importance of achieving high standards and support that process. It is important to us that we provide academic rigour within a supportive and inviting environment in which students enjoy attending and feel safe. We aim to equip our students to become global citizens of the future, able to make a positive contribution to society.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this post is to provide leadership and management to the Inclusion Team.

General Responsibilities: 

• Assist academy in achieving its overall vision and strategic intentions and to contribute to the achievement of relevant targets as set out in the academy’s improvement plan and self-evaluation form

• Comply with regulations pertaining to health and safety at work legislation and adhere to academy policies relating to safe working practice and equal opportunities regulations

• Comply with the academy’s Performance Management Policy ensuring challenging annual targets are set and to fulfill the role of performance management reviewer if directed to do so by the Principal

• Engage in annual training linked to child protection, safeguarding and health and safety together with all training deemed appropriate for the purpose of academy improvement or performance management

• Comply with the academy’s staff dress code at all times including the wearing of photo ID / lanyard 

• Comply with the academy’s computer Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) at all times

• Attend all staff briefings

• Sign out and sign in at relevant academy reception if off site at any point during the normal working day

General Responsibilities: 

• Plan and deliver interventions, across the whole academy

• Coordinate in class support for targeted children

• Writing and reviewing of IEPs

• Implementation of targets

• Liaising with teachers and advising

• Management of HLTAs, LSAs, SEN teachers and Inclusion Assistants

• Responsible for the development of timetables

• Regular analysis of data, that will then inform planning and provision

• Classroom observation of children and appropriate strategies then disseminated to class/subject teachers

• Regular updating 

• Delivering of training to staff

• Arrange meetings with parents to support POD children

• Work closely with external agencies to support parents of and students with POD

• Attending line managements with the Assistant Principal, where key information about students is shared and discussed

• Attend Aldar Head of Inclusion meetings

• Liaise with the Head of Inclusions across Aldar

• Before and after school duties

• Coordination of access arrangements for GCSE and A Levels

Other Professional Requirements

• Provide guidance and advice to pupils on educational and social matters

• Have a working knowledge of teachers' professional duties and legal liabilities;

• Operate at all times within the stated policies and practices of the Academy

• Offer targeted support in both the primary and secondary phases after school (two after school sessions a week) Complete administrative and organizational tasks related to the duties of a class teacher

• Be prepared to supervise pupils before and after academy and during lunch breaks 

• Have good subject knowledge in both the primary and secondary curriculum in order to enable effective teaching;

• Establish effective working relationships and set an outstanding example through their presentation and personal and professional conduct;

• Endeavour to give every child the opportunity to reach their potential and meet high expectations;

• Co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the academy, and pupils; 

• Contribute to the corporate life of the academy through effective participation in meetings and management systems necessary to coordinate the leadership and management of the academy;

• Take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and events with partner academy’s;

• Take responsibility for own professional development and duties in relation to academy policies and practices;

• Participate in Performance Management arrangements of SEN teachers, LSAs and HLTAs 

• Participate in meetings arrange for any of the purposes described above

Application

A covering letter and CV including details of two referees should be submitted via the TES website.

Aldar Academies is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, and any offer of appointment will be subject to any relevant medical checks and clearance from appropriate safeguarding authorities.