Head of Learning Support
Burgess Hill Girls
West Sussex
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2019
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Head of Learning Support to lead the School’s provision for students with special educational needs. This vacancy has arisen due to the retirement of the current post-holder and represents an excellent opportunity for someone with the right blend of skills and experience, looking to take on a key role in the Senior School.
The successful candidate will have specialist knowledge and experience of the wide range of specific learning difficulties and disabilities. They should hold a current Specific Learning Difficulties Assessment Practising Certificate or a similar post-graduate specialist qualification at or equivalent to a Level 7 in individual assessment, and should be familiar with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations regarding the processing of access arrangements for public examinations. They will also be required to teach small groups of students within the Senior School. A willingness to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the School is also a requirement.
Burgess Hill Girls is a GSA day and boarding school, with 450 students aged between 3 and 18 years. The majority of students are of above average ability and the school has an outstanding record of academic success at both GCSE and A Level. Students with specific learning difficulties make excellent progress and achieve highly. Last year, nearly all pupils obtained at least 9 or more GCSE passes at Grade 4 or above and the vast majority of sixth formers proceeded to Higher Education.
If you are interested in applying for this role please download the job information leaflet and application form and email your completed form to our HR Manager, Mrs Gillian Coleman at hr@burgesshillgirls.com
Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 24 April 2019.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by telephone and interviews will take place on Wednesday 1 May 2019.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Burgess Hill Girls
Burgess Hill Girls is a leading independent day and boarding school in Sussex for girls aged two and a half to eighteen years of age.
Our motto at Burgess Hill Girls is ‘I am, I can, I should, I will’. It encapsulates the journey students take with us. Discovering who they are, what they are capable of, the importance of supporting others and developing the will to achieve their dreams. When you join Burgess Hill Girls you become part of a unique empowering community where there are no limits.
Burgess Hill Girls stands in 14 acres of beautiful grounds within a conservation area close to Burgess Hill’s town centre in the centre of Sussex. All aspects of the school are located on this one campus; Nursery, Pre-prep, Prep, Senior, Sixth Form and Boarding Houses.
The school is only a five minute walk from the railway station (on the London to Brighton line) and close to excellent road networks (10 miles from Brighton and only 20 miles from Gatwick).
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