Headteacher

HEADTEACHER

Vale of Evesham School

REQUIRED TO START: September 2024 if available / January 2025

SALARY: Salary is negotiable depending on experience (Group 6 School)

Vale of Evesham School is a very special place to work. We are an all-age Special School that provides education for pupils aged 4–19 with a wide range of learning and communication needs, including moderate, severe, complex and Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Pupils are happy and confident learners, staff are well equipped and well trained to meet their needs through a differentiated and supportive curriculum pathway.

Vale of Evesham also has a 15 place residential provision. Both the school and the residential provision were judged to be Good at our last inspection, in September 2023.

We have high aspirations for all of our pupils, with a highly trained staff team who are dedicated and committed to ensuring every young person can thrive by adopting a quality first teaching model. Our creative curriculum has been devised to meet the specific needs of our pupils, providing breadth, balance, relevance, differentiation, progression and continuity that enables each pupil to experience a sense of enjoyment and achievement throughout their school career. The Senior Leadership Team are very skilled and knowledgeable and have been instrumental in leading the school on its journey to Good.

We work in close partnership with our parents, carers, partner schools and the wider community to provide a rich, creative and inclusive learning community. We are fortunate to have a well- trained and multi-professional team who work with other agencies to provide a wide range of integrated services to support pupils and their families. Relationships around the school are extremely positive, as reflected in our Outstanding grade for Behaviour and Attitudes as evidenced in our Ofsted inspection in 2023. Our pupils love coming to school and quickly become more confident within the school environment.

If you want to be part of a fantastic team who work hard together and support each other; if you want to enrich the lives of young people and make a positive difference, then this is the ideal opportunity for you.

Vale of Evesham School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, experienced Headteacher who will lead the school through an exciting stage of its next journey. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for:

• Monitoring and evaluation of Teaching and Learning
• Oversight and line management of DSL
• Academic and pastoral oversight of pupils
• Training and development of staff
• School development and improvement planning
• Governance and Stakeholders.

We are looking for a Headteacher who:

• is a highly effective, innovative and successful leader with drive, ambition and the skills to inspire   
• has the very highest expectations for all
• has strong interpersonal skills, is approachable and a good listener
• is committed to working collaboratively across the Trust.

In return we can offer:

• strong emphasis on wellbeing of pupils and staff
• a friendly, caring and supportive employer
• an exciting opportunity to be part of the growth and development of the Trust
• an employer with a passion for education; encouraging staff and pupils alike to ‘take risks’, to develop new ideas and to innovate.

If you wish to discuss this position then please contact Mr Selkirk, CEO, doug.selkirk@clpt.co.uk, 01902 556360

CLOSING DATE: 9.00am, Wednesday 15 May 2024

INTERVIEWS: Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 May 2024

APPLICATION PROCESS

An applicant pack can be downloaded from the Trust’s website, www.clpt.co.uk/careers

Applications will only be accepted from candidates completing the Trust’s Application Form. Please complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible.

Together with your application form please provide you letter of application outlining your relevant experience to date, in as much as it pertains to your suitability for this post.

Please email your application form and personal statement to Mrs Jane Elwell, Executive Assistant, at jane.elwell@clpt.co.uk, no later than 9.00am Wednesday 15 May 2024.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Central Learning Partnership Trust is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS and a child and adult barred list check, two satisfactory references and for teachers, a prohibition check.

Central Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all appropriately qualified candidates. We value the diversity of our staff and students and are committed to providing a supportive learning and working environment for everyone, no applicant will be discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010..

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage or is a safeguarding concern

Thank you for your interest in this post with Central Learning Partnership Trust.