Vulnerable Children Champion and Safeguarding Lead
Beech Lodge School
Windsor and Maidenhead
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 11 July 2021
Job overview
All year round or term time only contracts considered
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, experienced, and enthusiastic individual to join us as our Vulnerable Children Champion and Safeguarding Lead. This new role is to advocate and support our cohort of vulnerable children which includes Children Looked After (CLA), Children Previously Looked After (CPLA) and others. You will work alongside our Headteacher (our DSL) and the Pastoral and Safeguarding team.
This role is not a teaching role and as a result does not require QTS or equivalent. However, there will be opportunities for working alongside the young people your role supports. The role is full time but will also involve some additional support of the pastoral leads and SENCO until the school reaches capacity and the role becomes a full time position.
You will:
- have a strong background of working with vulnerable pupils, preferably in a local authority or social care setting.
- have a comprehensive understanding of the latest statutory requirements in keeping young people safe in education.
- be an excellent administrator with close attention to detail.
- oversee and lead CIN, CP, CLA meetings with internal and external professionals.
- be challenging and tenacious in seeking the best possible support and outcomes for our young people and their families.
- have the ability to calmly adapt and prioritise workflow to ensure the safety of our pupils.
- have excellent communication skills - written, verbal and presentation.
- be a strong team player who can build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and external agencies in order to fully meet the support needs of our pupils.
Applications must be submitted by School employment Application Form which can be downloaded from our website or by clicking the apply button below.
Interviews on receipt of application.
The School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Beech Lodge School
- Beech Lodge School
- Stubbings Lane, Henley Road, Maidenhead
- Berkshire
- SL6 6QL
- United Kingdom
Beech Lodge School is a unique co-educational independent special school for children and young people who are unable to realise their potential in a conventional school setting.
Founded in 2013 the school opened with only 5 pupils in a small converted barn in Hurley. Over time we extended into a second building nearby and today we occupy wonderful spacious brand-new purpose-built buildings set in a beautiful tranquil environment with extensive grounds and state-of-the-art facilities for our pupils to thrive.
We fondly refer to our pupils as “sparky square pegs in the round hole of education”. We give them the square hole in which to fit.
At Beech Lodge we provide an innovative and nurturing approach to education for those children who require an individually tailored learning environment to reach their academic potential, build social and life skills, have access to therapeutic and specialist interventions and above all the educational tools with which to flourish. Our pupils have a range of difficulties that mean they are unable to thrive in mainstream, from Dyslexia and Dyscalculia to Social and Emotional Difficulties, Anxiety and School Refusal. We do not cater for children with violent or aggressive behaviour.
Attachment theory underpins our entire school approach with a focus on the importance of relationships embedded throughout the whole school community. Alongside pupils’ academic progress, social and emotional development is a high priority at Beech Lodge, and it is from here that Fagus, the UK schools-wide educational resource for emotional and social development was created.
The School’s last Integrated ISI Inspection (February 2020) from which our excellent work was recognised. Amongst the myriad of excellent qualities, the report highlights include: “Pupils personal development is excellent, “The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements is good”, “Pupils make excellent progress in developing positive attitudes to learning”, “Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, and a calm atmosphere pervades the school” and “Modelling of how to do things by staff is excellent”. The School also met all the standards of the Regulatory Compliance Inspection.
Beech Lodge was always intended to be an alternative school, a unique high-quality setting that puts the particular needs of our pupils first. We are very proud to have successfully achieved that aim.
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