Assistant Headteacher & 6th Form Lead
Highshore School
London
- £61,789 - £67,928 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L11-L15 (Inner London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 2 June 2024
Job overview
Join Highshore School as our Assistant Head Teacher and 6th Form Lead
We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about developing educational provision for young people with SEND. An ambitious leader and clear communicator who is committed to driving excellence.
With new opportunities on the horizon for our 6th form provision, you'll have the exciting opportunity to take our 6th form to new heights. If you're ready to make a real difference and we need someone ready to take the lead, apply now!
Context
Highshore is a mixed 11-19 school for pupils with complex mixed needs. We have 156 pupils on roll who have a variety of needs including Down’s Syndrome, Autism, ADHD and complex medical needs. Many have significant learning difficulties. The majority of our pupils have speech and language difficulties. A growing number of pupils need support with activities of daily living. We use Makaton signing in many of our classes to facilitate communication. We are a happy and creative school.
The successful candidate will
- Be accountable for securing the highest standards of learning and teaching
- Be accountable for raising standards through leadership of school improvement areas.
- Be able to demonstrate effective and creative leadership of teams in order to secure sustainable school improvement
- Be able to lead and develop the school’s Sixth Form provision
We offer
- A key leadership role
- Tailor-made training opportunities and career development to enable progression
- Mentoring & support from an experienced headteacher
- Professional, friendly and supportive staff
- Strong school leadership team
The successful candidates must
- Substantial middle or senior management experience in a special school
- Be an excellent practitioner who can provide evidence of excellent classroom experience
- Have high expectations of all children
- Be able to inspire, motivate and influence staff and students
How to Apply:
Download and complete the Southwark Application Form by clicking the "Apply Now" button and upload through TES or send directly to Nicholas Clark nclark@highshore.southwark.sch.uk
For further information about this post and arrangements for visits can be made by contacting the Headteacher, Dr Evelina Dimopoulou via headteacher@highshore.southwark.sch.uk or 0207 708 6790.
C.V.’s are not accepted - Candidates must complete the London Borough of Southwark. Direct applications only, no agency applications
Closing Date: 2/6/24
Interview Date: 11/6/24
No agencies and C.V.s are not accepted
Highshore School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the DfE document, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. All posts are subject to pre-employment checks, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check. Highshore School is an equal opportunities employer
Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data that we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing ‘privacy notices’ to individuals where we are processing their personal data. Our privacy notices are available on our website highshoreschool.co.uk or via the school office
Attached documents
About Highshore School
Highshore is a complex mixed needs special secondary (age range 11 – 19) school situated in Camberwell, in the London Borough of Southwark. We have 156 pupils on roll. Every pupil has an Education Health Care Plan.
Our Vision
You are on a great adventure and we are right here with you.
There are many exciting places you will discover and explore.
When you’re ready, you’ll be able to set out on your own.
Our Values
At Highshore we are all equal
We are fair
We are kind
We treat others as we want to be treated
Our Aims
Our core aims at Highshore are for our pupils to develop their:
Communication
Self-help skills
Independence
At Highshore School we enable our pupils to gain the skills, confidence and opportunities needed to progress to employment, meaningful voluntary opportunities and training. Our pupils tell us that they want to make a contribution to society. We are a central London school and expect our pupils to be active citizens.
All of our pupils have severe or moderate learning disabilities (SLD/MLD) and come from a mix of Southwark Primary and Special schools. Our school is oversubscribed. In addition to our teaching staff one full time and one part-time Speech and Language therapist, one day a week Occupational therapy, Family worker and a Full-time work experience coordinator. We also have strong links with CAMHS, the School Nursing Service and with the Early Help team.
Our pupils have a range of needs, including: Complex medical needs, Downs Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Speech, Language and Communication difficulties, ADHD and Physical disabilities
Key Stages 3 and 4:
In Key Stage 3 our pupils start the day with Literacy and Numeracy, usually taught by their form teacher. We teach subjects such as Social Communication and Lego therapy, which your child might not have encountered in primary school, as well as the full range of National curriculum subjects. All our Key stage 3 pupils have regular swimming in addition to their PE lessons. In Key Stage 4 pupils work towards a variety of accreditation including Entry Level and Functional Skills.
Key Stage 5
Our Sixth form programme includes one day a week college link and for many pupils one day a week work experience placement. The focus of the sixth form is allowing our pupils to gain as much independence skills as possible. Travel training forms part of our programme for those pupils who are not independent travellers. Highshore has a Specialist dyslexia team who support pupils both in and out of class.
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