Deputy Head of Standards and Development

The Garden school seeks to appoint a highly motivated, determined leader in the role of Deputy Head of Standards and Development. The successful candidate will work together with the Executive Head and other senior leaders to ensure that the school provides an outstanding education for all its pupils.

 Salary: Inner London L21-L23

The Garden is specialist provision for autistic students who have severe learning difficulties. It consists of The Garden school site in Stoke Newington which caters for children from 4 to 14 years old and The Pavilion school in Clapton which admits Key Stage 4 and post 16 students.

We are looking for a candidate who possesses the skills and experience to drive forward the quality of teaching and learning, pupil achievement and professional development across our two school sites.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

·        A track record of success in delivering first-class education provision, achievement and standards for ASD students in a Special school

·        Experience of leading others through change

·        Strong staff management to secure required standards

·        Proven success at leadership and building effective teams

·        Strong interpersonal and communication skills

·        Excellent organisational skills

The rewards are immense and include:

·        Making a significant difference to the lives of autistic children and young people and their families

·        Leadership of a dedicated, highly skilled and collaborative team

·        Opportunities to develop self and others in an organisation that is focused on school improvement

We can offer:

·        A talented, hard-working and supportive school team

·        Two school sites with excellent facilities and a friendly working environment

·        An exceptional opportunity to develop your career in school leadership

·        A comprehensive induction programme and excellent opportunities for CPD

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

For this post pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

Applications should be submitted to:

recruitment@thegarden.hackney.sch.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 9th December 2022

Interviews: Friday 16th December 2022

Please note we do not accept CVs