Deputy Head of Learning
Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
North Lanarkshire
- £45,000 - £49,500 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- DOE
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2022
Job overview
The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
(Craighalbert Centre and School)
Deputy Head of Learning
Working with Children with Neurological Conditions
The opportunity has arisen at Craighalbert to appoint a Deputy Head of Learning who will be part of an innovative and dynamic teaching and multidisciplinary team committed to enhancing the life opportunities of children and young people with complex additional support needs.
The Centre includes an independent school for children and young people with a current school roll of 15 and a plan to grow this to 25 children and young people within the next 5 years. Education provision includes early learning and childcare, primary and secondary provision. The Centre also provides a range of learning and therapeutic services that support families and practitioners throughout Scotland.
We are at a very exciting phase in Craighalbert’s development as we and our partners address the implications of legislation, policy, emerging evidence, and new technologies in relation to complex additional support needs. Our vision for the future is partnership working and we are enhancing this through the development of a local, regional, and national partnership development programme. As a national resource, we will be central to the delivery of the objectives in Scotland’s Ten-Year Strategy, The Right Help at the Right Time in the Right Place, and in supporting the delivery of the objectives in the Scottish Additional Support for Learning Review and accompanying action plan.
The Deputy Head of Learning will have a role to play in leading key developments in relation to school, teaching, curriculum and learning developments but also in supporting Centre wide, multidisciplinary, holistic, and collaborative developments. If you are excited by the challenge and opportunity presented, we would be delighted to hear from you. We anticipate that you will have a proven track record in complex additional support needs with experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment. A qualification or recognised experience through GTCS registration in
ASN as a specialism would be desirable.
We would welcome both Primary and Secondary qualified Teachers to apply.
The successful candidate will be required to hold or obtain GTCS registration.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland (PVG) check.
This post is eligible to continue in or join the Scottish Teachers Pension Scheme.
A relocation package up to the value of £8,000 may be available.
Please note that this is a newly established, business critical post hence it is unlikely that it will be possible to accommodate part-time working within the next 3 years. Some flexible working will be possible.
Closing date for applications: 24th February 2022
Interviews will be held on Thursday 17th March 2022
For informal and confidential discussions, contact:
Jen Baillie
Head of Learning
The Scottish Centre for Motor Impairments www.craighalbert.org.uk
Glasgow G68 0LS
Email – Jennifer@craighalbert.org.uk
Scottish Charity SC008428/Company limited by guarantee 12929
Attached documents
About Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
- Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
- Craighalbert Centre, 1 Craighalbert Way, Cumbernauld
- North Lanarkshire
- G68 0LS
- United Kingdom
The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments, based at the Craighalbert Centre, is one of Scotland's Grant Aided Special Schools. It provides day school education for nursery, primary and early secondary age children with motor impairments (for example, cerebral palsy). The Centre also provides Early Intervention, outreach services and periodic placements to children from across Scotland, as well as those who have attended the Centre and are making the transition to mainstream schooling.
The Centre caters for children with motor impairments, which are often caused cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of difficulties with balance, posture, movement and co-ordination. These difficulties are the result of damage to the brain, which can occur before or during birth, or in the first two years of a child's life, when the brain is developing. The Centre is family-focused and works closely with parents, siblings and other relatives
. In 2016, Education Scotland identified the SCCMI’s key strengths as including:
- Leadership of the senior management team in driving improvements.
- Happy, motivated, engaged children who benefit from the rich communication environment.
- High-quality collaborative and integrated teamwork to assess and meet children’s complex needs.
- Highly skilled staff who ensure children learn and achieve in a nurturing and safe environment.
- Outstanding support for families.
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