Assistant Head Teacher
Cleeve Meadow School
Kent
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L8 - L12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 12 April 2024
Job overview
Following our successful recent Ofsted inspection, we are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team.
Cleeve Meadow is an exceptional community and has the highest ambitions for all of its students. We are looking for a creative, energetic and inspirational leader with the skills, personality and expertise to support the school as it continues to grow its numbers on roll and develop into a centre of excellence.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a rewarding setting supporting our amazing students to achieve their life goals and academic ambitions. You will have a unique chance to work within the SLT to shape the direction of school.
Following the retirement of Juliet Morris, we have an exciting opportunity to reshape our senior team and consequently have 3 Assistant Head positions available for a September 2024 start. We are looking to build our senior team with strong dynamic professionals. We are fortunate to have a broad skill set within the existing team and so responsibilities would be tailored to the successful candidate’s strengths.
We have a beautiful, state of the art new building that offers bespoke SEN designed classrooms that support our students whose needs range from moderate learning difficulties to aspects of autism and ADHD. Our student community is highly motivated, engaged and friendly. They enjoy being part of our extremely positive school and the sense of community is strong.
We welcome applications from all educational phases/ settings. If you would like to discuss the role or arrange a visit, please contact the Executive Headteacher, Alex O’Donnell via PersonalAssistant_EHT@cleevepark-tkat.org
Working for TKAT:
In return, as an employee of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) and Cleeve Meadow you will benefit from:
- A school culture that welcomes, nurtures and inspires
- The potential to make a significant difference to children’s lives
- The chance to join a dynamic, energetic and supportive team
- The opportunity to grow your career within TKAT leadership
- Outstanding professional development
- A well-resourced, modern working environment
- Enthusiastic, well behaved students who are keen to learn
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.
Attached documents
About Cleeve Meadow School
- Cleeve Meadow School
- C/o Cleeve Park School, Bexley Lane, Sidcup
- Kent
- DA14 4JN
- United Kingdom
About Cleeve Meadow School
In April 2017 the Department for Education announced that The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) had been successful in its application to open a special free school in Bexley. TKAT will manage the school as part of its family of 44 Academies across London and the South of England.
Cleeve Meadow School, once completed, will provide highly specialised education for 120 pupils between 11 and 19 years of age, who have moderate learning difficulties and may have associated additional needs. These may include; speech and communication difficulties, autism and sensory impairments.
This school project is particularly exciting due to its co-location with an existing secondary school – Cleeve Park School. Being located on the same site as a successful secondary school means that Cleeve Meadow will be distinctive from existing local provision and unusual from a national perspective as it will work in partnership with Cleeve Park, wherever possible, to maximise inclusion of SEN pupils in mainstream education by providing access to mainstream teaching and shared facilities. In return, pupils at Cleeve Park School will benefit from cutting-edge performing arts facilities, refurbished learning spaces and a multi-use games area.
With consideration of the challenges and difficulties young people with MLD and associated difficulties often face, the Free School will focus on achieving the following outcomes and key Performance Indicators.:-
High levels of progress and achievement in all areas of learning
- The majority of students to make above expected progress in the core subjects
- 100% of students in training, education or employment after leaving school
For students to become independent and socially competent adults with good emotional wellbeing and the confidence and skills to play a positive role in society
- 100% of students to meet their personal, social and therapeutic targets as set in their Personalised learning Plan
- 100 % of students are able to participate in a particular activity or extra -curricular activity
- 100% of parents and students are satisfied with the school and would recommend it to others
The school will become a centre of excellence
- 100% of teaching will be good or better
- The Inclusive Expressive Arts provision will be considered as exemplary
- The school will be outstanding in its Ofsted judgement.
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