Assistant Headteacher: Curriculum, Assessment and Learning

The Cavendish School Assistant Headteacher: Curriculum, Assessment and Learning

Required – April 2023

Salary: L8 – L12

Closing Date: January 31st 2022 Noon

Are you an existing inspirational leader looking for a new challenge or an exceptional middle leader looking for your next steps who is passionate about transforming the lives of children and young people with autism? 

The Cavendish School (TCS) opened in September 2021 as part of Eastern Learning Alliance. We are a trust with an excellent track record in inclusion and special needs that has as its core vision the drive to ‘build a better world through education’.

We are very excited to be providing a new local provision for children with autism who have the ability to achieve in line with their mainstream peers but need additional SEND support within their teaching staff and environment.

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic leader to support the set up and development of our curriculum across the school. The successful candidate will play an integral role within our newly developing leadership team and be part of the journey of a developing school which, although in its infancy, already has a strong Ethos and Culture. The school is situated in a bespoke building and is collocated with Impington Village College.

You will be:

∞     Eager to challenge yourself to deliver the excellent progress and development for our students

∞     A successful leader who has had an impact on the development of an aspirational curriculum.

∞     Eager to challenge yourself to deliver the excellent progress and development for our students

∞     Wanting the opportunity to play the leading part in the plans of a brand new school

∞     A forward thinking, innovative practitioner, up to date with the latest evidence-based thinking and practice.

∞     Looking for personal development and someone who is able to help and develop others in the school

We offer you:

• The opportunity to join a trust at an exciting stage of growth and development
• A brand new and autism-friendly innovative learning environment
• A forward looking, evidence informed, CPD programme with Trust wide CPD
• Opportunities to visit and learn from other schools

We are confident that when joining TCS and the Trust you will feel welcomed from the outset and we welcome visits from any prospective applicant, these can be booked via Steph Smith: HR@tcs.tela.org.uk

Our Trust is wholly committed to equal opportunities, to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment and we ensure all our recruitment and selection processes share this commitment. This position is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks.

Closing date: 12noon on Tuesday 31st January 2023. Interviews will be held w/c 6th February 2023

Applicants must complete a Trust application form: we cannot accept CVs. Completed applications should be sent to HR@tcs.tela.org.uk by the closing date.