Assistant Headteacher
Learning in Harmony Trust
JFK Special School, Beckton, London
- Expired
- Salary:
- L10 -L14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher
John F Kennedy Special School
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Job Category: Leadership / Teaching
Salary: L10 -L14
Location: JFK Special School, Beckton, London
Start Date: September 2019
Due to the expansion of our school we are looking to appoint enthusiastic, resilient and passionate staff to who with to join our outstanding special school.
JFK is a creative and innovative school that is committed to providing an outstanding education for children with a wide range of learning needs.
You will be joining a highly skilled and qualified staff team at a ground-breaking, creative school at the forefront of national developments in the education of young people with additional learning needs. JFK Special School is a founding member of both the JFK Teaching School Alliance and the Learning in Harmony Trust and as such, we seek not only to deliver stimulating and rewarding lessons to our pupils with SEND but also work closely in supporting our mainstream affiliated schools, providing possible opportunities for career progression.
We are looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher with a passion for pupils with SEND (particularly Autism) who are looking to expand their experience of working with young people with additional learning needs. We welcome applications from NQT/RQTs in EYFS as well as experienced teachers who are able to see the possibilities for our exceptional learners and wish to develop provision that enables them to thrive.
JFK has excellent resources and provides a stimulating environment where children can be safe and enjoy learning. Staff are our most important resource and we invest heavily in CPD based on individual need.
You will teach core and creative subjects in an adaptable framework that complements each pupil’s stage of learning. Lessons need to include structured approaches to learning and there is an emphasis on communication strategies to meet the individual needs and abilities of pupils. Learning is brought alive by creative, visual and sensory methods. Teaching and learning is underpinned by a structure of supportive policy and practice.
If you have the appropriate experience, ambition and welcome a challenge then please apply.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and advised, please contact the school to arrange a visit to our Beckton site.
Closing date: Monday 15th April 2019
Interviews: From 24th April
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We believe in and promote Equal Opportunities for all.
Please contact 020 7474 6326 and speak to Shaun Dodds or Julie Newman
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About Learning in Harmony Trust
The Learning in Harmony Trust was formed in 2014 by a group of East London schools, and we currently consist of three London Borough of Newham Schools – Sheringham Primary School, JFK Special School and Upton Cross Primary School. A fourth local member, Hartley Primary School, joins us in April and we expect to further increase our number of schools and expand our geographical range in the near future.
Being a Trust provides an opportunity to identify best practice, both internally and externally, and to use it to improve the provision for all pupils. And although a MAT, we continue to work in partnership with other local providers.
We do not follow a school-in-a box model, and instead work collaboratively at all levels within and across each school to maximise potential through continuous challenge and support. And while there is a presumption for partnership within our Trust, there is also a commitment to schools retaining their own identity.
We are currently working on the following priorities:
• To improve further the quality of self-evaluation and school improvement planning at member schools through mutual support and challenge;
• To ensure that a quality workforce is in place by seeking opportunities to support teacher training and early development in a coordinated way;
• To ensure that middle and senior leaders are given maximum opportunities to develop, optimising their potential and retaining their expertise and experiences within the Trust;
• To ensure that the best expert and specialist support and advice is available to pupils who need it within the Trust;
• To ensure that money spent on staff and services that support the infrastructure of our schools is used most efficiently, and that where appropriate improvements are made by central coordination of key tasks and functions.
As a Trust we are committed to growing and developing a workforce who make a real difference by ‘learning in harmony’ with others across the Trust and providing the best education possible to our pupils and beyond. Join us to be valued and empowered as an educator.
For more information, please visit www.learninginharmonytrust.com
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