Assistant Headteacher
Lime Academy Orton
Peterborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Scale L7-11
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term 2023
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2023
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher - Two Roles
The Lime Trust is looking for two Assistant Headteachers to join their leadership team. The Lime Trust consists of 8 schools, 4 Special and 4 Primary in Cambridgeshire and North and East London.
These posts are for Assistant Headteachers to work in Lime Academy Orton, a special school split over two sites in Orton Goldhay and Orton Malborne, Peterborough for learners with complex and severe needs including learning difficulties, physical impairment and sensory impairment aged from 2-19.
The salary for this post is Leadership range L7-L11.
The Lime Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for learners through school to school collaboration and Trust direction, high challenge and high support. All schools in the Lime Trust strive to improve life chances for all and respected in their local communities.
The Lime Way:
- Always working to be brilliant
- Putting learners first
- Setting the standard
- Building capacity rich schools
The Values we embed in our schools are:
- Respect
- Equity
- Self-worth
- Partnership
- Enjoyment
- Communication (a voice for all)
- Trust
The successful candidates will be named Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) with joint responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of learners across the school. In addition they will take a lead role in either reviewing learners' Education Health Care Plans, working with parents and external agencies to co-ordinate provision or a lead role in working with the Deputy Head Teacher for the development of Quality of Education. They will have an agreed teaching commitment. They will also work as part of the leadership team to drive school improvement, promote best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the Trust.
We are looking for a leader who can demonstrate:
- Excellent leadership, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent classroom practice, effectively meeting individual needs
- The desire and experience to take a lead role within our school
- A clear understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and experience of working with children with a range of complex needs
- A commitment to ensuring all learners achieve their full potential
- High expectations of themself and others
- Experience of leading change and improvement across the school
We are looking forward to hearing from candidates who have ambitions for leadership and are ready for a post that has a high level of challenge. You will be part of an excellent team and will be given support to develop to your full potential both in this role and beyond. Applications from colleagues who meet the criteria are welcome from mainstream or special settings.
Trust Benefits:
- IT equipment (relevant to the post)
- Well-being support including online resources/app/initiatives
- Extensive CPD opportunities, including support with external courses for further career development
- Enhanced maternity leave benefits
- Membership of a generous pension scheme (LGPS or TPS)
- National pay rates
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Job-sharing/Part-time working
- Term-time working
- Career break
- Supportive Special Leave requests
- Subsidised school meals
- Subsidised childcare (offered on some sites)
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 16th April 2023
Shortlisting: 18th April 2023
Interviews: w/c 25th April 2023
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to arrange on 01733 391800.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
Attached documents
About Lime Academy Orton
- Lime Academy Orton
- Clayton Site, Orton Goldhay, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE2 5SD
- United Kingdom
Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 8 schools over 10 locations across Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and four all-through special schools, with 2400 pupils and over 700 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure:
· Learners are safe and enjoy learning
· Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
· An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
· Employee potential is recognised and invested in
Putting Learners First is the Trust’s vision. We do this by providing high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do
LIME Trust Vision & Values
Putting Learners First is our Trust vision.
We aim to create a nurturing and supportive learning environment for all, encouraging our learners to achieve academic excellence and reach their full potential. We set high expectations and build capacity-rich schools through facilitating school-to-school collaboration. The high challenge we put forward is met with equally high support from our team of education experts, so we continue to improve our children’s lives and futures – especially for disadvantaged pupils.
Our values are based on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. which means we believe that:
Respect is built on unconditional positive regard for all learners, all employees, and our wider communities.
Equity enables everyone to be treated as individuals. It removes barriers, provides opportunity and celebrates difference.
Self-worth creates a culture where all learners, all employees and our wider community have pride in their contributions and feel confident and valued.
Partnership is working together for the common good, ensuring that our learners are at the heart of all that we do.
Enjoyment is feeling happy, safe and motivated to make a positive contribution.
Communication provides a voice for all, creating a shared understanding through dialogue.
Trust is a partnership which requires us to act with integrity. Be brave, honest and kind.
Top 5 reasons for working for Lime Trust
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above which are always incorporated in everything the Trusts achieves.
- Reduced workload for teachers as planning days are arranged half termly for all year groups collectively across all schools.
- Enhanced benefits for both teachers and support staff
- CPD and career pathways which enhances career progression across the Trust
- Wellbeing is at the forefront for both leaners and employees.
- The Trust is committed to our vision and values as above and are always at the heart of the direction of the Trust growth plan.
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