Associate Assistant Headteacher
Addington Special School
Woodley, Reading
- £51,402 - £58,135 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Group 8: NOR 255, L9 - L14
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September/November 2022
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2022
Job overview
Addington school is a large all age outstanding special school catering for pupils with a wide range of learning disabilities. Due to expansion of the school we have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Associate Assistant Headteacher.
We will give you ...
- The opportunity to join the leadership team of an outstanding school.
- An incredibly strong, talented and committed staff team.
- A delightful student community.
- Strong support from the Headteacher, Leadership Team and Governing Body.
- An environment where innovation, forward thinking and staff development are at the heart of what we do.
You will be ...
- An experienced middle leader with a proven track record.
- Experienced in the development of curriculum and assessment across age ranges for students with learning difficulties.
- Able to inspire and enthuse staff, students and the community.
- A professional with drive, energy and determination.
Contact Sara Attra, Headteacher for an informal discussion on 0118 966 9073.
Interview Date: Monday 11th July 2022
Attached documents
About Addington Special School
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- Addington Special School
- Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG5 3EU
- United Kingdom
Addington School is an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. All our pupils’ primary need is a learning difficulty that is either moderate, severe or profound, with up to 50 percent also having Autism.
All our pupils have an Education and Health Care Plan and we are currently accommodating up to 290 pupils, aged between 3 and 19 years across 2 sites.
Based in Woodley and Farley Hill and currently a Wokingham maintained school, we are very fortunate to have 2 purpose built environments which make our schools fantastic places for learning and wider curriculum enrichment. At Farley Hill, we have a new 40 place Nursery to Year 1 Early Years Centre that admitted 16 new pupils in September 23. We will admit a further 16 in September 24, and a further 8 in September 25 to complete the 40 place provision.
We tailor a personalised Educational Programme for every pupil to ensure that they reach their full potential as well as providing a bespoke sequential curriculum steeped in SEND pedagogy. The school has a long history of being outstanding and in March 2023 secured Outstanding again under the new Ofsted Framework.
We have particular strengths in our Creative Arts with Music a particular focus for all our students and have considerable expertise in teaching strategies for pupils with learning difficulties as well as Autism and Down Syndrome.
We believe in a positive ethos based on a culture of mutual respect and openness, where we are all learning together to be 'a community committed to excellence and the development of the potential of all’.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to induction, professional development and on-going support to all our staff.
Our Aims
- To know that what we do is making a difference to the lives of our young people.
- To continue to promote an inclusive approach to educational life.
- To expand our Parent and Community Partnership.
- To provide a learning environment based on mutual respect and self-advocacy.
- To create a challenging forward thinking culture.
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