Department Leader (English and Literacy)
Alfriston School
Buckinghamshire
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2017
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2017
Job overview
Alfriston is an outstanding special school academy with Sports College status for girls aged 11 – 19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech, language and communication difficulties.
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher with a specialism in English and Literacy, able to lead and develop a small department in our high achieving and ambitious school.
Visits to the school are welcome. Full information and application forms are available on our website www.alfristonschool.com and also on the Bucks County Council website. If you require any further information please contact Mrs S Thorkildsen on 01494 673740 or email: office@alfristonschool.com
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check before taking up the post.
Closing date: 21st February 2017
Interviews will be held on: 2nd March 2017
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About Alfriston School
- Alfriston School
- Penn Road, Knotty Green, Beaconsfield
- Buckinghamshire
- HP9 2TS
- United Kingdom
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties based in Beaconsfield. We currently have 156 girls on roll, pupils attend from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We are also a residential school and have provision for 20 pupils to board with us on a weekly basis. All our pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support.
Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities. We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
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