Deputy Headteacher – Key Stage 3

Southfield School is a part of The Southfield Grange Trust, a multi-academy trust established in 2013. The school is co-located with Grange Technology College, a mainstream secondary academy at the Southfield Grange Campus. Southfield School caters for around 220 including 80 in our Sixth Form and 8 at our Project SEARCH site at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. The main school houses Key Stages 3 and 4 in the Southfield Grange building. 

We have on-site support from other professionals including Speech and Language Therapists, the School Nursing team, Physiotherapy teams as well as support from Social Care and other services.  Our school also enjoys close links with education, leisure, sporting and commercial organisations across the locality and we are keen to actively promote these partnerships for the benefit of the children in our care.

We have a hugely rewarding opportunity for a new Deputy Headteacher at Southfield School who will be responsible for the effective leadership and management of Key Stage 3 providing every child the best care and the highest quality of education and standards. This is a key leadership role and you will work alongside the Senior Deputy, Head of School and Headteacher to provide vision, purpose and leadership of the School. 

Highly motivated, resilient and adaptable the successful applicant will be an experienced senior school leader in a Special school and possess a range of excellent qualities required for effective school leadership. A reflective, creative and dedicated leader, you will be able to demonstrate Special School classroom teaching experience with a range of SEN. Experience of curriculum leadership, monitoring and evaluating teaching and experience of taking a lead role in the assessment of pupil progress and achievement.

Interested candidates are required to apply online for this post, to download the job details and apply please visit: www.prospectsonline.co.uk Alternatively you can submit your Application direct via email to: hr@southfieldgrange.org.uk

To find out more information about Southfield School and this role please visit

www.southfieldgrange.org.uk/southfieldvacancies

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and can be arranged via Human Resources on 01274 779662

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 13 May 2018

Recruitment Selection date:  Tuesday 22 May 2018

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable young people and expect all staff, casual workers and volunteers to share this commitment.  Safer recruitment practices and procedures are in place to ensure a robust safeguarding culture.  The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure and vetting check.  As required a “Teachers Prohibition Check”, “Section 128 Management check”, “Declaration of disqualification by association check” and “EEA teacher regulatory authority restriction check” will be undertaken. References will be undertaken and proof of eligibility to work in the UK will be required before any employment starts.