Head of Base for Pupils with Autism

Tooting Primary School, London, is a free, mixed, primary school for children aged 4-11, founded by the Graveney Trust.

The school, which was established to address what was a significant shortfall of primary places in the area, opened in September 2013 with two full cohorts of Reception pupils. By September 2014, it was heavily oversubscribed.  As well as on-site provision, the school also have access to facilities at Graveney School.

Tooting Primary School is split over three floors and is designed to cater for 63 children in each year group. The school is two-form entry with the facility to admit three ASD children into each year group. These children have access to a resource base with specialist staff and equipment, including a sensory pod.

Values and vision

Tooting Primary School’s pastoral care focuses on building self-esteem in the belief that this, in combination with careful planning, building good relationships and ensuring that the highest expectations are in place, will result in all pupils achieving to the highest level.  In addition to developing a robust, creative curriculum that will give pupils the opportunity to learn key skills in all academic areas, the school also aims to ensure that they develop a 'can-do' attitude towards life and learning.

Ofsted

“Leaders, managers and governors have lost no time in establishing a culture of exceptionally high expectations since the school opened. Working closely with staff, they have made sure that teaching is consistently of the very highest quality, and that pupils’ outstanding behaviour and attitudes to learning flourish.”

View Tooting Primary School’s latest Ofsted report

Application Process

Applicants are advised to read ALL instructions and guidance on the application form prior to completion. Failure to do so may result in the form being returned to you, therefore causing a delay and missing the closing date for applications.

Wherever possible, please complete the application form electronically and include as much detail as possible; in particular:

• Section 7E (Education Training and Qualifications) Do include/account for ALL gaps in the chronology of your education and employment from secondary to higher education, as appropriate.
• Section 9 – Additional Information  Please take careful note of the instructions under this section and provide as much information as possible to support your application.

Please do not submit a CV as an alternative to any part of the application form as it will not be considered.

Graveney Trust is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the well-being and safety of staff and students. All our employees, volunteers and contractors share this commitment and we will carry out Enhanced DBS checks for all appointments as well ensuring that our rigorous pre-recruitment checks are strictly adhered to.

We foster an inclusive culture that promotes equality of opportunity and values diversity creating an environment where the rights and dignity of all members of our community are respected. We promote a culture that allows staff to grow and flourish, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to this inclusive culture, we kindly ask that you complete the separate Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring form in addition to the Application form.