Head of Formal Pathway (Minerva Centre)
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £58,500 - £63,736 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership 6 - 10
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer Term 2023
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2023
Job overview
Grade/Salary: L6 – L10 (Inner London) - £58,500 - £63,736
Hours: Full-Time (1FTE)
Required: ASAP
Contract: Permanent
We are looking to appoint an Outstanding and Highly Experienced Teacher to lead our Formal Pathway in the Minerva Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of the Formal Pathway provision as well as leading the English provision and strategy across the school.
Our ideal candidate will have a strong base of outstanding Teaching practice together with the vision and drive to lead and develop the pathway and the department to achieve its strategic goals.
What can we offer you as a teacher?
- A school which values you as a professional
- Curriculum pathways designed around the holistic needs of the pupils in each department
- Clear system for short and medium term planning
- Excellent opportunities for CPD
- Staff Health and Wellbeing programme
- A warm positive working environment where everyone is valued
- Opportunity to train as a qualified teacher of the visually impaired
Please Note: Candidates are not required to possess a QTVI, QTOD or QTMSI qualification on appointment. However, Teachers at Linden Lodge School are required to undertake the mandatory qualification relevant to their department if they do not already possess this.
If you would an informal discussion about this role, please speak to Sarah Norris or Monika Gaweda (Co-Headteachers) by e-mail or on 0208 7880107.
Closing Date for all applications: 19th February 2023
Shortlisting: 20th February 2023
Interview Date: 24th February 2023
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
At Linden Lodge we recognise our people are a great strength, we consider the diverse talents they bring to our workforce and are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in advance of the closing date if there is a good level of response. We recommend applicants submit applications as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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