Head Teacher

Head Teacher, Abingdon House School, Marylebone, London, NW1 6LG                     

Employer Abingdon House School. Part of the Cavendish Education Group.

Location Marylebone, NW1 6LG

Salary Competitive

Closing date 12noon, Monday 25th September 2017

Start date January 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter

Cavendish Education is a unique schools group. We challenge, with humility, the common perception of specialist education. Our six co-educational independent day and boarding schools (including college provision) provide an all-round education for students aged between five and twenty one years old.

Our schools offer a warm and friendly mainstream-style environment with outstanding specialist support for pupils with unique learning profiles including dyslexia, dyspraxia, high functioning autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and associated communication and language needs. We believe that such learning differences need not be a barrier to success.

One of our London schools is now seeking an inspirational Head Teacher to lead the school at this exciting phase of growth and development.

Abingdon House School is a day school for pupils aged between five and fourteen years old and is especially welcoming of pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia, speech and language needs, and autistic spectrum conditions.

The school’s ethos is based on understanding each child’s individual needs; nurturing their academic and social development, developing and expanding their unique talents, and caring for each child’s well-being. 

Abingdon House School is located at Broadley Terrace, NW1 6LG, just off Lisson Grove and within walking distance of Marylebone Station, Baker Street Station and Regents Park.

The successful candidate will have:

· Appropriate experience and understanding of the requirements of pupils with Special Educational Needs, specifically SpLD and ASC

· A proven ability to motivate, lead and interact with staff, students and parents/guardians 

· The ability to plan strategically with a sense of priorities

· The ablity to demonstrate high level organisational skills, able to plan and organise effectively and meet deadlines

· Substantial experience of Special Educational Needs, specifically SpLD and ASC

· The ability to analyse and present data and information coherently, applying findings

· Excellent oral and written skills

· Personal impact and presence

· The ability to grasp and communicate a complex vision in simple and easily understood terms to a variety of audiences

· A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

· A strong sense of accountability for fulfilling the requirements of the post on an ongoing basis

Please apply by sending your curriculum vitae or by completing the application form and sending it to recruitment@cavendisheducation.com 

Interviews will be held: w/c 2nd October 2017 

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