Head Teacher
North Hill House School
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2017
Job overview
Ref: PRI13485
Are you a qualified teacher with outstanding relationship-building skills and proven ability to inspire exceptional performance in pupils and colleagues alike? Do you have what it takes to deliver exceptional standards in the provision of specialist education? And are you ready to put your professional stamp on one of the most innovative schools of its kind?
Then you could fit in perfectly at North Hill House School in Frome.
Set in its own grounds near Frome town centre, North Hill House is an independent specialist day and residential school for children and young people aged 6 to 19 years with high functioning autistic spectrum disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome and associated difficulties. Our pupils have ambitions to live and work as self-reliant adults and we know that we can help them achieve their goals with the right support, structure, guidance and encouragement.
As Head Teacher, you will do more than just maintain a positive and enthusiastic learning environment. You will manage the development and implementation of the curriculum and education programmes, drive the process of continuous improvement, ensure the effective use of self-assessment methods and, of course, lead our multi-disciplinary team from the front.
A qualified teacher – and preferably holding an NPQH - you will demonstrate a wide range of SEN experience and have proven leadership and management experience. This will include proven ability to lead a broad and flexible curriculum from KS2 - KS5 so that we can offer support to all year groups. While specific experience of AS/ASD would be useful, it is not essential. Your teaching experience and post-graduate specialist qualifications must, however, be supported by a sound understanding of current legislation and regulations relating to education and care.
If you share our determination to achieve the best possible outcomes for all our pupils, we can promise you a collaborative culture, ongoing professional development and ample scope to use your creativity and initiative as part of a highly energised and supportive team. You will ideally be able to begin in September 2017, but we would still like to hear from you if you can’t start until January 2018.
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the school, please email Andy Holder, Operations Director, at andyholder@priorygroup.com Alternatively, you can apply now at https://jobs.priorygroup.com/
North Hill House School,
Fromefield,
Frome,
Somerset,
BA11 2HB
Priory Group Division Education & Children's Services
About North Hill House School
Mission Statement 'The fostering of a responsible, positive outlook on life and achievement through the provision of an appropriate and stimulating educational environment.'
Purpose North Hill House aims:
- To develop and enhance abilities, giving appropriate guidance with realistic expectations.
- To plan flexible and varied individual education programmes promoting academic and life skills in a supportive learning community.
- To manage behaviour consistently, clearly defining rules and boundaries and using rewards and sanctions to demonstrate the consequences of actions.
- To help students develop strategies to cope with conflict, anger, stress and anxiety.
- To motivate students to assert themselves in a positive way while respecting the rights and sensibilities of others.
- To encourage interaction with others, promoting participation and teamwork and building self-esteem and self-reliance through a broad range of approaches.
- To promote awareness of self and others by developing relationship-building and communication skills; thus helping students to recognise and share feelings, and by offering spiritual and moral guidance.
- To demonstrate the importance of acceptable and appropriate behaviour, including equal opportunities issues. · To build and develop a partnership between home and school, which is reflective of the school's team approach.
- To develop positive links with the local community.
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