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Head Teacher

Linden Lodge School

Wandsworth

Salary:
L35b to L42 (£97,247 to £114,070)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2017
Apply by:
26 February 2017

Job overview

Residential School - Residential Allowance £7,894.00 per annum

Due to the pending retirement of our present post holder we are currently restructuring and are now seeking to appoint an exceptional Head teacher for this highly regarded special school and allied outreach services for children experiencing a range of complex sensory needs (VI, MSI, MDVI, and PMLD). Linden Lodge has developed a long standing reputation in the field of Sensory Special Educational Needs and disability.

ABOUT US:

We have 140 children aged 2-19 with a range of complex sensory needs. Many have significant additional health needs, with 37 full and part time boarders. We occupy a large campus that has incrementally developed over the last 15 years. We are currently building our Family Training, Development and Research Centre to complement our extensive high quality facilities.

We provide high quality outreach services for sensory impairment (HI, VI, MSI), and support the Auditory Implant Programme at St George's Hospital. We have two specialist units for HI in local primary and secondary provision.

ABOUT YOU:

You are a dynamic and inspirational leader and manager able to implement a strategic vision, lead by example and move our school to the next stage in its development. You have the experience to enable you to enhance and promote our specialism in sensory impairment. You can demonstrate your ability to deliver outstanding outcomes for everyone in the school community. You have an extensive understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children, young adults and staff. A qualification as a teacher of the visually impaired and/or multi-sensory-impaired is desirable. Candidates without this qualification will be supported to obtain the mandatory qualification on appointment.

Visits to the School are essential and we will provide you with a warm welcome. To arrange a visit please contact Marina Kilcoyne the School Business Manager on 020 8788 0107.

We encourage applicants to make on-line applications wherever possible. For further information and to apply on-line visit https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/.

Alternatively please contact Lesley Lynch Senior HR Officer on 020 8871 8273 or e-mail csschools@wandsworth.gov.uk to receive an application pack or with enquiries regarding the application process.

Application pack can also be obtained from the School website: www.lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk/HeadTeacherPost or by telephoning 020 8788 0107 or email: hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk.

If you choose to submit your application by email rather than using our online website, completed applications should be submitted to: mailto:csschools@wandsworth.gov.uk, please call and confirm the receipt of your application.

Closing date: midnight Sunday 26 February 2017
Visits: w/c Monday 20 February 2017
Shortlisting: Thursday 2 March 2017
Interviews: Friday 10 March 2017

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

LINDEN LODGE SCHOOL
61 Princes Way, London, SW19 6JB.
Tel: 020 8788 0107.
Fax: 020 8780 2712

E-mail: hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk

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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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