Headteacher
Woodlands School
Leatherhead, Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- L21 - L27
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Summer Term 2018
- Apply by:
- 21 November 2017
Job overview
“Outstanding is our minimum – which we strive to exceed”
The governing body of Woodlands School is seeking to appoint a new Headteacher, following the retirement of the current post holder, to start in the summer term 2018.
Woodlands is an outstanding special school for students aged 2 - 19. Our school cohort encompasses all Key Stages from EYFS to KS5. Our pupils have severe learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders and / or profound and multiple learning difficulties. The governors are keen to appoint someone who can take the school forward from outstanding to achieve even greater things.
Our school has a strong culture of providing a nurturing, aspirational learning environment where everyone feels valued. Staff are well supported and their continuous professional development is strongly encouraged. We also place substantial importance and value on engagement with our parents and carers.
If you share our passion to deliver positive outcomes that continually transform the future of vulnerable children, this is your chance to make a real and lasting difference.
Our next Head will:
- Be inspirational and innovative
- Enjoy and thrive working with children and young people with disabilities
- Be able to deal with the current and future challenges facing schools
- Be able to think strategically with the vision and commitment to build on the existing exciting developments within the school and to forge new paths to achieve even greater things
- Have an empathetic understanding of how children and young people with complex needs learn
- Be keen to embrace evidence based methods of learning
- Share a commitment to support a total communication environment
- Have an extensive understanding, experience and a record of accomplishment of success in managing all aspects of safeguarding children and staff
In return we offer:
- A strong partnership with a knowledgeable and supportive board of governors, all of whom are committed to your ongoing professional development
- A highly-skilled, professional, and motivated staff team
- Parents and carers who welcome partnership and share our high expectations
- Collaborative working practice with a wide range of stakeholders
- An innovative, bespoke curriculum with high aspirations for all
Job start: Summer Term 2018
Closing Date: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Shortlisting Date: Monday 27th November 2017
Interview Date: Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th December 2017
For more information, please visit our website at www.woodlands.surrey.sch.uk . We highly recommend and encourage you to visit our school and spend some time with the children and the staff. Please contact the School Business Manager, Chris Richards on 01372 377922 or email finance@woodlands.surrey.sch.uk to make an appointment.
Woodlands 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 check will be required for the successful candidate.
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About Woodlands School
Woodlands is an outstanding, all-age 2-19, special school for pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties, PMLD, complex needs and ASD. The school is housed in two adjacent buildings set within beautiful and extensive grounds amidst Surrey woodlands. Both the Lower and Upper School have recently been refurbished.
OFSTED reported the school as being ‘Outstanding’ in 2014. The report reflected the many strengths of the school, including:
- Pupils make excellent progress in speaking, listening, literacy and numeracy, and in their personal development, because of the very high focus placed on these areas.
- The school provides high levels of personalised training for staff that is closely linked to their own targets for improvement. Regular training for all staff in aspects such as behaviour and safeguarding ensure consistent practice across the school.
- The governing body is very supportive, providing high quality challenge to leaders.
At Woodlands we truly believe that “Together Everyone Achieves”
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