Headteacher
Prosper Learning Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive to attract the best
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020
- Apply by:
- 10 October 2019
Job overview
Due to open in September 2020, the Harry Watts Academy will be a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school, catering for children with autism, aged 5-16. Approved in July 2018 as part of the Governments Free School programme, the school will respond to the individual needs of children, assisting them to build strategies to minimise the barriers to their learning; enabling them to grow in confidence.
Prosper Learning Trust [PLT] is committed to providing outstanding education and care for all pupils, and it is at a significant point in its development. Our aim is for the Harry Watts Academy to become a centre of excellence and a beacon for the local community, offering exciting opportunities for all.
The Trust is seeking to recruit a dynamic, innovative and proactive leader who will create an outstanding school that meets the needs of all our young people in an ever-changing educational landscape. The role will provide excellent professional opportunities for the right candidate with the opportunity to shape and grow a new school.
You will be skilled in working collaboratively at all levels to maximise the educational and social opportunities available for children and young people who often have complex and additional needs.
To learn more about this unique opportunity, Harry Watts Academy and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit www.leadharrywattsacademy.co.uk
For an informal and confidential conversation or to arrange a visit and meet with Prosper Learning Trust, please contact Laura McGunigle at our recruitment partners Satis Education on 01744 742351 or email admin@satiseducation.co.uk
The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 11th October 2019.
Final Panel interviews will take place on Wednesday 23rd October.
Prosper Learning Trust and Harry Watts Academy are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post.
About Prosper Learning Trust
Prosper Learning Trust was formed to help vulnerable young people succeed. Many children and young people face challenges in their lives that many adults will happily never experience, Prosper Learning Trust’s range of academies are here to support them in doing so.
Wherever possible we will help these young people to thrive in a mainstream educational setting. Where that cannot happen, we will provide a safe space for them in one of our Alternative Provision schools until they are ready to return or move on.
Our Specialist Academies offer autistic children and young people the opportunity to learn in a supportive environment, where differences are celebrated, and every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their full potential.
Prosper Learning Trust is currently comprised of two Alternative Provision Academies, Newcastle Bridges School, and Mary Astell Academy, both in Newcastle, and two Specialist Academies, Thomas Bewick School, in Newcastle, and Harry Watts Academy, in Sunderland, which both specialise in working with autistic children and young people . We will be opening a fifth, Gilbert Ward Academy, a Specialist Academy in Blyth, in September 2023.
Through our academies, we provide high quality teaching, curriculum and care in a range of environments. We provide education from 0 to 18 years old, in normal school settings, in hospitals, and via outreach work and support transition between them at every stage.
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