Lead Teacher of Enhanced Provision: Link
Kingdown School
Wiltshire
- £25,714 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/ UPS + TLR2a
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2023 (although Easter 2023 would be considered for the right candidate)
- Apply by:
- 12 December 2022
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and creative teacher to work with students with difficulties with social communication and interaction. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher to join our effective Pastoral team. QTS status is essential and a specialism in English/Literacy desirable though not essential.
Kingdown School is ranked in the top 10 secondary schools in Wiltshire situated in Warminster in the heart of beautiful rural Wiltshire with excellent links to Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and the South-West. Kingdown School is an academy under the Acorn Education Trust providing exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on the collective experience of a Trust.
The SEND department strive to improve and develop Kingdown’s alternative provisions so that all students can achieve the best possible outcomes. The aim of all our enhanced provision is to prepare a student to be able to access the mainstream learning environment in the future.
For more information, please be sure to read the attachments below.
Visits to the school are welcome in advance of submitting an application; please contact the Headteachers’ PA, Allie Hart, if you would like to arrange a visit.
Miss Allie Hart, PA to Headteacher, Kingdown School, Woodcock Road, WARMINSTER, Wiltshire BA12 9DR. Tel: 01985 215551. E-mail: ajh@kingdown.wilts.sch.uk.
For the successful candidate we can offer:
- a caring and supportive community environment;
- a commitment to health and wellbeing of staff;
- a commitment to professional development;
- the opportunity to work effectively with other schools as part of a multi-academy trust.
To apply, click “Quick Apply” to complete an application form and, send a letter of application to ajh@kingdown.wilts.sch.uk.
Kingdown School, as part of the Acorn Education Trust, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post we will carry out a social media account search.
Kingdown School Head of School: Helen Carpenter
Attached documents
About Kingdown School
Believe. Aspire. Achieve.
Kingdown School is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 18 years. Located in the charming garrison town of Warminster, Wiltshire, we have a strong reputation in the local community and beyond, built on an unswerving focus on the quality of teaching and learning and great pastoral care.
Our school has a large and friendly team who are dedicated to helping each and every young person achieve their full potential. In 2022, we retained our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and were praised for our strong moral leadership and for the wide range of opportunities that we have on offer to support students with their broader development.
As a founding member of Acorn Education Trust in 2014, we work closely with other schools within the Trust to provide the best possible education, opportunities and support for our young people, who are always at the heart of our decision making.
Our well-resourced school has a wide range of excellent facilities, including:
- Sports fields, netball courts, tennis courts, astro turf pitches, a gym and sports hall;
- Dance and drama studios;
- Interactive whiteboards and projectors in classrooms;
- Computer suites in most teaching areas;
- A dedicated sixth form building and suite of rooms;
- A large hall with full AV system and a stage for productions, events and concerts;
- An open-plan library with a wide range of reading materials;
- Subject area suites for science, design technology and art;
- Enhanced provision via our Link and Learning and Welfare Hub, plus a Behaviour Hub.
In a recent survey, 95% of our staff said they enjoyed working at Kingdown and felt well supported here – we value everyone at Kingdown.
Helen Carpenter
Headteacher
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