Middle Leader
Heartlands High School
Haringey
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2017 or Sooner
- Apply by:
- 12 October 2016
Job overview
Context: Heartlands Community Trust will be opening a new Free School for Autism in September 2017. The HHS autism provision currently has 30 students on role and is co-located with Heartlands High School. As part of the planning and preparation towards our exciting new school ahead we are seeking to appoint an ambitious middle leader who is planning to move into a senior leadership role over the next few years.
We require a visionary middle leader with outstanding professional skills to work in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team to help our students achieve outstanding outcomes. Successful candidates will have specialist knowledge of autism practice and a proven track record of successful teaching across key stages and meeting the national professional standards for teachers.
This is a rare opportunity to get involved in a new school at its early stages of planning and development. This exciting new role is for an ambitious and enthusiastic teacher who is looking to take a step into leadership. The role will provide an opportunity to establish, lead and develop key initiatives within our current autism provision and contribute significantly towards the development of our new Free School, The Grove. This role will suit someone who is passionate about working with young people with autism, can work flexibly, drive initiatives, is open to innovative practice and is motivated by the opportunity to make a real difference through contributing to the development of a brand new school.
In this role, you will be actively involved on a day to day basis with staff and students and have the opportunity to shape and develop innovative practice in the field of autism now, and moving forward. You will join an existing dynamic and committed team of professionals and be committed to inclusive practice and achieving the best outcomes for our young people.
Full details of the post are available from our HR Team via email on hr@heartlands.haringey.sch.uk
Completed application forms with a covering letter addressed to the Head of School, Ms Lucia Santi, should be returned to Human Resources
Closing Date: Thursday 13th October
Interview date: Tuesday 18th October
Attached documents
About Heartlands High School
Our amazing school is looking for people with high aspirations, the desire to achieve and succeed – both for themselves and the students, but also for the community and their colleagues. This means we’re looking for creative thinkers, inspiring individuals and team players.
Part of SEARCH Education Trust, Heartlands High School is located within Wood Green, Haringey. We opened as a new school in September 2010 in state-of–the-art facilities. We are now oversubscribed and a first choice school for parents and students in the local community. Our intake is diverse and is a real reflection of the community that we serve. Our aspirations for this community are high and we want our students to have access to the very best education.
Our vision for the school is simple. We want our students to obtain a commitment to learning through achieving outstanding learning, outstanding partnerships and an outstanding ethos. We expect our students to achieve higher than the national average results and we support them in getting there.
The ethos within the school is consistently recognized as a strength, supported through SEARCH. We teach our students that school matters, that the effort is essential, that achievement will carry them forward, that active citizenship matters and that none of this can be achieved without the highest of aspirations.
SEARCH staff are rewarded through access to a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to;
- Continuous professional development
- Teacher training programme (Early Career Teacher/Teach First /Schools Direct /Apprentice)
- Leadership programmes
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- GP helpline service
- Season ticket loans
- Generous annual leave
- Benefits/ discounts platform
- Health and Wellbeing events/ resources
- Access to onsite fitness sessions
- Flexible working options
- Family Friendly Policies
- Employer pension contribution
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Support and development:
At Heartlands, we use School IP to track and support training and ongoing CPD. Depending on your need and level of experience, you will be placed on a training pathway.
The CPD plan is released in September each year and includes a range of internal training sessions before and after school as well as on inset days.
Examples of supported external training:
• NPQSL
• NPQML
• NPQH
• Outstanding Teacher Programme
• Developing Teacher Programme
• Exam Moderation Training.
Please review our website and twitter feed for all the latest news and views from HHS including our relevant policies including Safeguarding and child protection as well as data and privacy statements https://heartlands.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/policies/
Heartlands High School, Part of SEARCH Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.
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