Principal
Marchbank Free School
Darlington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive; open to negotiation for an exceptional candidate, plus generous relocation package
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2018
Job overview
Principal
Marchbank Free School
Salary: Highly competitive; open to negotiation for an exceptional candidate, plus generous relocation package
ISR: Group 2
NOR: 46
Hours: Full Time Start date: September 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter
Where learning has no limits…
We are looking to appoint a dedicated, inspiring and creative Principal who will provide outstanding leadership and management to Marchbank Free School within The Education Village Academy Trust. The post holder will be supported by, and report directly to, the Chief Executive, and will work closely with the Trust’s Executive Leadership Team and Governors.
Marchbank Free School provides education to children aged from 5 to 11 years with an EHCP for SEMH. Located within a fabulous setting, the school offers a nurturing environment where children feel a great sense of belonging and strive to reach their potential.
The candidate:
·will have proven leadership and management skills;
· will have significant experience of working with students with a primary need of SEMH;
· will be committed to the highest standards of learning, teaching, planning and assessment with an in-depth knowledge of the National Curriculum;
· will be dedicated to the inclusion of students with SEMH, and associated needs, in education and society as a whole;
· will have a successful track record of raising standards and meeting challenging targets.
Visits to Marchbank Free School are welcome on the following dates:
PM 7th June or AM 15th June
Please contact Cathy Knights, Executive Officer and PA to the Chief Executive, to book your place by tel: 01325 248114 or email: cknights@educationvillage.org.uk.
Further information, including an application pack, are available from Emma Duffy, Avec Partnership Ltd, Tel 01325 281480 or email: emma.duffy@avec-partnership.com. Applications should be returned to Emma Duffy via email.
Closing Date: 5pm, Monday 18th June
Interview Date(s): 27th & 28th June
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About Marchbank Free School
- Marchbank Free School
- Mowden Hall, Barnes Road, Darlington
- County Durham
- DL3 9BL
- United Kingdom
Marchbank Free School was established in 2013 in County Durham for children between the ages of four and 11 who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Students from Darlington and the surrounding area are eligible to attend the school. Currently there are around 38 pupils enrolled. The school believes learning comes early when it is offered to a child that is developmentally ready.
Principal
Mandy Southwick BA (Hons) QTS N.P.Q.H
Values and vision
Marchbank Free School educates children with SEMH needs using the Steiner approach. Teachers give children the chance to use their imagination and be artistic. The pupils are able to listen to stories, take part in dramas and listen to rhymes. Staff follow the Massage in Schools Programme, which teaches children to give their peers massages in order to create a happy and friendly environment.
The classes are small, which allows the teacher and teaching assistant to nurture and educate to each child’s specific needs. Children are taught English, numeracy, computing, physical education and foreign languages. On Friday afternoons, children have the chance to cook, sing or make crafts.
Ofsted report
“Pupils thrive at Marchbank. The calm, caring atmosphere, high expectations, excellent relationships between staff and pupils and good teaching ensure all pupils settle in quickly and achieve well from their very low starting points. Pupils who had been excluded from or regularly isolated from their peers in their previous schools, relish their lessons. They achieve and behave well, mixing with their friends at carefully supervised social times across the day.”
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