SEND School Assistant Head Teacher [Secondary Curriculum and Assessment] with STEM or Vocational (Media, ICT, Business) Specialism Job Description

This role carries up to 2 days of teaching commitment per week, to be reviewed regularly. 

We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated Assistant Head of  Curriculum and Assessment to join our expanding team at Gesher. This post would suit a passionate, dynamic and adaptable individual who ideally has experience teaching and leading within a secondary SEND environment. 

This post would suit someone who has experience leading secondary curriculum development and is passionate about creating meaningful personalised learning that meets all individual needs and interests. 

The right candidate would have worked previously within a trans-disciplinary team including teachers, therapists, teaching assistants, parents, and carers. They will commit to discussing the needs of each young person to provide the most effective education and therapeutic model of practice. 

It would be essential for the candidate to have the requisite knowledge and expertise to establish and maintain high quality teaching and assessment of the required subjects across the key stages and have the skills and confidence to lead, develop and inspire the secondary team. 

It would be desirable for the candidate to have had experience designing learning that focuses on engaging and purposeful projects that will enable our students to be skilled for the future workplace, confident in their sense of self and builders of meaningful relationships. 

This post is subject to the conditions of employment of teachers contained in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, the Education Act 1997, the required standards for QTS, other current educational legislation and the school’s policies.

This job description may be amended at any time following a discussion between the Head Teacher and member of staff and will be reviewed annually.

We can offer you: 

• Paid half day Friday closure in the winter months
• 12 weeks paid holidays plus paid extra Jewish holidays throughout the year
• Ring fenced half day PPA from home, if desired 
• Monthly well-being events and inset days 
• Regular social opportunities
•  A Competitive salary 

The role features relevant training, support and supervision alongside paid school holidays, dedicated administrative time and enhanced CPD opportunities. You will be a fully integrated and integral member of the whole school team. See us in action here: https://vimeo.com/407682934/a9a6af1bc8 And http://gesherschool.com