Vice Principal: Teaching & Learning
Swalcliffe Park School CIO
Swalcliffe, Near Banbury, Oxfordshire
- £69,022 - £72,483 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- LPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- After Easter 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter
- Apply by:
- 27 February 2023
Job overview
Do you have a passion to improve the ‘Quality of Life’ of students and their families?
If so, Swalcliffe Park School wants to hear from you.
We are keen to hear from experienced leaders looking to progress their career in Leadership & Management working with young people with autism and their families.
Swalcliffe Park School is a non-maintained specialist day and residential school for boys with high functioning autism aged 10- 19.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and forward-thinking school leader to be a member of the School’s Senior Leadership Team. The Vice Principal: Teaching & Learning, will oversee see all aspects of classroom practice, curriculum development and education staff CPD. They will work in close collaboration with the Vice Principal with lead responsibility for Pastoral and Family Support work. This is a senior role which includes deputising for the Principal in their absence, onsite overnight manager responsibilities, being Deputy DSL and a range of whole school responsibilities in addition to the main focus on curriculum delivery, development and evaluation. They will play a leading role in whole school operational and strategic and development and self-evaluation in line with our ‘Quality of Life’ approach.
Goals:
· To maintain the school’s ‘Outstanding’ offer and practice;
· To ensure all teaching and learning is in line with autism and Ofsted best practice;
· To nurture an effective multi-disciplinary approach to school leadership and whole school ethos and culture; and
· To encourage and support a culture of reflective practice.
Please follow the link to go to the school's website for the Candidate Information Pack which includes the Job Description/Person Specification, the Application form and details of how to apply and visit us.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday, 27th February 2023.
About Swalcliffe Park School CIO
Swalcliffe Park School is a non-maintained charitable trust providing specialist residential education and care for up to 57 secondary age boys (11-19 yrs). All students have a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - mainly Asperger’s Syndrome, with many having additional needs arising from other diagnoses including ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and language impairment.
Placements are funded by Local Authorities from across the UK for a 38-week school year and on a two weekly boarding basis.
The school offers a wide range of learning opportunities both within the school day as well as in the evenings and at weekends. These are designed to promote Communication, Independence, Self-Management and Achievement.
Communication:
Weekly social communication groups are designed to improve our students’ perspective taking skills. Through school day and residential activities students learn about the importance of communicating for different purposes. Students are encouraged to:
• Share and convey their ideas and feelings
• Use communication for different purposes
• Respect and appreciate the ideas and feelings of others
• Develop positive meaningful relationships
Independence:
The Independence curriculum offers a variety of activities and opportunities designed to develop essential life skills in a range of settings. Students are supported to:
• Care for themselves
• Manage their lives safely
• Take an active role in their local communities
• Learn how to problem solve and manage personal affairs
Self-Management:
We give special emphasis to Self-Management strategies to reflect the complexity of our students’ needs. Students are supported to:
• Recognise their own emotions and physical reactions to different situations
• Manage these reactions positively and behave in an expected way
• Use strategies to manage their anxieties
• Look after their own physical and emotional well- being.
Achievement:
We offer an extensive range of curricular activities throughout the school day, into the evenings and at weekends. By following personalised learning pathways students plan and prepare for their futures beyond school. Students are supported to:
• Embrace the learning opportunities we create for them
• Choose a pathway that builds upon their strengths, interests and ambitions
• Achieve a wide range of academic and vocational qualifications
• Develop their skills and talents
In order to facilitate best outcomes for the students, the school has well-qualified and trained Teachers, Learning Support Assistants and Residential Care Staff who work collaboratively with specialist therapists and professionals from a variety of disciplines including Speech and Language Therapy, Educational Psychology, Nursing, Psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, Counselling and Massage Therapy.
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