Head Teacher
Queenswood School
Herefordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
Job overview
Transforming children's lives.
It starts with your leadership.
Do you believe that all children have the potential to achieve? So do we. It's a principle that has helped make Priory into the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education and care - and we are now looking for an inspirational Head Teacher to drive the performance of one our special needs schools.
Queenswood School, Ledbury
Queenswood School provides a warm, welcoming and relaxed environment for girls and boys aged 11 to 19 who live within our residential childcare facilities but who are unable to attend mainstream education because of their behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
You will report to the Principal and use your leadership and management skills to implement, develop and continuously improve the school's curriculum and education programmes. This will include responsibility for all aspects of planning, assessment, tracking and educational target setting.
A fully qualified teacher with an appropriate postgraduate specialist qualification, you will have proven ability to work with children with special needs and a good understanding of relevant legislation and statutory regulations. You will also know how to work in partnership with support services, parents and the local community. Experience of managing teaching staff and classroom facilities is, of course, essential. This role comes with Teachers' Pensions and attractive rewards.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our employees to share in this commitment.
Please call James Imber (Principal) on 01531 670 632 or email: jamesimber@priorygroup.com
Discover more about us at www.priorygroup.com
About Queenswood School
- Queenswood School
- Callow Hills Farm, Hereford Road, Hope under Dinmore
- Ledbury
- HR8 2PZ
- United Kingdom
Queenswood comprises of the main school site, The HUB (located off site) and 6 nearby residential homes. Whilst we enjoy a rural location, we are still well connected, just two miles from Ledbury train station, on a main bus route from Ledbury to Hereford and with good links to the M50.
Queenswood School provides specialist education and care to girls and boys aged 11 to 19 with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. We support young people with a range of needs, including:
- Complex and challenging behaviours
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attachment Disorder (Att)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Specific Learning Difficulties such as (SpLD)
- Dyslexia (DysL)
- Dyspraxia (DysP)
- Dyscalculia (DysC)
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