Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)
Applegarth Academy
Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- L7-L11
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2015
Job overview
PASSION – URGENCY- POSITIVITY- ASPIRATION - COMMITMENT
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Applegarth Academy as an Assistant Headteacher, with responsibility for Inclusion across the school. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the management of our Enhanced Learning Provision, which provides specialist teaching for 18 children with severe and specific speech and language disorders. This is an exciting time in which to join our school as we continue on a journey to become a centre of excellence for inclusion and build on the strengths of our recent Ofsted inspection.
Applegarth Academy promotes a highly inclusive culture throughout the school, enabling all children to overcome barriers to learning and participation so that they can achieve their best. The Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion holds an important strategic role within the senior leadership team of the school. This entails co-ordinating appropriate provision for children with special needs and liaising with colleagues, parents/carers and outside agencies. The role also includes overseeing provision for ethnic minority pupils, looked after children, pupils with English as an additional language, and other identifiable groups who need support. We have a much higher than average number of children eligible for the pupil premium grant and a much higher percentage of children with statements/EHC Plans .
Applications are welcome from teachers who currently work in a specialist setting as well as from mainstream teachers.
Applegarth Academy is part of the STEP Academy Trust (Striving Together for Excellence in Partnership) and continues on an exciting, fast-paced journey of school improvement. We are a Rights Respecting School, follow the International Primary Curriculum and put the children at the heart of all decision making.
We actively encourage you to visit the school to discuss this leadership post and to see our values in action. To arrange a visit and request an application pack, please contact the Office Manager, Samantha Talbot on 01689841528, or email: officemanager@applegarth-academy.croydon.sch.uk.
Please also take a look at our website, where you will be able to find out a lot more about Applegarth Academy and the STEP Academy Trust.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th May 2015 at 12 noon
Interviews: Week commencing 11th May
The STEP Academy Trust believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
The STEP Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. The STEP Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Bygrove, Fieldway, New Addington, Croydon, CR0 9DL
About Applegarth Academy
- Applegarth Academy
- Bygrove Fieldway, New Addington, Croydon
- Surrey
- CR0 9DL
- United Kingdom
Together we will achieve
Each of the schools within STEP Academy Trust has a unique character and Applegarth is no exception.
Applegarth Academy is a happy two-form entry primary school on the outskirts of Croydon. We have very high expectations and expect our children to make the best possible progress across the curriculum and beyond.
How we work
As a STEP Academy, our values – Passion, Urgency, Positivity, Aspiration and Commitment – are at the heart of everything we do. We have a collaborative approach to teaching and learning, and support each other to achieve our goals.
We share high expectations for our children and make learning fun and engaging through the International Primary Curriculum. Relationships throughout the school are good, and we are a UNICEF Rights Respecting School.
Nursery and Enhanced Learning Provision
We have a Nursery attached to our school which provides children from the age of three with a rich and creative learning environment. We are also fortunate to have one of Croydon’s Enhanced Learning Provisions on our school site, for children with speech and language difficulties.
Location and facilities
Set within extensive school grounds, we have a large playing field, pond area, peace garden and lots of different playground areas for our children to enjoy. We have excellent transport links, with the tram line into Croydon just a few minutes’ walk away. From Croydon, central London is a short train journey away and the town is on the outskirts of the M25.
STEP Academy Trust
We know that it is the exceptional quality of our staff that is key to our success. That’s why we’ll invest in your career and give you an unrivalled benefits package.
We are a growing family of primary academies that strive together for excellence. So we spread best practice, transfer staff to support partner academies, share specialist knowledge and consistently challenge the status quo. Giving you every opportunity to grow and develop in your role.
We want you to do well, that’s why we offer:
- Great opportunities for accelerated promotion – right across our nine-academy trust
- Fully funded leadership training courses (NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH)
- Fully funded Masters and PhD courses
- At least seven NQT development days each year
And with free lunch every day, we’ll keep you well fed too.
We are always looking for talented professionals who share our mission. If you share our drive to improve the life chances of all children, we’d love to hear from you.
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