Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion)

Assistant Headteacher Inclusion and Pastoral

Salary information: L19 - L23, £77,258 - £84,812 per annum (depending on experience)

Contract type: Full time, Permanent

School group: 8

Location: Hillingdon, West London

Start date: September 2024

Meadow High School: “Achieving together”

Meadow High is a special school for students aged 11-19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and additional Complexities. One of the UK’s largest secondary special schools, we have been consistently rated as a Good school. The school holds a number of national awards including the SEN Specialist Schools Award, the Inclusion Quality Mark Award and the International School Award.

To support the Local Authority we are expanding further with two new development projects. The first is a replacement block where our remaining temporary classrooms are situated. Once this is opened in September 2024, we will gradually expand to have around 300 pupils on the 'Royal Lane' site. The next project is a Satellite Unit based in Harefield village, called 'Northwood Road'. This will house up to 90 Pathway 1 pupils and should be ready for us to occupy in Autumn 2025. This role will initially be based at our Royal Lane site and relocated to Northwood Road, Harefield upon its completion.

We are seeking a highly skilled, friendly and fun professional who enjoys change, has high expectations of themself and others and can handle challenging moments with humor and sensitivity. Our new AHT will play a key role in the future development of our happy and vibrant satellite school, in which children are at the centre of all we do.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner with additional whole school responsibilities.
• Will be unrelentingly ambitious for the school, its staff and pupils.
• Is an innovative leader who can inspire and motivate others.
• Has vision, enthusiasm and the ability to work effectively within a team as a leader.
• Champions a culture of equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Is an excellent communicator, a highly organised professional with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Be actively involved in the management of any child protection issues as appropriate; and be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

What we can offer you:

• A vibrant, welcoming, well established and friendly school.
• A school with pupils who enjoy school and thrive on their opportunities and achievements.
• A talented and experienced staff team committed to giving our pupils the best opportunities for life.
• A highly supportive and committed Governing Body.
• Opportunities for CPD, especially in relation to leadership responsibility and career progression.

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity and you are or aspiring to be an exceptional leader we are seeking, we would like to hear from you.

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the Deputy Headteacher for Northwood Road or to visit the school please contact Kaity Sanderson (Administration Officer) by emailing meadow@meadowhighschool.org.

Please note that shortlisting will be based on the criteria in the Personal Specification, we do not have a set word limit for applications

CVs or incomplete applications will not be accepted, a full personal timeline is required for safer recruiting.

Closing date: 14 April 2024 at Midnight

Shortlisting: 17 April 2024 (Applicants to be notified by April 18)

Interviews and Assesment days: Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th April 2024 (2-day process)

CVs will not be accepted.

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened, and are publicly available online, and which we may want to explore with candidates at interview.