Assistant Headteacher
Piper Hill Specialist Support School
Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- L5 - L9
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2015
Job overview
“Working together to bring out the best in everyone.”
Piper Hill Specialist Support School, an outstanding special high school for pupils with significant learning difficulties, is looking to appoint an Assistant Headteacher with accountability for Science.
We are looking for a professional with strong leadership skills and the potential to implement and lead on whole school improvement. Candidates with proven experience in leading a core curriculum area who could transfer their skills to Science and those with Science leadership experience are welcome to apply.
We are looking for an outstanding teacher who is able and ready to provide support and guidance to colleagues, with the capacity to further develop wider leadership responsibilities as part of the Leadership Team. The successful candidate will have accountability for the quality of teaching and learning of two teaching groups in school and take joint lead within a department.
We offer a warm and friendly school environment with supportive colleagues, parent/carers, governors and wonderful students. Our induction is thorough, with excellent mentoring support and good opportunities for long-term professional development. We offer a range of leadership pathways to support your development.
The successful candidate will have a teaching commitment throughout school so must be able to demonstrate outstanding teaching skills across the curriculum. The grade for this position is Leadership Spine L5 – L9.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Interviews: Wednesday 20th May 2015
School visit: Welcome by prior arrangement
Shortlisted applicants will be observed teaching as part of the interview process.
Please follow the link on the school website in order to download the relevant documents for the vacancy visit www.piperhillschool.net for further information about Piper Hill
SAFEGUARDING
Piper Hill is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring) check.
PIPER HILL LEARNING TRUST
“Working together to bring out the best in everyone.”
Attached documents
About Piper Hill Specialist Support School
- Piper Hill Specialist Support School
- Firbank Road, Newall Green, Wythenshawe
- Manchester
- M23 2YS
- United Kingdom
Piper Hill School is an Outstanding school that is ambitious for every one of our learners. We are a larger than average size special school that caters for students aged 11 – 19 with significant learning difficulties. We aim to provide the very best education for our students and to ensure they have the very best outcomes and make the best rates of progress they possibly can.
Piper Hill high School has state of the art facilities that provide an environment suitable for the learning needs of both children and young adults, including a hydrotherapy pool, dance and drama studio, gym, and an interactive learning environment (ILE room). The school also has a variety of outside spaces, including a Forest School space with overnight camping pods.
Achievements include being awarded the status of National Support School in 2011 and becoming a teaching school in 2014. More recently, we have established the school as a National Centre of Excellence and have developed the capacity to support other special schools through role modelling outstanding practice.
Our recent Ofsted inspection found the school continues to Outstanding,
"Pupils flourish at this exceptional school. They feel safe and happy in this welcoming place, where everyone is treated equally. They rise to the school’s high expectations of their behaviour because staff know and understand them well." Ofsted 2023
"There is an unrelenting drive to prepare pupils for the world around them. Staff do not see pupils’ needs as a barrier to achieving this.” Ofsted 2023
Prospere Learning Trust
Piper Hill High School is part of the Prospere Learning Trust, which believes in working collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes and life chances for students. The Trust currently comprises of 8 schools, including 4 mainstream high schools and 4 special needs schools (both primary and secondary) with further schools anticipated across Greater Manchester. Find out more about Prospere Learning Trust in the candidate brochure.
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