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Head of Curriculum

Head of Curriculum

Ambitious College

Barnet/Southall

Salary:
Circa £50,000pa
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
17 July 2015

Job overview

Ambitious College -Barnet and Southall

  • Can you create an exciting and innovative curriculum?
  • Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young adults with complex autism?
  • Do you believe in positive destinations for those learners?

If you have answered yes to the above then we have the job for you at Ambitious College!

We are a new and exciting day College based in London. Our mission is to enable young people with autism to continue to learn and gain the skills needed for a successful transition to adult life and to work with the community to support, value and include them.

We are seeking an outstanding Head of Curriculum to lead and develop our curriculum offers across two campuses. We deliver highly personalised study programmes that are framed around the Preparing for Adulthood pathways. Our belief is that what a young person learners at College should be informed by and direct what they want to do after College. As the name suggests we are Ambitious for our young people and need a driven person to deliver on that ambition.

Please send your completed application form and equality monitoring form to Nena Matic at nmatic@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk  
by 5pm on Friday 17 July 2015.

Applications received after that time will not normally be considered for shortlisting.

Interviews will be held on Friday, 31 July 2015.

To apply please download and complete our application form and our equality monitoring form. http://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/vacancies/head-of-curriculum

Please also read our recruitment process page.

Please ensure you have read our Safeguarding Policies before you apply.

Ambitious about Autism 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 applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check.

About Ambitious College

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+44 20 3870 8775

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Ambitious College is a specialist day college for autistic young people aged 16 –25.

The college has two campuses co-located within mainstream colleges in north and west London. These are the Pears Campus at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Tottenham and the Pears Campus at West Thames College in Isleworth.

At each campus, there is a team of dedicated and passionate professionals including teachers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, employment specialists, behaviour specialists and specialist support staff. Using the Ambitious Approach to education, they work together to come up with learning and support approaches tailored to the individual.

Through a range of partnerships with local businesses, community groups and mainstream partners, the college also offer opportunities to learn in the community. This combined approach – personalised education, positive support and real work experience – delivers results. It allows young people to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and go on to lead active lives in their community.

Head of College: Linda Looney

Values and vision

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for autistic children and young people. We offer specialist education and support through Ambitious College, TreeHouse School, and The Rise School.

Ambitious College's values define how we work and ensure that children and young people with autism are at the heart of all that we do. We think everyone is entitled to lead a fulfilling, happy, and rewarding life; and this includes young people with autism.

Our learners are at the heart of everything we do, their curriculum is highly personalised to help them achieve their goals. We operate a person-centered approach. It is delivered by our highly skilled and friendly staff. We offer lots of opportunities to learn in the community through a range of partnerships with local employers, services, and our mainstream college partners.

As our name suggests, we are ambitious for our learners. We are a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about our work in supporting young learners to live ordinary lives in their home community. We know that with the right opportunity and support they can achieve great things.

Ofsted

“Leaders, managers and governors have high ambitions and expectations for  learners. Leaders and managers have developed a good curriculum offer which  enables learners to study one of four pathways: engagement and interaction,  maximum independence, preparing for employment, and vocational learning. As a  result, most learners benefit from an individually tailored and well-taught  programme that is based on their needs, aspirations and ambitions. Learners make  good progress and are prepared well to move from college to the next stage of their  life.”

View Ambitious College’s latest Ofsted report

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