Secondary Assistant Headteacher for SEND - Full-time

Job Description

Pay: L14 - L18 (£58,135 - £64,143) Start Date: January 2022 or sooner Permanent, Full time position. At Swale Academies Trust, the provision for our SEND pupils is ofparamount importance.Swale Academies Trust has 9 secondary academies spanning acrossKentand East Sussex.Our vision is to ensure that the provision for every SEND pupil isoutstanding. As a result, significant investment is being made to increase thecapacity of our SEND staffing structures within all of our secondary schools.We are seeking peoplewith leadership and SEND experience tobecome Assistant Headteachers with responsibility for SEND. You will have thestrategic oversight of SEND in one of our secondary schools and line manage theschools skilled SENCo and other key inclusion leads. You willprovide regularprogress updates to the schools senior leadership team as well as ensurestatutory SEND compliance and delivery of SEND Reforms. In order to fulfill this role, you will have plentiful continuingprofessional development opportunities and thesupport of our central SENDteam. As this advert is for more than one school, please state clearlyin your application your preference to work in a Kent or East Sussex basedSecondary School. To get an insight into our Academies Trust, please visithttps://www.swale.at/Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in theaccompanying recruitment pack. If you are interested in this post, please contact Julie Prentice,Executive Headteacher for an informal discussion. Julie.prentice@swale.at and Applications shouldbe made via Kent Teach. Please note, we cannotaccept CVs.If you experience any difficulty in completing the applicationform, please contact recruitment@swale.at or ( option 2)In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep anydetails / applicationforms on file once the position is filled. Interview Date: 23rd October 2021 Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promotingthe welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteersto share this commitment. This post isexempt from ROA and will require anenhanced DBS disclosure Closing Date: 18/11/2021 at 12:00 Interviews: Wednesday 1st December 2021 Information about the trust Since its creation in September 2010 Swale Academies Trust hasbecome a strong and successful schoolimprovement service, specialising intaking schools in Ofsted category and turning them into good schools. A glanceat the most recent Ofsted reports for Westlands Primary School, Meopham School,The North School, Regis Manor School and The Sittingbourne School,will allpoint to the effectiveness of the Trust in bringing about change and providingand enabling excellent leadership. First and foremost Swale Academies Trust isabout the provision and development of high quality leadership and management.We dont seekto develop clone schools that deliver education in aregimented manner. Rather, we value the development in our schools of a spiritof enquiry and action research that provides the best possible education thatis right for pupils in a local setting. We do howevercollectively value andstrive for all pupils to produce beautiful work which showcases theirdevelopment over time of which they, their teachers and support staff andparents can be really proud. We are proud of our schools and we strive for asense of sharedpride in the achievements of all of our students. Our ambition is driven by enabling schools and children tosucceed. We have a wide range of excellent and highly accomplished seniorleaders who lead with a sense of purpose, charisma and a set of shared values.TheTrust is fortunate to be overseen by a Board of Directors who shareleaders values and who provide the highest quality challenge and support.Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of the children. This postis subject to an EnhancedDisclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. KTJ1