Head of Engagement & Inclusion - Stony Dean School
Location: Amersham
Overview
Are you a dynamic, committed and creative leader who wants to make a difference to the lives of young people? If so, then we would like to hear from you.
We are seeking a highly skilled, caring and friendly professional who is open minded to change and can handle challenging moments with empathy and humour. Our new Head of Engagement and Inclusion will play a key role in the future development of the social and emotional needs of all our students whilst helping a smaller group of students to engage in academic learning. We believe that through personalised learning and an individual curriculum tailored to meet the academic and emotional needs of our students, we can help all students achieve their full potential.
This is a fabulous opportunity to work in an outstanding Special School with pupils who have a diagnosis of ASC, SLCN, MLD and Complex Needs.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for leading and further-developing a Personalised Curriculum provision, which is currently very well established within the school. This provision provides exciting and inspiring opportunities for those who find accessing group learning challenging. We would like to widen the opportunities offered within school and develop wider links with other suitable external providers and work on developing the curriculum of the entire school by using strategies used in Personalised Curriculum.
Term time only
Salary Type: Leadership
Salary details: Leadership Range 4-8 (£52,115 - £57,381
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Closing date: 13/05/2024 00:00
Interviews to be held: w/c 20th May 2024
About us
Stony Dean is a popular, over subscribed maintained special school based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. We are very proud of the fact that we were the first school in the County to gain specialist SEN College status for Communication and Interaction. We currently have 214 students aged 11-18 years who all have an Educational Health and Care Plan. Students have a profile of Moderate Learning Difficulties, Speech, Language & Communication Needs, ASD and additional complexities. We are a highly successful school that has been rated Outstanding since 2014.
We are a well established and friendly school that cares passionately about the needs of our students. Students thrive on the additional community opportunities they are given and from our bespoke curriculum, which focusses on independence and employment. Our staff team are experienced and committed to giving our pupils the best opportunities for life.
http://stonydean.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
As the Lead for Engagement & Inclusion, you will provide professional leadership and management of all aspects of developing a Personalised Curriculum in order to secure improved engagement and progress of all pupils that fall within this area. Your role will involve providing some individual and small group teaching / tutoring, whilst helping students to develop emotional resilience and self-confidence. The alternative curriculum is provided on an individual basis to encourage pupils to build on their skills and develop as sociable, employable young people with a positive vision for their future.
As an SEN Teacher you will be an outstanding classroom practitioner who consistently demonstrates the highest standards of delivery, is fully committed to raising engagement across the school and acutely aware of the strategies required to achieve the highest standards within their subject area.
The successful candidate will be a confident individual with excellent communication skills and a great sense of humour. Resilience is also essential!
About you
The successful candidate will have a range of key competencies and skills for the role:
1) Highly skilled, friendly professional with a good sense of humour and sensitivity
2) Excellent classroom practitioner with a range of skills, knowledge and understanding of supporting students with Special Educational Needs
3) Is an excellent communicator, a highly organised professional with excellent interpersonal skills enabling effective collaborative working with other colleagues and professionals
4) To be able to draw upon a range of behaviour management techniques to support individual learners
5) Have vision and enthusiasm and the ability to work effectively within a team as a leader
Applications from primary and secondary mainstream teachers as well as experienced SEN teachers who are eager to extend their SEN experience are welcome. You will be supported by a comprehensive induction and training program and will work closely alongside and be line managed by the Deputy Headteacher.
Other information
We strongly advise visiting our school during school hours to meet our amazing pupils and staff. Alternatively, you may prefer to request a call with our Deputy Headteacher to discuss the role further. Please email the school at [email protected] or give us a call on 01494 762538.
Closing Date: Monday 13th May 2024
Interviews w/c 20th May 2024
Stony Dean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An offer of appointment is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), PO (Prohibition Order) checks, social media checks and medical clearance.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
