Deputy Headteacher - Virtual School
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £350 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | - |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Sanctuary Personnel |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 67298DHT-43033 |
Summary
Sanctuary Personnel is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Deputy Headteacher to join a Virtual School in Swindon.
Pay Rate: £350 per day (assignemnt rate)
Contract: Locum 6 month contract
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
About the role:
Swindon Virtual School effectively serves vulnerable children and young individuals, facilitating their access to top-tier education and aiding them in reaching their maximum potential. The Virtual School's mission is to elevate educational ambitions and diminish disparities in achievement and progress, ultimately enhancing outcomes for children and young individuals in care. This position plays a pivotal role in prioritising the educational success of children in care across schools, educational institutions, early years settings, and throughout Local Authority Services.
Main duties of the Deputy Headteacher:
• Lead a small team of staff working directly with children, young adults, and carers to enhance their educational achievements and prospects for the future.
• Make operational decisions and prioritise tasks, considering the needs and opinions of children, young adults, and their caregivers.
• Monitor the educational progress and experiences of assigned groups of children in care and those with a social worker, offering advice and recommending necessary support and interventions to enhance outcomes.
• Take initiative to address issues and cases independently, while staying informed about new legislation, guidance, and developments in education and related fields concerning children in care and vulnerable groups.
• Coordinate and deliver services within a specialized area to meet established operational goals.
• Offer advice, support, and guidance to schools, social workers, and Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) on interventions aimed at improving educational outcomes and experiences, including funding through initiatives like Pupil Premium Plus and Additional funding requests, and best practice research such as from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
• Ensure the quality assurance and development of training programs for carers, designated teachers, social workers, and independent reviewing officers to increase awareness and understanding of the education of looked after children.
• Develop and update guidance documents, information materials, and website content for carers, children in care, designated teachers, social workers, and independent reviewing officers to promote awareness of the educational needs of looked after children.
Requirements of the Deputy Headteacher:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• Relevant professional qualification such as a PGCE or equivalent, along with current Teacher Qualified Status.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Deputy Headteacher in the UK.
• Ability to legally work and reside in the UK.
• Current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references covering the last 5 years.
• Valid UK driving license with a clean record, enabling independent commuting to and from work.
We welcome applications from Head Teachers, SEND Teachers, Tutors, Assessors and Teaching Assistants as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements as we need to meet our clients requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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