Penn Hall is a very special school where a happy and caring ethos mixes with aspiration and ambition to promote the best outcomes for our pupils.
It is proud to be part of the Amethyst Academies Trust providing high quality education for children and young people aged 3 to 19 with a range of special educational needs and disabilities. Our specialist facilities include hydrotherapy, sensory room, rebound therapy pod, soft play area, an outstanding outdoor area and an adventure woodland trail. Our most valuable resource however is our committed, skilled staff who know our pupils and develop their strengths so well.
Our curriculum is personalised and vibrant with the development of effective communication, self-confidence and independence at the heart of our aims, supported by close working with families and multi-disciplinary team ensuring a holistic approach enables every child to reach their best.
Our vision is for every pupil to receive a high quality, personalised education building upon individual strengths and abilities and prepares them for life beyond school. Effective partnerships ensure that pupils leave as confident and happy citizens, able to make informed choices.
To achieve this, we aspire to:
* Ensure pupils are safe and feel safe, included and valued
* Provide a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum
* Provide high quality teaching through rich, diverse learning opportunities
* Teach each child to recognise and respect the needs and differences of others, developing tolerance and understanding so that they integrate harmoniously in a multi-cultural society
* Enable our pupils to be as physically and emotionally healthy as they can be
* Continue to develop high quality multi agency working, meeting the holistic needs of each pupil
* Support and involve parents in the education, care and development of their child
* Be reflective practitioners who continually strive to be better and committed to the highest standards
Amethyst Academies Trust are looking to recruit a courageous, inspiring Headteacher with a proven track record of delivering high educational standards. We are seeking an exceedingly driven school leader who has the vision, strategy and persistence to drive school improvement, engaging students, staff and the community during the next stage of this schools’ journey.
If you are committed to making a difference for every young person, value diversity and inclusivity, respect differences and have the creativity and tenacity to build upon the strengths of our current team, we would like you to join us.
Amethyst Academies Trust is a Multi Academy Trust comprising of three secondary schools and two special schools with over 750 employees and over 3600 students, based in Wolverhampton and Telford. We are unyielding in ensuring that our schools are able to provide the very best experiences for the students, families and communities, actively supporting our Headteachers.
Our Central Team’s infrastructure supports operational delivery, enabling Headteachers to focus on education and developing outstanding teaching and learning.
We are looking for a Headteacher who will be passionate and able to inspire learners to reach their full potential whilst impacting on improved quality of education. They must have:
* Proven exceptional experience of working with learners with an autistic spectrum condition, severe and complex learning difficulties and physical and medical needs
* Strong curriculum knowledge and proven success in improving standards
* The ability to work within a caring and safe environment, reflecting the school's priority of placing learners at its heart and continuously fulfilling the School's values and ethos
* The ability to continuously raise standards for our learners and improve their outcomes and quality of life
* Skills that are creative, proactive, resourceful, energetic and well organised
* The ability to develop their own professional development to ensure they have up to date knowledge, skills and understanding in teaching learners with severe/complex learning difficulties
* A leader with high expectations who has the required charisma to inspire the highest expectations for all students and staff
* Is completely committed to the development of both students and staff
* Is committed to working collaboratively with the CEO, Executive Headteacher and fellow Headteachers in the Trust and Central Team
* Actively embraces accountability
* Will ensure consistently effective teaching and challenging but inclusive curriculum plans
* Will actively seek to provide the very best learning environment for our growing student population
In return we can offer:
* An exciting opportunity to be part of the Executive Team of Amethyst Academies Trust
* A supportive and creative Executive Team that challenge each other to be the very best
* An environment where collaboration is key to success
* Teachers' terms and conditions
* Teachers’ Pension Scheme
* A commitment to staff well-being
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Safeguarding
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2022.
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (2020)
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. DBS Filtering Guide
Equality Duty
As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
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