Are you an Inspiring leader looking for an opportunity to open our newest special school? Do you have a passion for helping children thrive? Look no further and apply today!
Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide. We are recruiting for a Deputy Head Teacher to join us in opening a new school for autistic children and young people. Working with the close support of our Headteacher & Regional Director, we are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and talented leader; someone with the commitment and strategic vision to build a school which can achieve the very best for our young people.
We are looking for an outstanding relationship builder, with the knowledge of how to inspire exceptional performance and maintain a positive and enthusiastic learning environment for pupils and colleagues alike. You will be part of the creation and help lead the vision of the curriculum and education programmes, creating an inclusive culture in line with the Aspris values.
At Aspris Ridgeway School, we will empower pupils to reach their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment. We strive to inspire confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning, ensuring each student thrives both academically and personally.
The purpose of our school is to help prepare young people to make a successful transition into adulthood with the resilience and the necessary skills to live as independently as possible and participate in their local community. We seek to increase achievement and independence to give our students the best possible opportunities to gain employment or access further education and enable them to go on to live the life they choose.
What will Aspris Ridgeway School look like?
* Aspris Ridgeway School will be a centre of autism expertise and excellence, educating up to 60 pupils aged 7-19 with identified autism needs and in receipt of an EHCP.
* A welcoming school environment with clearly defined specialist therapy and teaching areas, staffed and resourced to meet individual complex needs.
* A school with strong leadership and governance.
* A provider of opportunities that engage young people in appropriate learning, so they achieve outstanding progress relative to their starting points.
* A provider of a highly individualised, therapeutic based curriculum which prepares pupils with skills for lifelong learning.
If this sounds like an opportunity that would be interested in hearing more about, you are warmly invited and encouraged to arrange a visit to one of our schools. To take up this opportunity, please contact us today at vacancies@aspris.com
Our benefits include Teachers Pension Scheme, exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!
The successful candidate will be someone with senior leadership experience within a special school setting for young people with autism and SEMH needs along with the following characteristics:
Resilience We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.
Communication Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other colleagues.
Organisation Organisation is key to ensure the safe management of both employees and resources as well as leading and directing staff through inspection processes.
Caring Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.
Attentive No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand the needs of the young people we support is vital
Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.
Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.