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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher
Location: Brick Lane School, London, E2 6DY
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm
Contract: Permanent; Term Time only
*This role does not offer sponsorship*
As part of our continued growth in service, we are looking for an outstanding experienced Assistant Headteacher to join our amazing team at Brick Lane School in East London.
About the role
The Assistant Headteacher will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all pupils through careful monitoring and holding staff to account for the progress their pupils make. The role will also include teaching time.
* To be responsible for progress and support of a Key Stage.
* To be responsible for a specific curriculum or pastoral responsibility, as required to fulfil the school development plan and that supports teaching and learning.
* To carry out teaching duties in accordance with the school’s schemes of work and National Curriculum.
* To meet in full the Professional Standards for Teachers.
* To model and promote good practice in teaching and learning.
* To contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan.
* To monitor progress and targets to ensure that each individual student is able to achieve planned outcomes.
Essential
* Relevant experience in the specialist area of service i.e., relevant experience of working with young people/young adults with Autistic spectrum disorders and/or challenging behaviours.
* Experience of managing staff.
* Good knowledge of people management practices.
* Effective leadership skills.
About us
Brick Lane School is a brand-new specialist independent school providing education for pupils with an ASD (Autism) diagnosis from age 5 up to 18. We aspire to provide the best quality teaching and learning to allow our students to grow and develop the necessary skills for them to succeed and lead fulfilling lives in the wider community and in adult life. The school benefits from a fantastic location in the vibrant and cosmopolitan heart of the East End of London and has been refurbished to a very high standard to allow us to fulfil our aspirations. In all of our staff we seek the very best in terms of commitment, compassion and effort in order to meet the needs of the students and to provide a high-quality learning environment where pupils feel safe and can flourish.
The aim of the school is to provide specialist individual support to each pupil, enabling them to reach their potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. We will provide the young people with as much freedom as possible while offering a safe and supervised environment. This is achievable due to the dedication and support from a range of employed professionals across the company who are passionate, reliable and understanding including dedicated education, care and clinical teams.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupil, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and well-being are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions.
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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