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.
Penn Hall 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 a hydrotherapy pool, sensory room, rebound therapy pod and soft play area. We have an outstanding outdoor area which includes accessible swings and roundabout and an adventure trail and woodland walk. Our most valuable resource however is our committed and skilled staff team who know our pupils and how to develop their strengths and needs so well.
Our curriculum is personalised and vibrant with the development of effective communication, self-confidence and independence at the heart of our aims for every learner. Close working with families and our multi-disciplinary team (including health, care and therapy professionals) ensures that a holistic approach is taken to enable each and every child to reach their personal best.
We believe that Penn Hall is a very special school. We pride ourselves on our warm and caring atmosphere and the way in which we know each pupil and family so well.
Our vision is for every pupil to receive a high quality, personalised education which builds upon their individual strengths and abilities and prepares them for life beyond school. We will work in effective partnership with families and other professionals to ensure that our pupils leave us as confident and happy citizens who are able to make informed choices about their own lives.
To achieve this, we aspire to:
1. Ensure that pupils are safe and feel safe, included and valued.
2. Provide a broad, balanced and exciting curriculum.
3. Provide high quality teaching through rich and diverse learning opportunities and experiences.
4. Teach each child to recognise and respect the needs and differences of others, developing tolerance and understanding so that they may integrate harmoniously in a multi-cultural society.
5. Enable our pupils to be as physically and emotionally healthy as they can be.
6. Continue to develop high quality multi agency working to ensure that we meet the holistic needs of each child and young person.
7. Support and involve parents in the education, care and development of their child.
8. Be reflective practitioners who continually strive to be better and are committed to the highest standards of work.
Amethyst Academies Trust are looking to recruit a courageous, inspiring Headteacher with a proven track record of delivering high educational standards for all students. We are seeking an exceedingly driven school leader who has the vision, strategy and persistence to drive the school improvement agenda forward, 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 all of our schools are able to provide the very best experiences for the students, families and communities in which we serve, and actively support our Headteachers to do so.
Amethyst Academies Trust’s Central Team’s infrastructure supports operational delivery, enabling the Headteacher 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 within their own class whilst impacting on improved quality of education. They must have:
1. Proven exceptional experience of working with learners with an autistic spectrum condition, severe and complex learning difficulties and physical and medical needs.
2. Strong curriculum knowledge and proven success in improving standards.
3. The ability to work within a caring and safe environment, reflecting the school's priority of placing learners at the heart of all it does and continuously fulfilling the values and ethos of Penn Hall School.
4. The ability to continuously raise standards for our learners and improve their outcomes and quality of life.
5. Skills that are creative, proactive, resourceful, energetic and very well organised.
6. 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.
7. A leader with high expectations who has the required charisma to inspire the very highest expectations for all students and staff.
8. Is completely committed to the development of both students and staff.
9. Is committed to working collaboratively with the CEO, Executive Headteacher and fellow Headteachers in the Trust and the Central Team.
10. Actively embraces accountability.
11. Will ensure consistently effective teaching and challenging but inclusive curriculum plans.
12. Will actively seek to provide the very best learning environment for our growing student population.
In return we can offer:
1. An exciting opportunity to be part of the Executive Team of Amethyst Academies Trust.
2. A supportive and creative Executive Team that challenge each other to be the very best.
3. An environment where collaboration is key to our success.
4. Teachers' terms and conditions.
5. Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
6. 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.
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.
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.
Hours: Full Time
Salary: Leadership Scale L24 – L29 (£87,651 - £99,067)
Address: Amethyst Academies Trust, Penn Hall School, Vicarage Road, Wolverhampton WV4 5HP
Closing Date: Friday 14th February 2025 – 9:00am
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