What skills and experience we're looking for
Director of Partnerships and EHCPS. If the candidate has QTS post title will be Assistant
Principal- Permanent
Salary- Competitive salary (To be negotiated- If QTS leadership scale 12-18)
Closing date: 3rd February 2025
Start date: April 1st 2025
Join Our Team at Nethergate Academy!
Are you passionate about educating children with SEND and looking to make a difference in a vibrant school community?
Nethergate Academy, located in Nottingham city (Clifton) is seeking a confident, dedicated, and dynamic senior leader to join our senior leadership team to drive our core values and beliefs to provide the very best for our children.
With 173 pupils (190 Sept 25), our school offers a unique and supportive environment for both pupils and staff. We are an all-age (5-19) academy for children with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities. Many of our children are autistic and some have SEMH needs.
About the Role:
As a senior leader, you will play a key role in supporting the Executive Principal and heads of School, leading the school towards achieving its strategic goals. You will be responsible for driving improvements in teaching and learning, as well as managing a specific area of the curriculum or school improvement.
About You:
Are you…
…an excellent leader who can lead by example
…able to use data, observations, and other monitoring activities to lead to excellence in pupil outcomes
…able to coach and mentor classroom-based staff to develop and improve their practice
…able to lead a significant whole-school area, in this instance, EHCP provision and processes, including related CPD
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer:
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression (including support to achieve the National SENDCo award if QTS)
• Competitive salary
• Perkbox is our benefits & wellbeing platform, with free membership for all Trust employees.
Our Commitment:
Nethergate Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to the success of our children, we would love to hear from you!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks. All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.