Your next role
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Swindon Virtual School as Deputy Headteacher and we are looking to appoint as soon as possible for the right candidate. This opportunity is for a period of 4 months initially but with a potential to extend further.
Are you passionate about ensuring every child has access to quality education and opportunities for success? Do you thrive on making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children?
We are looking to appoint a creative, innovative individual to promote excellent education outcomes for all of our children who are looked after and care experienced young people.
Due to the rapidly expanding remit of the Virtual School, you will need to be someone who can work effectively alongside young people, social care teams, schools and families to secure the best education provision for every child, to monitor and raise academic achievement and to be a strong champion for our most vulnerable children.
Main responsibilities of the role:
* To have lead responsibility for the day to day management for the local authority’s statutory duties relation to the education needs, provision and outcomes for children and young people in care.
* To ‘know’ on an individual basis, all children and young people in care that would be on the Virtual School.
* To lead on ensuring that all designated teachers have access to a full training programme and to support the development of trauma informed approach in all schools /education settings where our children and Young people attend.
* Provide creative solutions to break down barriers to learning.
* Ensure effective allocation and spending of the pupil premium grant.
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from Swindon Borough Council family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
For further information about the role please do not hesitate to contact Gemma Meiklejohn, Virtual School Headteacher for an informal discussion about this exciting role on GMeiklejohn@swindon.gov.uk
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