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Head of School - Paddock School

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

The Role

Permanent – Full Time
Start Date: Summer Term 2020

Do you have a passion for making a difference to young people’s lives, a commitment to ensuring outstanding pastoral care for pupils and a positive working environment for their staff?

The Governors and Executive Headteacher of Paddock School are seeking to recruit an inspirational and dynamic Head of School to help us create the best possible future for our children.

Paddock School is a growing, outstanding and innovative split site school in Roehampton and Putney for pupils with moderate to severe learning difficulties with autism or severe of complex learning difficulties.  Our thriving community includes a Singing and Signing Choir, a touring theatre group, sports teams and school café open to the local community.  We currently have over 200 pupils on roll with approximately 180 staff. 

We pride ourselves on the warm, nurturing culture of the School and staff share a deep commitment to supporting the individual needs of pupils; every pupil here is known, understood and nurtured. The Head of School must embody these characteristics and also possess stamina, mental agility and an approachable, positive outlook.

The successful candidate will also have a proven track record in education management impacting on outcomes for children and young people with Special Needs, a proven ability to operate at a strategic level and a track record of leading and driving change; alongside a discerning appreciation of working in a close-knit organisation with a long and well-respected history, candidates will show commitment to school and staff development.

Potential candidates may wish to demonstrate experience in such areas as accredited awards, learning and teaching, admissions, curriculum management, recruitment and development of staff.

Our new Head of School will be part of a hardworking team, who are justifiably proud of their school and the children. Our school ethos is one of inclusion, respect and high aspirations for all. We are committed to ensuring that everyone in our school community develops as a lifelong learner.
 
Above all we are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher, with a proven track record in being able to mentor and coach others. A thorough understanding of how children with a range of needs learn is essential. In addition, a creative approach to delivering learning outcomes and to solving day to day problems, as they arise would be most welcomed. Exemplary inter-personal skills are essential.

We offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.  Please contact the hr@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below.

Alternatively, please contact the school for any further details by telephone on 020 8878 1521

Completed applications should be returned to the school either by email -hr@paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk or posted to the Secondary School addressed for the attention of the School Business and Operations Manager.

Closing date: 05 February 2020 (at Noon)
Interviews: Week commencing 10 February 2020

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Paddock Primary School
St Margaret’s Crescent
Putney
SW15 6HL
Tel: 020 8788 5648
Fax: 020 8789 6533
Head of Primary School:  Deborah Dockery

Secondary School
Priory Lane
Roehampton
SW15 5RT
Tel: 020 8878 1521
Fax 020 8392 9735
Head of Secondary School:  Emily Hayward
Head Teacher: Sarah Santos

 

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