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Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Keyboard / IMT skills
- Skills
An ability to manage a complex workload, which includes monitoring and planning for the pupils’ range of needs
- Skills
Ability to develop others potential whilst developing accountability in a sensitive way
- Skills
Successful management through monitoring and evaluation
- Skills
Have a mature ability to communicate effectively and authoritatively with those persons and bodies responsible for children placed at Gloucester House in ways that make the work and a child's situation and progress comprehensible to them
- Skills
Have an understanding of, sympathy with and commitment to, therapeutic treatment and processes in education in general and (as practiced in Gloucester House in particular.)
- Skills
Ability to translate vision into practice
- Knowlegde
Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people procedures
- Knowlegde
Knowledge of how to implement strategies for school improvement, including attendance and behaviour for learning.
- Knowlegde
An understanding of good teaching practice in primary years and the conditions required to raise levels of achievement.
- Knowlegde
Cultural sensitivity, demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
- Experience
Recent successful teaching experience at primary level and/or early secondary
- Experience
Recent management and leadership experience in either a Primary or Special Education
- Experience
Have had successful experience in some aspect of special educational provision for children who have been affected by social, emotional, mental health and behavioural difficulties
- Experience
Have the experience and ability to co- ordinate and convene a range of meetings internally and externally to achieve the purpose for which they are intended
- Experience
Successful management of school self-evaluation, development planning and the OFSTED process
- Qualifications
DFE recognised qualified teacher
- Qualifications
Evidence of recent relevant Continuing Professional Development
- Qualifications
NPQH and/or other postgraduate leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Self-aware, self-motivated and reflective
- PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Proactive, positive, and enthusiastic attitude
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowlegde
Have a well-grounded knowledge of child development and special needs issues and recognition of their relevance and application in a special educational environment
- Experience
Have had an experience and proven record of management at a middle level in a multi-professional setting
- Experience
Working with & engaging the involvement of external partners
- Experience
Have the experience and the ability to work closely with parents and carers in an integrated therapeutic and educational setting
- Qualifications
have gained appropriate advanced or further professional qualifications or have carried out research/study in a relevant area
Job overview
The post holder will be part of the Gloucester House multidisciplinary team and lead the school part of the service alongside the Headteacher. The deputy Headteacher will be operationally responsible to the Headteacher. Gloucester House is led by a clinical Head of Service.
The Deputy Headteacher works in collaboration with the Headteacher and The Head of Service leading the organisation and management of day to day issues to ensure the effective, efficient and safe delivery of services at Gloucester House.
The Deputy Headteacher contributes to the leadership, management and strategic direction of Gloucester House and the staff team therein.
This role will work closely with the Headteacher and Leadership team to ensure high quality education for all its pupils with the overall therapeutic integrated approach within Gloucester House.
The Deputy Headteacher will contribute to the development and delivery of the educational component of an integrated educational and CAMHS provision for children and young people between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 3.
The Deputy Headteacher will support the Headteacher in the co-ordination of the educational aims and provision of good quality learning, teaching and standards for children at Gloucester House.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible, alongside the Head of Service and Headteacher, for day to day management of staff, pupils, visitors and overall health & safety in the wider context of Gloucester House and Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust Policies and Procedures.
- To lead (alongside the SLT) in the monitoring, evaluation and review of development planning documents, health & safety and risk assessments.
- Ensure Health and Safety procedures are adhered to for all children and staff at Gloucester House including off site visits.
- To Lead and work alongside others using Team Teach as part of Health & Safety and Care and Control Policies at Gloucester House.
- To contribute to ensuring coherent assessment, recording & reporting systems alongside clinical colleagues in the wider context of the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust
Policies and Procedures.
- To deliver effective operational management of Gloucester House alongside other SLT members.
- To contribute to our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity within the staff team and within the children and families.
- To contribute to the Senior Leadership Team, and strategic work at Gloucester House, analysing and planning for its future needs and developments within a local, national and international context.
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