Special Needs School Assistant Head Teacher.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Assistant Head Teacher.You must be enthusiastic about improving the lives of pupil’s with Autism and their families and be committed to learning and developing your own skills and abilities.

Snowflake School is a small, specialised school dedicated to providing high-quality education and support to students with special needs using the principles of Applied Behavioural Analysis.

The assistant head will use, develop and share knowledge and understanding of ABA/VB approaches and methodology within all teaching opportunities and ensure that personal knowledge of ABA/VB is kept up to date and share expertise with staff.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

The assistant head will support the headteacher in:

• Communicating the school’s vision compellingly and supporting the headteacher’s strategic leadership
• The day-to-day management of the school
• Formulating the aims and objectives of the school
• Establishing policies for achieving these aims and objectives
• Monitoring progress towards meeting the school’s aims and objectives
• Act as DDSL
• Act as a Mental Health and Well Being Senior Lead across the school, managing the team of mental health leads and ensuring wellbeing of staff and pupils at all times is the highest priority
• Oversee Community and Life Skills curriculum, ensuring equal access for all pupils
• Oversee work-related learning opportunities
• Oversee transition opportunities to post 16 provision
• Establish and sustain high-quality teaching across subjects and phases, based on evidence
• Ensure the teaching of a broad, structured and coherent curriculum
• Use valid, reliable and proportionate approaches to assessing pupils’ knowledge and understanding of the curriculum
• Ensure the use of evidence-informed approaches to reading so all pupils are taught to read
• Performance manage middle leaders, including carrying out appraisals and holding staff to account for their performance
• Manage staff well with due attention to workload
• Ensure staff have access to appropriate, high-standard professional development opportunities
• Keep up to date with developments in education
• Seek training and continuing professional development to meet their own needs

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the assistant head will carry out. The post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role.

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 18/12/2024Expected start date: January 2025

The School reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

Snowflake school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and