Contract type
Full-time
Hours per week
Term-time + 4 weeks (42 weeks); 35 hours per week
Salary
From £41,956 PA DOE
Start date
TBC
Reporting to
Deputy Principal
Responsible for
–
Location
Raise Education & Wellbeing School
54–56 Holmeswood Road,
Great Lever, BL3 3HS
Raise Education & Wellbeing School are currently seeking an Assistant Principal & Science Lead to join our team.
The successful candidate will:
- Become a member of the SLT, supporting the Deputy Principal to lead and manage the day-to-day running of the school effectively and efficiently.
- Develop the education provision, and our delivery of trauma and mental health informed approaches to learning and personal development.
- Lead, manage and develop the science and design technology curriculum area.
- Embed high expectations and demonstrate progress in learning, behaviour and social development of our young people.
- Skilfully manage resources, including human resources, fulfilling line management and staff development responsibilities.
Primary purpose of the role
A member of the SLT, supporting the Deputy Principal to lead and manage the day-to-day running of the school effectively and efficiently. To develop the education provision, and our delivery of trauma and mental health informed approaches to learning and personal development. To lead, manage and develop the science and design technology curriculum area. Embedding high expectations and demonstrating progress in learning, behaviour and social development of our young people. To skilfully manage resources, including human resources, fulfilling line management and staff development responsibilities.
Principle responsibilities
To play an active role in the strategic and operational development of the education provision. Specifically taking the lead in developing an inspiring and broad range scientific and design technology curriculum offer. To support the organisation’s aims of creating an innovative and positive learning and wellbeing environment for children and young people with SEMH and other complex needs. Ensure that children and young people make progress and develop the knowledge, skills and experience that support their education, training and employment aspirations, outcomes and positive destinations.
About Raise Education & Wellbeing School
Raise Education and Wellbeing school is a trauma informed independent SEMH special school that caters for 11 to 19 year olds (up to 25 if their needs require) with education and healthcare plans in addition we provide a Day 6 service to councils for children that have been permanently excluded, providing them with specialist assessment in order to determine their overall needs. We are a new school, having registered in 2016 and received an Ofsted judgement of Good with Outstanding features, in 2017 & 2022.
It’s in our name to, Raise the Youth, and we place child’s welfare and wellbeing paramount, treating all our students with a person-centred approach, with dignity, compassion and respect. We are a compassionate learning and developmental organisation with a strong team who support one another, and a school which has outstanding features and fully committed towards being outstanding in all areas. We provide a quality education with the freedom to teach, whilst meeting needs and supporting aspirations to encourage learning for life.
Applications
Applications should be completed to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification and returned to recruitment@raisetheyouth.co.uk
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The benefits of working with Raise
Time to teach
- Small class sizes
- Full TA support
- Generous PPA time
- Support of our multi-disciplinary team
- Modern assessment and learning platforms
Opportunities
- Work with supportive colleagues across curriculum areas
- Receive regular CPD and updates
- Develop new skills and competencies
- Access training and professional development
- Be part of our ‘grow our own’ talent pool
Wellbeing
- Excellent work life balance
- Paid Wellbeing days
- Mindfulness courses
- Employment Assistance Programme (including Counselling and legal and financial advice)
Values
- Trauma and Mental Health Informed approaches
- Attachment Aware
- Compassionate and supportive
- Restorative
Rewarding
- Making a real difference to pupils’ lives
- Autonomy within your role
- Freedom to be innovative within your subject and beyond
- Supportive SLT, proprietor & governors
- Team ethos
- Competitive salary
What Ofsted said about our school:
“Pupils enjoy attending this school. They like the wide range of experiences in which they can participate and the way staff help them to succeed. The school’s curriculum is ambitious for all pupils and reflects the school’s ethos. It has been designed to help pupils to overcome their considerable barriers to learning”.
Raise the Youth Foundation CIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, sex, marital status, disability, or age. All applicants are considered based on their merits and abilities for the job. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks. We operate a strict safeguarding policy which is consistently and rigorously applied.