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Assistant Headteacher-Quality of Education The Braybrook Centre

Employer
Lawnswood Campus
Location
Lawnswood Campus Lawnswood Avenue Wolverhampton WV4 6SR
Salary
£45434-£50151 per annum
Closing date
31 Dec 2021
Reference
CWCED000248

Job Details

Lawnswood Campus
Assistant Headteacher ~ Quality of Education
The Braybrook Centre

   Assistant Headteacher - Leadership Pay Spine L4-8
    Lawnswood Campus Additional Information, Job Description and Person
Specification are available as attachments
    Required for April 2022

It’s an exciting time to join the Lawnswood Campus family as we embark on our journey to become ‘The Leading Light for Alternative Provision in the UK’

Lawnswood Campus is a Federation of three Pupil Referral Units, a Home and Hospital Service and an Integrated Therapy Service, a Lawnswood Learning Link Service, The HUB Service, Gold Outreach Service and a STARNet Service providing the schools and City of Wolverhampton as part of a city wide strategy to promote inclusion and positive behaviour in safe, secure, child centred, positive and nurturing environments with high quality teaching and learning via vibrant curriculum and intervention programmes that meet the needs of our young people

We are seeking an experienced, strategic, inspiring and determined Assistant Head of Centre who has a passion for working with young people who have challenging behaviour and social, emotional and mental health needs.

We are looking for someone who is confident, resilient, innovative and a good team player; a strong communicator who has high expectations and drive, is empathetic to the complex needs of young people and understands the impact of families and staff under pressure.  A champion for young people who is determined to deliver the highest quality of education, wide ranging interventions to support the unmet social, emotional and mental health needs of young people and make a real difference in young people’s lives and their futures.

Applicants will be expected to have:

  1. Experience of working with students with SEMH and particularly challenging behaviour.
  2. Excellent organisation and communication skills.
  3. A proven track record of driving developments in Quality of Education.
  4. An interest in all the areas of leadership - Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development.

The post responsibilities will be defined in negotiation with and using the skills of the successful candidate

All Lawnswood Campus staff passionately believe in giving all young people a new chance to be successful and encouraging them to make a positive success of their lives. Lawnswood is a happy place to work and a happy place to learn.  You can obtain further information about Lawnswood Campus by visiting www.lawnswood.org.uk.

As well as a competitive salary, the post attracts the benefits of working in a local authority grant maintained school and teacher’s pay and conditions.

To apply, please send completed applications forms to: rbain@lawnswoodcampus.co.uk

Closing Date:  Friday 31st December  12pm

Interviews:  W/C Monday 10th January 2022

Start Date: April 2022

 

 

Lawnswood Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Supporting documents
Application Form
Lawnswood Campus -Additional Information
Job Description and Person Specification

Company

It’s an exciting time to join the Lawnswood Campus family as we embark on our journey to become ‘The Leading Light for PRUs and Alternative Provision in the UK’.  We are seeking staff who have a passion for working with young people who have challenging behaviour and social, emotional and mental health needs. 

Lawnswood Campus is home to three Pupil Referral Units, The Braybrook Centre, The Midpoint Centre and The Orchard Centre which includes The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service serving the schools in Wolverhampton as part of a city wide strategy to promote inclusion and positive behaviour in safe, secure, child-centred, positive and nurturing environments.

  • Braybrook: Key Stage 3 children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and includes a Student  Support Centre and Outreach Service;
  • Midpoint: Key Stage 4 children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and includes a Student Support Centre and Outreach Service;
  • Orchard: Key Stage 3 and 4 children and young people who require social, emotional or mental health (SEMH) support;
  • Nightingale: KS2-KS4 specialist short stay Centre that works in partnership with key agencies to offer appropriate intervention to vulnerable students with medical and mental health needs in a supportive and structured setting;
  • LITS: Lawnswood Integrated Therapy Service is specialist provision consisting of Counselling Psychologists and trained Counsellors offering a range of therapies which include Humanistic, Cognitive, Behavioural, Psychodynamic and Systemic modalities. The clinical work is underpinned by evidence- based practice.

                              

We pride ourselves in having an ethos which is committed to striving for the highest standards in Safeguarding, SEND, Leadership and Management, Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development all of which are underpinned by our Lawnswood Campus STAR Spirit: Support, Trust, Achieve, Respect and our Lawnswood Campus Values: Kindness, Empathy, Honesty, Positivity, Curiosity, Resilience, Commitment and Responsibility.

  • We offer a full-time education with excellent facilities, where children and young people can take advantage of opportunities given to them to improve their life chances;
  • We provide specialist teachers, teaching assistants and pastoral support managers and offer wide ranging support, observation and intervention to develop self-esteem, confidence, social skills;
  • We assess the needs of each individual child and young person and apply consistent strategies and interventions that support children and young people to overcome barriers to learning in order to effectively re-engage and reintegrate them back onto their learning journey.
  • We work in partnership with a range of mainstream schools, special schools, therapists and agencies in order to support each individual child and young person in achieving their maximum potential and enable a love of learning by providing a rich and meaningful curriculum and individualised programmes to target the children and young people’s personalised needs.
  • We communicate closely with parents, carers and school staff to help them to overcome the difficulties experienced by their child or young person and provide opportunities for them to work with their child or young person in reflecting on their behaviour, identify coping strategies and identifying how giving time and praise helps the behaviour change process.

    All Lawnswood Campus staff passionately believe in giving all children and young people a new chance to be successful and encouraging them to make a positive success of their lives. Lawnswood is a happy place to work and a happy place to learn.

    https://www.lawnswood.org.uk/ofsted-reports

    Miss Rachael C Brown

    Executive Headteacher

Company info
Website
Telephone
01902 558102
Location
Lawnswood Campus
Lawnswood Avenue
Parkfields
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV4 6SR
GB

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