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Principal - Pioneer School
Salary: L21-L27, £70,204-£81,124 negotiable for the right candidate dependent on experience plus relocation package
Start date: September 2022
Location: Basildon, Essex
This is an exciting opportunity for a school leader who is passionate about special educational needs and committed to making a real difference in young people's lives.
We are looking for an inspirational Principal who will lead with the absolute commitment to every child in our school achieve their very best. You will establish a culture that promotes inclusion and equity, alongside ambitious expectations for all pupils. You will have the vision, experience and expertise needed to secure high performance across all aspects of provision.
You will celebrate the strengths and successes already in place and lead our highly dedicated staff team to support pupils in securing knowledge and skills for life and developing as successful young people.
The school caters for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties and has 157 pupils on roll. We work closely and collaboratively with families and other professionals to support our pupils in reaching their full potential and preparing them for life beyond school.
Pioneer School is part of a national network of schools at AET, brought together by the belief that each and every child has an entitlement to an excellent education in every classroom, every day. An excellent education transforms lives and every pupil who attends one of our schools should be given the support, care and opportunity they need to flourish. We leverage our scale to support all our teachers, leaders and young people to be the best they can be. You will be ready to take on not just the role of principal, but to contribute to trust wide strategy, through our network leadership groups.
You will be joining one of the largest and most inclusive trusts in the country. We have a flourishing group of special schools within our network, supported by our National Director of SEND. This headship is an opportunity to take on the leadership of a school with high levels of potential, with the support of a network of expert peers and within a trust that really values and celebrates their special school provision.
We would welcome applications from either existing principals or vice principals looking for their first headship and have strong induction and development support in place.
If you are excited by this role and believe you have the values, vision, and expertise to lead the academy to sustainable excellence, then we want to hear from you.
To arrange a school visit or to find out more, call Recruitment on 0203 947 5689 or email: recruitment@academiesenterprisetrust.org
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This offers a unique opportunity to join our organisation at a critical and exciting time.
Closing date: Friday 20 May 2022
Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Co-headship, job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
Information about the School
We are a successful, purpose built, mixed special school providing for children and young people between the ages of 3 – 19 with severe and complex learning difficulties.
With the exception of those pupils occasionally admitted in the Foundation Stage on an assessment basis all pupils have a statement of special educational need, falling principally into the categories of severe and complex or profound and multiple. A smaller number of students have moderate learning difficulties and a significant number have an additional diagnosis of autism.
The school experiences a variable pattern of referrals and admissions and whilst it is usual for children to be admitted at the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 age there are a significant number of children that are admitted at other ages. Admissions also take place regularly throughout the school year.
Although the catchment area for the school extends beyond the geographical boundaries of Basildon the vast majority of pupils live in the local area.
In January 2009 the school moved to new purpose built premises, which were further extended in September 2011 to provide even more specialist spaces. The school now has facilities that are second to none within the UK and we are regularly visited or consulted on matters of special school design.
Our vision is to continue developing and improving the quality of provision available to our students and our Academy Council, parents and staff are enthusiastic and committed to the proposed plans. We believe that our proposals will enhance the education and quality of life for the children and young people currently in the school and lead to better outcomes for them in adult life.
Our most recent successful Ofsted inspection recognised that we are an Outstanding school, commenting 'The quality of education for pupils with profound and multiple special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent. Pupils thrive in this high-quality learning environment. '