[ref. a70094421] Assistant Head (Poppy Field School)
Salary: L1- L6 (Dependent upon suitability and experience)
Contract term: Permanent
Suitable for NQTs: No
Closing date: 30th January 2025
Assistant Head Teacher
Location - Poppy Field School, Widnes, WA8 6DH
National Teachers’ Terms and Conditions (including Teachers’ Pension)
Poppy Field School is a special school in Widnes, offering the highest quality of education for up to 32 children (4-18) with a range of additional needs.
We are passionate about finding an Assistant Head Teacher who will join us on this exciting journey, enabling the school to grow and evolve in the way that our sister schools already have.
Pupils may have social, emotional, mental health, and/or learning difficulties, and may or may not be on the autistic spectrum.
We are seeking an Assistant Head Teacher who ‘just gets’ children, has a marvellous sense of humour and who has the flexibility and determination to ensure that Poppy Field is the first choice of school for children, parents and local authorities.
Poppy Field can offer you:
- Wonderful, thriving pupils
- A happy, humorous and supportive staff team
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- The National Teachers’ Pension
- A high level of support from a very experienced team of Teaching Assistants
- Initial training for aspects of the role with which you are not familiar with
- The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of pupils and their families
- A comprehensive on-going training package
We welcome applications from ambitious Teachers with middle leadership experience, Assistant Head Teachers, SENCOs or Heads of Year from Mainstream or Special, Primary or Secondary School settings, who are looking for something different. The recruitment process is about finding the right personality with huge amounts of potential, who will be as excited as we are about developing Poppy Field School.
Poppy Field School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with current and past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunities employer.