Job Description
About the roleTo lead and model the highest standards of education and learning, alongside promoting and modelling the college’s values of ‘Love, Commitment and Opportunity’To operate as a member of the college leadership team and deputise for the Head of College when necessary To provide professional strategic and operational leadership for identified aspects of the College Improvement PlanTo promote the culture of safeguarding within the collegeTo ensure the highest standards of welfare and safety for the studentsTo model and uphold the students’ ‘Code of Conduct’To ensure the college Programme of Study enhances student personal development, cultural capital and celebrates diversity To build upon the already established high quality of pastoral care and support, by effectively leading on student culture and welfare To model a ‘lifelong learning’ culture throughout the college To lead on SEND strategies across the college and to lead on EHCP Annual Reviews, PEPs, CLA reviews and other professionals’ meetings, to further develop, with the Head of College, the continuum matrix for bespoke student outcomes across PEPs and EHCPsTo maintain a culture that promotes excellence, equality and high expectations for all students Actively seek and promote positive and creative solutions to challenges and opportunities To ensure equality of opportunity for all To ensure implementation of the college’s policies and modelling of the highest standards of leadership and management To contribute to the sustaining, development, and review of policies, practices and structures that drive forward the college’s improvement Implement the areas of the College Improvement Plan for which they are responsible To use resources efficiently and effectively to ensure outstanding quality of provision that meets the needs of all students Qualifications requiredQTSAbout usWe are an independent SEN school and sixth form that offers a unique and stimulating environment, where every pupil is able to make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. However, they are able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school. All classes have excellent ratios of at least 2:1, students to adults. Typically, classes have between 6-8 students.As an independent SEN school, we are far removed from the bureaucracy found in so many other schools and we are able to abandon ineffective and traditional methods in favour of new, highly effective and tailored initiatives – essentially, we do what we know is right for the students in our care.Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.Why join Acorn Education?BenefitsYour health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:Life AssurancePension scheme with options to increase your contributions“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checksAnd a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroadCycle to Work SchemesElectric Car Purchase SchemeCritical illness coverAnd that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. #1