Total 6 Manager level Education / Training job vacancies in Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4DR

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Job Title: Assistant Headteacher: Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting

Location: Acorn Park School, Banham, Norwich

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 08:30am-4:30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Start Date: December 2024

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Assistant Headteacher to join our close-knit team at Acorn Park School located in Norwich.

About the role

The Assistant Headteacher for the Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting (AHT: CAR) at Acorn Park School plays a major role in supporting the Co-Heads of School, Deputy Head Teachers and Middle Leaders with; the intent, implementation and impact of the curriculum; the assessment and tracking of pupil progress and; our reporting processes (including data summaries, parental reports and other illustrations of our impact as required).

This role will span both the Formal and Semi-Formal curriculum pathways. The AHT: CAR will ensure that both pathways are effective at meeting the diverse range of needs within each cohort and will ensure that there is an effective cross over provision for pupils with particularly spikey profiles, and those young people needing to transition between pathways at any time.

As a member of the leadership team, the AHT: CAR will play a major role in formulating the culture, vision, aims and objectives of the school, establishing the policies through which they shall be achieved, managing staff and resources to achieve the aims and objectives and monitor and evaluate progress towards their achievement.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In addition to the professional duties as given in the current Teacher standards, the AHT: CAR will be non-class based but will have some teaching responsibilities to help develop successful practice across the school.
The AHT: CAR will ensure that all teaching demonstrates best practice, develops relationships, supports training and development and ensures ‘quality teaching first’, and thus ensuring all pupils make excellent progress across the school. Progress will be measured against individual pupils EHCP aims, complemented by measures of progress against the national curriculum and other academic assessment measures for both formal and semi-formal pathways.
The AHT: CAR will take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all pupils especially through enrichment, creative learning, extended services, partnerships and collaboration with others. In particular, the AHT: CAR will ensure that the impact of our clinical services and provisions teams are measured, monitored and reported alongside pupils’ progress in a wide range of other criteria-based and curriculum-based measured of progress.
The AHT: CAR will be a model professional setting an excellent example to teaching and support staff. They will actively and demonstrably promote achievement through building and implementing agreed school policies.
The AHT: CAR will lead by example in their own teaching practice, and by positively encouraging and supporting all members of staff.
The AHT: CAR will work to ensure that the school offers a high quality, exciting, engaging, well resourced, differentiated curriculum and well-matched learning opportunities for all pupils at the school.
Essential

Qualified Teacher Status
4 years teaching experience including SEN
Expert understanding of innovative pedagogy
Experience of assessment systems and process management
About us

Acorn Park is a school for 98 pupils, who all have a primary diagnosis of Autism. We run two curriculum pathways – Formal and Semi-formal. Our Complex needs pupils are on the Semi-Formal Pathway which is highly personalised from their EHCP. We have a mixture of Day and Residential pupils as we have 8 co-located pupil’s homes on our 30 Acre site in rural Norfolk. On site, we also have a large Forest School and Animal Care Farm along with play facilities, a sports hall and sensory rooms.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. 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.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

Life Assurance
Pension 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 checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you.

What skills and experience we're looking for

• be an enthusiastic and reflective teacher with high expectations of pupil achievement
• have excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
• be able to enthuse and inspire children and staff and contribute to a dynamic and dedicated team
• be versatile, resilient and flexible with a commitment to continuous professional development
• have a strong commitment and desire to make a difference for our young people

What the school offers its staff

• a strong community ethos with staff who are friendly and work closely as a team
• a commitment to supporting continuous professional development including dedicated leadership time
• positive staff who are enthusiastic anddedicatedto providing high quality teaching and learning
• well behaved children who thrive in a creative and challenging atmosphere
• parents and carers who are supportiveof the school and staff

Further details about the role

Do you love learning?Do you believe that with the right encouragement everyone can succeed?

Then this post is for you and we very much look forward to meeting you.

We are seeking to appoint an excellent teacher and phase leader who will make a positive contribution to our school community. This is a great opportunity for any teacher to develop their leadership skills and take the next step in their career.It will provide you with the chance to help shape the school direction and have a positive impact on the learning and ethos across your phase group and the wider school.A full programme of support and induction will be put in place to help the successful candidate take this next step. This post would suit a teacher with a proven track record of success who wishes to further their career in a supportive and welcoming school. We trust our teachers and leaders and are committed to ensuring everyone in our friendly community thrives.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Study management, including Obtaining necessary approvals, including REC and HRA, including amendments where necessary Preparing study materials and establishing procedures to ensure adherence to study protocols and administrative requirements. This includes coordination to develop the protocol and topic guides Site set up & liaison with sites Leading on the recruitment, training, appraisal, retention and supervision of study team members. Coordination between the wider research team, steering committee, Lived Experience Advisory Group, study sites and funder Qualitative data management Acting as the first point of contact for all external and internal agencies. Any other ad-hoc tasks as requested by the Chief investigator(s)

To act as senior office administrator, responsible for providing a wide range of administrative support to the Deputy and Operational Manager for Medical Education that include report writing and spreadsheets Project management development of courses; organising, reviewing and monitoring faculty and feedback in line with course requirements To take responsibility for managing and running the department during the absence of the Deputy and Operational Manager for Medical Education. This will include a wide range of management tasks; including the ability to take the necessary steps to resolve issues To be fully conversant with the work and tasks of the team, setting up/reviewing procedures/protocols and policies. To support staff in busy periods when required. To be a flexible team member for when courses run outside normal working hours To carry out regular one-to-one meetings with designated team members. To take responsibility for managing and running the department during the absence of the Deputy and Operational Manager for Medical Education. This will include a wide range of management tasks; including the ability to take the necessary steps to resolve issues To carry out staff inductions and review CPD of team members When required ensure that staff absence records; annual leave, sickness and study leave are recorded and maintained. Authorising annual leave and managing sickness in the absence of the Deputy or Operational Manager Medical Education Assist in the management of the departmental budgets, income generating programmes and monthly reports Please see the attached job description for full details.

The Business Support Manager job description is provided as a general guide. Please see supplementary information below for the Senior Research Facilitator role within the Research Department. The job description is not intended to be a finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the post holder. Research Governance To act as a key point of co-ordination, liaison and advice to researchers of varying levels of seniority, both internal and external to the Trust. To carry out feasibility of potential new commercial and non commercial studies by liaising with clinical teams within the Trust. To establish and implement systems to monitor the progress of studies in line with NIHR High Level Objectives. To ensure that all recruitment data is up to date and entered onto local systems where necessary. To attend monthly internal research meetings and report on performance data in line with NIHR High Level Objectives. To carry out the processing and issuing of Letters of Access to researchers. To keep up to date knowledge (through self teaching and formal training sessions) on research developments in order to provide accurate advice to researchers. To liaise with other members of research management staff at other research offices on matters relating to Research Governance approval and database entry. To act as a key point of contact for Service Evaluations within the Trust. This involves processing applications, issuing approval letters and maintaining the Service Evaluation database. To assist the Research Manager with regular research audits. Finance Management Preparation of forecasts, production of budgets and of accurate monthly management accounts to strict deadlines, as set out in the monthly reporting timetable. Producing timely monthly management information on income and expenditure and working with staff to explain variances and take corrective action. Produce financial and costing information as required e.g. proposals for service change. Identify and monitor all new and existing income relating to the budgets covered and to ensure costs are recovered appropriately. Accurate and timely invoice production to ensure all income is recovered for the Trust. Produce and develop financial analysis information in accordance with requests from LDU or Corporate Managers, Senior Managers and Commissioners. Providing any other advice and support on financial matters which staff require in order to carry out their duties effectively. To produce monthly accounts, and assist in the production of year end accounts, consolidated budget and other financial reporting requirements as required. Assist service users with queries relating to financial claims and interpretation of financial policies including the standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification within the supporting documents for this position.