Catch22
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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Curriculum Learning Lead (School Manager)
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Job Description
Company Description At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children's social care, family support, social action and getting people into work. Catch22 Include schools helps vulnerable young people with challenging behaviours to realise their full potential. With extensive experience of delivering services to children and young people who have experienced difficulties in mainstream schools and whose education has irretrievably broken down, we support learners to achieve academic and vocational targets and progress into education, training and employment. This approach delivers significant long-term benefits to learners, parents and carers, communities and local authorities. Our independent schools and a range of tailored support programmes are targeted at young people who fall into high risk groups in all key stages, including those who are excluded or at risk of exclusion from mainstream schools or Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), and those with social, emotional and/or mental health needs (SEMH) or special educational needs (SEN). Job Description Internally this job is known as Curriculum Learning Lead We are looking for a School Manager to provide effective leadership and management in our Great Yarmouth School, delivering a safe and secure education provision for students with complex needs and behaviours. Reporting to the Deputy Head Teacher, you will manage the educational environment and a number of Teachers, Advocates, Teaching Assistants and Learning and Support Assistants to support and motivate our students as they undertake a high quality and aspirational curriculum. The overall goal is to ensure that the school's effectiveness is judged by OFSTED as consistently good or outstanding. As Curriculum and Learning Lead, your duties will include: Teaching and learning: * Creating an inspirational learning environment with high expectations of learner achievement, success and progression. * Engaging with parents regarding the progress of learners, ensuring that they are engaged and supportive in all aspects of our delivery. * Building effective and supporting relationships with students and families/carers; embed that trust and support within the education process. * Being the lead professional and driving the multi-agency support for every child; leading each Advocate to create and maintain a home environment conducive to learning. * Managing, implementing and monitoring the timetable, so that teachers and support staff are deployed effectively and efficiently, ensuring learner success. * Teaching across a range of learning programmes ensuring at least good outcomes for pupils. Leadership and management: * Managing and analyse performance data and report to Deputy Head Teacher. * Managing and implementing the contribution review process by setting targets for individual and team performance. Managing areas of staff underperformance effectively and timely. * Effectively managing the site's finances and resources in line with Catch22's policies and procedures; being responsible for meeting targets for expenditure and income; being the dedicated budget holder for the site. For a full list of duties for this role, please see attached job description. Qualifications Qualifications * QTS or a recognised professional teaching qualification at degree or higher level and significant relevant experience in an education setting. Experience * Experience of working with young people including those with complex, high behavior and additional learning needs. * Extensive behaviour management experience with students who have complex needs and extreme behaviour. * Experience of quality assurance and leading and managing teams to improve performance and deliver outstanding teaching and learning. * Experience of managing and leading curriculum. * Experience of working in a multi-agency environment, working as the lead professional for extremely complex and challenging students and their families/carers. * Experience of Ofsted inspection and a clear understanding/working knowledge of the common inspection framework and independent schools regulations. * Experience of financial management. Additional Information * Salary : Between 33,000 - 35,000 dependant on experiance and qualifications Benefits * 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service. * Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4% * Discounted shopping opportunities This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check Qualifications: Qualifications QTS or a recognised professional teaching qualification at degree or higher level and significant relevant experience in an education setting. Experience Experience of working with young people including those with complex, high behavior and addition