Head of Learning
This role is a full-time position (1FTE) leading our Chippenham campus, with potential cross site working at our other campuses in Rowde and Trowbridge.
SALARY
L16– L20 dependent on experience (Salary range £64,225 -£70,733)
Silverwood School is committed to all aspects of personal development, it is inclusive and seeks to ensure every individual achieves. You will be part of the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, Wiltshire Employee Rewards, offered continuous professional development and a comprehensive wellbeing package.
INTRODUCTION
The Head of Learning will support the Director of Learning and the Executive Headteacher in developing a shared vision, which inspires and motivates pupils, staff and all other members of the school community. This vision includes core educational values, moral purpose and is inclusive of all stakeholders’ beliefs and values.
THE ROLE
The Head of Learning will lead our Chippenham Campus, working closely with the Director of Learning and the Executive Headteacher to develop and implement a strategic view of the school and its community; analysing and planning its future needs to secure the school’s success and improvement, ensuring high quality teaching and learning and improved outcomes for all its pupils. They will take individual and collective professional responsibility for championing the school’s vision, values and mission by:
• Securing the school’s success and improvement, ensuring high quality teaching and learning, and improved outcomes for all its pupils.
• Providing strong leadership and effective organisation and management, seeking ways to continually improve the school’s organisational structures and functions, based on rigorous self-evaluation.
For more information about the role please view the candidate pack.
ABOUT US
Silverwood School is a maintained co-educational special school for pupils aged 4-19 years. We formed in September 2020 with campuses in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Rowde.
This is an exciting time to join Silverwood School as we are expanding our provision with a brand new building at our Rowde campus. The new building will have a wide variety of new classes and support areas including subject specialist rooms, a hydrotherapy pool and new sensory rooms; it is due to open in September 2024. Once the building at Rowde is complete there will be a programme of development and refurbishment at the Chippenham and Trowbridge campus.
Our mission is to enhance opportunities, enjoyment and outcomes for our pupils. We have an ambitious vision ‘Building community and Inspiring learning, to create a truly integrated and inclusive system of outstanding education for all young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our SEND Support and Training Service, which contributes to our vision of ‘Building Community; Inspiring Learning’ supports the advancement of excellence in education for young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Wiltshire and beyond.
Silverwood School is proud to be a Values Based Education (VBE) School. We place our shared values at the heart of everything we do. Our values are principles that guide all our actions, decisions and relationships. At Silverwood School, we have chosen cooperation, courage, honesty, perseverance, respect and kindness as our six shared values. VBE goes beyond learning what our values mean; it encompasses living and experiencing our values every day.
HOW TO APPLY
We welcome and encourage visits prior to application, please contact the HR team to arrange a visit.
Please complete an application form to apply for this role, Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed.
Closing date: 09.00, 26 April 2024
Interviews to be held: 03 May 2024
Please note if significant applications are received, interviews may be held earlier and the advert will be closed.
Silverwood School is an amalgamation of 3 special schools in Wiltshire. The three campuses of Silverwood School are known as Chippenham Campus (formerly St. Nicholas School), Rowde Campus (formally Rowdeford School) and Trowbridge Campus (Formally Larkrise School) it also incorporates Popular College in Chippenham.
Silverwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.