Assistant Headteacher

2 weeks ago


Croydon Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Horizon Care & Education Full time

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Head Teacher at Bright Minds Creative Academy in Croydon
At Bright Minds, we are a holistic school educating learners from the age of 11 – 16 with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, including ADHD and autism. Situated in the heart of Croydon, Bright Minds Creative Academy supports the provision of up to 50 pupils across two sites for secondary-aged pupils. Our specialist independent schools offer unrivalled opportunities, securing sound educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning. We provide education and support to children and young people who have complex special educational needs and require their SEN provision to be delivered in a specialist setting.

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Be an Ofsted expert, maintain and build your understanding of requirements, helping the school move towards an outstanding rating.
Ability to motivate, drive and support staff and pupils, using a person-centred approach.
A real ‘can do, will do’ attitude, with the desire to succeed and improve our school.
Have a commitment and passion to work with pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs, along with a range of other difficulties including trauma, attachment and associated challenging behaviours
Have a clear vision, strong leadership, and effective management skills.
An exceptionally enthusiastic and committed leader to manage and motivate pupils and staff, and can lead, motivate, and inspire teams to raise standards in student outcomes.
Is familiar with the need for creativity in delivering the National Curriculum, whilst supporting pupils to overcome their barriers to learning.
Have a solid understanding of the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and Independent School Standards
Horizon schools foster a healthy sense of community both inside and outside of their immediate surroundings.
As part of our highly personalised and purposeful provision, pupils at our schools participate in a wide range of academic, creative, sporting, and vocational learning opportunities and activities, which supports them in developing a range of skills and maximising learning outcomes. Young people take part in a wide range of courses, from music to construction, as well as being given every opportunity to excel in their core subjects, such as mathematics and English.
At Horizon Care and Education, our Assistant Head will be supported by our Director of Curriculum, Headteachers, Operational Directors and the Managing Director of Education Services as well as our extensive therapeutic team.
Competitive pay rates
Occupational sick pay
Christmas bonus
Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral
Financial wellbeing service
Life Assurance
Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support via Bupa.
Supportive management and senior leaders.
High quality CPD opportunities.
Community and wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.
Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.



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