Virtual School Head Teacher

Woodside Group specialise in educating young people with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), crafting a unique and fulfilling experience for each student by putting each individual at the centre of their learning journey, thus allowing each learner to independently contribute to society, embrace life long learning and achieve without a ceiling.
We're looking for a dedicated, passionate and experienced individual who is passionate about ASC, with a track record of excellent leadership and management in this area. Our Headteacher will, with the support of the Woodside Group team, create a therapeutically appropriate environment to enable all students to progress in line with their academic and pastoral plans, whilst nurturing and developing staff, creating exceptional autism practitioners.
The successful candidate should have a working knowledge of the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and be able to demonstrate how they have constructed plans and progressed an educational establishment in line with the descriptors contained within this framework.
*A proven track record in working with children on the autism spectrum in a managerial position.
* A demonstrable commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, ensuring that all staff and volunteers share this commitment.
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
* Qualifications linked to autism.
* Health and Safety trained with experience of carrying out management in this area.
* Collate and analyse attendance data, creating and implementing attendance improvement plans, as necessary.
* Liaise with Local Authority, ensuring partnership and collaboration, including providing sole point of contact for student related concerns.
* Collate and analyse data in line with behaviour, providing strategic partnership for Assistant Headteachers, ensuring responsive behavioural planning and staff adherence to plans.
* Oversee data collection for any Subject Access Request (SAR).
* Provide training relating to autism, comorbid conditions and behaviour for all staff.
* Ensure EHCP dissections are in place for all learners, with plans for continued interaction evident.
* Proofread academic reports and ensure dissection of any incoming reports from SMEs.
* Undertake analysis of current school practice during the construction of the Self Evaluation Form (SEF) alongside the Director of Education, ensuring continued school adherence to identified strengths.
* Contribute, and adhere, to the School Improvement Plan (SIP), ensuring fulfilment of all identified developments within the academic year.
* Liaise with Regional Education Manager to ensure high standards of education within the school, understanding and implementing any new Woodside Group initiatives.
* Manage and facilitate quality assurance visits.
* Contribute to and oversee timetabling responsibilities ensuring full curricular coverage for all students, in line with the relevant stage in their school education journey.
* Analyse staff and students behavioural presentations and abilities in order to appropriately allocate school resources.
* Constantly keep up to date with latest research in the field of ASC and communicate this to staff team.
* Ensure the Woodside Group’s Autism Progression Tool (APT) is interacted with by parents, students and staff, with each child’s individual manifestation of ASC focused on and worked on in a distinctively individual way, as a result of the findings.
* Oversight of all trips, ensuring full risk assessment and analysis and consequent maximisation of learning opportunities.
* Foster and harness positive relationships with families, colleges, work experience placements, future employers, local community members and all other stakeholders of Woodside Group.
* Take responsibility for all student referrals into the school.
* Lead Emergency Annual Reviews for students, or any meeting which is classed as critical for the child and/or the placement.
* Ensure whole teaching staff are compliant with the DfE Teaching Standards.
*People Management responsibilities *_(generic and applicable to leadership roles only)_
* Leadership, day to day support and coaching of team members
* Management of all first line queries from team members
* Performance Management
* Management and maintenance of good working relationships between colleagues
* Team Member Time Management
* Team Member Attendance Management
* Change Management
* Compliant with all requirements of the Woodside Group Ofsted readiness checklist
* Read and understand the health and Safety Policy
* To inform and advise the organisation and its employees about their obligations to comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws.
* To monitor compliance with the GDPR and other data protection laws, including managing internal data protection activities, advise on data protection impact assessments and conduct internal audits.
* To be the first point of contact for the SLT, Base Managers, staff, students and parents whose data is processed by Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre.
* To manage and maintain a relationship with 3rd party Data Protection agencies
* All employees are responsible for ensuring they take every reasonable action to keep themselves and everyone in the school environment safe and well.
* Conduct risk assessments of base activities in line with the risk assessment policy.
* Maintain an up to date electronic record of all matters pertaining to health and safety and risk assessments.
* Direct contractors and workmen to repair and maintenance jobs and quality assure their work.
* Ensure emergency procedures are in place for in the event of fire, flood, break-in accident or major damage, using LRB to help you get a system in place across each and to educate staff.
* Take appropriate action to prevent trespass on the school grounds and report incidents of trespass or vandalism.
* Clarify and communicate to all staff the security procedures for the school and its grounds.
* Attend relevant training as and when necessary in order to secure the most up-to-date knowledge and skills to carry out the duties of the post.
* When required, perform any additional duties necessary to maintain the school building and grounds to a high standard of cleanliness and safety.
* Ensure the efficient maintenance, safety, risk assessments and security of the school and its grounds at all times in accordance with HSE guidance and standards, working with LRB to achieve this
* With the support of LRB, organise and attend regular in depth health and safety inspections both inside the schools buildings and of the schools grounds.
* Conduct risk assessment reviews on a planned and regular basis.
* Alert the head teacher’s attention to any major risks or repairs which require specialist knowledge in order to be actioned
* Take prompt action when risks and concerns are highlighted to you
*Please ensure that you visit our website and read our Safer Recruitment policy before applying for the role.
∙ Woodside is committed to Keeping Children Safe In Education. Part of this position requires you to work closely with vulnerable young people, reporting to Designated Safeguarding Leaders pertinent information about the safety, welfare and wellbeing of students. Full training will be provided.
∙ If you accidentally provide information about ‘protected’ convictions or cautions, we won’t take this into account. It is an offence to apply for the role if you're barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
∙ A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
· Proof of a valid driving licence
· Personal mobile phone, to use for business communication
· Completion of a pre-employment medical questionnaire
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Monday to Friday