Head of Lower School

Serenity School, Eltham

Eltham
- £44,323 - £54,571 per year
- New
- Salary:

- £44,323 - £54,571 per year
- Job type:

- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:

- ASAP
- 31 December 2023

**Job description**:
Thank you for your interest in the role of Head of Lower School (Primary) at Serenity School Eltham.

At Serenity School, we Care, Value and Challenge everyone daily. We hope this is why you have arrived at our page, and this advert, as you too are looking to not only challenge yourself daily but that of others across our organisation in the best interests of children and young people.

We are at an exciting point in our history. The scale of our ambition, set out in our seven-year strategy at SED.Group, requires a highly successful Head of School to join our Eltham School to lead by example, distinction and to ensure that School curricular, models and policies delivered across our school is in the best interests of our students and families.

The post holder will work at our Eltham School, as we work to achieve both medium
- and longer-term objectives. The core purpose of the Head of School is to provide professional leadership and management for the school. This will promote a secure foundation from which to achieve high standards in all areas of the school’s work.

We are looking for an EXPERIENCED HEAD of SCHOOL with a history of being named on a GOOD OFSTED REPORT who will be responsible for Primary and Nurture Phase of the school and who will share an absolute commitment to our mission and values.

We are searching for an excellent communicator, highly organised, honest, approachable, adaptable, resilient, motivated, with expert knowledge who can demonstrate that they work with integrity and respect for all.

Please download the job description for additional information.

Individual visits can be arranged once shortlisted.

Interviews are ongoing and Serenity reserves the right to stop interviewing once position is filled

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***Serenity School, Eltham**:

- _ Serenity School, Eltham_
- _ 70 Court Road, Eltham, London_
- _ SE9 5NP_
- _ United Kingdom_
- +44 20 4529 1960_

Moral Purpose:
At Serenity Education we are dedicated to meeting the academic, therapeutic, and vocational needs of our students. Our mission is to create, adapt, and implement functional curricula necessary to meet the diverse individual needs of our student population and increase current and future independence.

Aim:
To holistically promote Inclusion, Independence, and Self-worth in all areas of school life.

Vision:
We are intrinsically humanistic in all of our approaches. Serenity School by virtue of its name has been established as an independent schools’ group with the sole purpose to nurture, care and eliminate barriers that harm and prevent natural childhood development that are commonly associated with vulnerable children and their families. These barriers can potentially ruin life chances of young people who are not accessing education or do not feel included in school and their communities. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, we effectively address the root causes of underachievement, lack of self-worth, and an unmanageable lifestyle using our Socio-Education Model.

We offer a unique, life changing education experience by delivering a curriculum that is differentiated to the demands of each student’s educational needs, delivering academic outcomes whilst also supporting them successfully through Personal, Social, Health Education that can be significant limiting factor in their lives. We do this successfully by offering a three-tier curriculum to meet a wide range of ASD and related needs.

Three facets of inclusion within our schools that make us unique
- Inclusion has many forms but one principle, the right of a person to have the same opportunities and respect as anyone else.

1. Responding to need for each and every individual pupil

2. Providing opportunity and support to both the pupil and the family as a unit

3. A sense of identity for each pupil - Our schools ensure that children who follow their personalised curriculum leave school with a strong identity and a sense of who they are, why they are as they are and the impact that this has on their families and their lives. It also helps them to understand how they see themselves, their families, and the wider world.

Maximising individual achievement is central to the purpose of Serenity School. Inclusion is the common thread woven into this narrative. It shows in the exceptional efforts made to help children and young people in our schools rise above their difficulties through highly skilled teaching, therapy, and care that we have built into our overall curriculum offer at all key stages.

At our schools, we offer outstanding opportunities, experiences, and support. Each one offers state-of-the-art learning resources, specialist facilities and qualified experienced staff and as our young people learn and grow, we encourage our team to develop