About this role
Assistant Headteacher - Heckington House School, East Heckington, Lincolnshire, PE20 3QF
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 | Full Time (40 hours/week)
Purpose of the Role
To lead and support fully on the school’s KS4 English Curriculum, while also leading on teaching and learning for KS4 English and literacy. The Assistant Headteacher will ensure a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment that supports pupils’ social, emotional, and behavioural needs, reflecting the trauma-informed, therapeutic ethos of Keys Group and embodying the EPIC values with the Senior Leadership Team. This role demands modelling the highest standards of professional conduct as set out in the Staff Code of Conduct.
At Heckington House School
We offer specialist provision for students with SEMH and those who have found mainstream education difficult. Our facilities include small, nurturing classrooms fully equipped with smart boards to facilitate learning.
We provide vocational subjects such as Hair and Beauty and Construction alongside traditional curriculum areas. Our class sizes are based on a model of 4 students to 2 adults enabling us to provide a trauma led approach to both pastoral support and educational progress.
We will offer you the chance to make a real difference to young people and give you the time to plan to meet the needs of a small group of students.
Key Responsibilities
Joining the Senior Leadership Team to provide outstanding leadership and management of the school while leading on teaching and learning for the KS4 English curriculum supporting on literacy lead responsibilities
Have a deep and accurate understanding of the school’s strategies for improvement for teaching and learning using the National Curriculum
Providing exemplary teaching and learning across the school including literacy lead responsibilities for KS4 English
Be responsible for the standards and curriculum of all pupils including monitoring of progress towards achievement
Implement tracking, data,