Job Description

High Close School is a weekly boarding residential and day Special School supporting children and young people with a complex range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. We support children and young people through KS2, KS3 and KS4. We offer a traditional school experience equivalent to mainstream, utilising a trauma informed approach to achieve outcomes that include recognised qualifications at the end of KS4. We do this in small classes
with high levels of pastoral care and trauma informed support.

We believe in children and work with hope to encourage young people to reach their full potential. We aim to do this by:

• Providing a caring environment in which pupils feel safe and learn to make healthy choices about their style of life;
• Delivering a stimulating and differentiated curriculum that encourages every pupil to achieve to their highest level both academically and socially;
• Developing pupils\' awareness of moral, social, cultural and spiritual values so that they can make a positive contribution to the community;
• Preparing pupils to become independent and responsible citizens; \xe2\x80\xa2 Working in partnership with parents, carers and other stakeholders to ensure pupils are given every opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Every young person who arrives at High Close has experienced difficulties, but whatever the reason, there is a fresh start in a supportive, stimulating environmentwith high expectations of achievement. We work hard to ensure our teaching and learning results in the best outcomes for each pupil. We believe both academic and social learning can help raise self-esteem and provide young people with the skills to achieve their goals.

We are seeking to recruit the Deputy Principal for the school which is a fantastic opportunityfor a talented leader who wishes to make a positive difference to the lives of the children and young people at our school.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Barnardo\'s Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. Applicants must be willing to undergo relevant pre-employment checks, including references being taken up prior to interview and for the successful candidate, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance.

As part of your application, you will need to provide full details of your employment since leaving secondary education, starting with your current or most recent employment first and then by working backwards, including reasons for leaving. Please also include any periods of voluntary work and/or training, providing reasons for any periods not in employment, education or training.

Read further about our commitment to safeguarding and our pre-employment checks in our applicant information sheet below.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

About Barnardo\'s

At Barnardo\'s we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo\'s is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

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