Assistant Head of Education

Wingrave, England, United Kingdom

5/22/2025

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Assistant Head of Education

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Job reference: 004754

Salary: £ 24,890 pro rata (£49,781 full time)

Closing date: 21/06/2025

Location: Wingrave

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Job Description

Are you an experienced SEN teacher with leadership experience? Could you inspire and lead other teachers to maximise pupil progress within an exciting functional curriculum?

MacIntyre School is looking for an outstanding and dynamic special needs teacher with proven leadership skills to join the school leadership team.

This is a job share role of 2.5 days per week. Applicants would be encouraged to apply for a teacher role for the remaining 2.5 days.

Outline

You will join the committed and talented staff team at MacIntyre School in the village of Wingrave, near Aylesbury. We are a vibrant and diverse 41-week residential/day school with superb facilities and resources. We support children and young people aged 10-19 who have severe learning disabilities, autism, complex behaviours and communication difficulties. We are an innovative school with high aspirations for all our pupils; our aim is to bring about the best in every young person, for them to enjoy their learning experiences and “Achieve Above and Beyond”.

You will work alongside the Head and Deputy Head of Education to further develop the school's curriculum, oversee the progress of the young people, embed the quality and monitoring cycle and further develop opportunities for pupils. You will be involved in the development, support and supervision of teachers. You will be responsible for chairing meetings with external stakeholders. You will also be a DSO (Designated Safeguarding Officer) for the school.

Awarded "Good" at our Ofsted inspection in February 2024, here are some of the reasons you'll enjoy joining our team;

“Staff are proud to work at the school and enjoy being part of the team.”

“Pupils relish their time at MacIntyre School because it makes a positive and pivotal difference to their lives.” Be an exceptional class teacher and hold QTS

“The supportive relationships that staff build with them means that, before they know it, they are flourishing. Pupils become confident and independent learners who feel loved and respected. They look forward to fulfilling their ambitions and aspirations with renewed hope and vigour.”

About You

You will share the vision and values of the School and will:

• Be an exceptional class teacher and hold QTS or QTLS
• Be highly motivated with an in depth understanding of children and young people with learning disabilities and / or autism, the barriers to learning they may face, and the strategies that will support them
• Have experience of delivering a non-subject specific curriculum.
• Be committed to maximising pupil progress through setting high standards and by promoting effective teaching and learning
• Be flexible and creative, seeking to find the best individualised approach for each young person to help them achieve a life that makes sense to them
• Be able to identify and articulate what excellent educational outcomes are for the children and young people at the school, and how to further develop and support our team to achieve these
• Be a team player able to motivate, lead, support and challenge others
• Be a strong and effective communicator, able to lead meetings with external stakeholders, produce written reports and train staff
• Be a leader with vision, creativity and enthusiasm to support the continued development of our School
• Be well organised and efficient in your time management and with your workload
• Be caring and compassionate in your interactions with the young people and in supporting our staff team
• Be resilient and positive, unfazed by the challenges you encounter and thriving on the successes of the young people and your team.
  
  

About Us

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

MacIntyre School offers an innovative and challenging non subject-specific curriculum, individually tailored to provide each student with the best possible learning opportunities and outcomes. Learning takes place throughout the extended day, whether at school, in the residential houses or out in the community, where we provide an exciting range of off-site learning activities. We promote independence and effective communication in everything that we do.

We are fortunate to have wonderful facilities including: an Immersive Experience room, Therapy Zone, outdoor learning area, music and drama room, sports hall with bouldering wall, fitness suite

We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• A competitive salary with SEN allowance
• Teacher Pension scheme
• Full induction with ongoing support from the Education Leadership Team
• Training and development with access to further professional development
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate and registration with the DBS update service(cost paid by MacIntyre)
  
  

How To Apply

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us on 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

Safer recruitment and diversity statement

MacIntyre School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff to share this committment. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and registration with the DBS Update Service, together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references.

If you believe you have the right qualities to join our vibrant growing school as a class teacher, we invite you to apply through the link and you will be sent a school application form.

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Catherine Clifford on 01296 681274.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, the school will carry out an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online, these will be explored with the candidate at interview.

This post includes engaging in regulated activity and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those that are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults.

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