Vice Principal: Inclusion

Job profile for ((name)) Vice Principal:
Inclusion

Beacon View Primary Academy
07 / 05 / 2024

At Beacon View Primary Academy we are passionate about shaping the lives of our children. As a school we are positive, we work as a team and have a number of initiatives to ensure that our staff’s wellbeing is looked after. As OFSTED recently recognised, our staff know the pupils extremely well and use this information to form strong relationships with our families, this is something that is essential to the work we do.

We are determined that all our children are able to access learning and work to remove any barriers. From bagels on the gates, to breathing techniques and Zones of Regulations, we work with both children and parents to support our children’s SEMH needs across the school, so that they can get on with the essential skill of learning. We expect the highest standard of behaviour, children to attend every day and welcome full support from our families.

Beacon View Primary Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life-changing education to children and young people across England. United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Salary Competitive Salary Contractual hours
37.5

Basis Full Time Region Hampshire Job  category / type

All Primary Key Stages Date posted
01 / 04 / 2024

Job referenceREQ
001144

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Are you looking for your next challenge? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of young people whilst working with a team of like‑minded staff who are dedicated and enthusiastic and know how important it is to look after their own well‑being at the same time?

At Beacon View we are dedicated to providing positive, quality education while fostering a culture of excellence, inclusivity, and ambition to inspire and nurture students to reach their full potential and contribute positively to the community.

We are currently recruiting for a new Vice Principal :
Inclusion to join our school family. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified SENCO with leadership experience to join our team and further develop their own skills. This would suit someone who is looking for their next stepping stone towards headship as there is the potential to be involved in leading the school on a regular basis due to flexible working within the senior leadership team.

We are also advertising for a deputy SENCO within the academy. The successful VP :
Inclusion would mentor the deputy and support them whilst they complete their SENCo qualification, further developing the school’s capacity within SEND.

The new VP :
Inclusion would have responsibility for SEND, Inclusion and Behaviour as detailed within the job description. This includes line management of our Inclusion Officers Team, including the Behaviour Lead and our team of dedicated TAs both class‑based and one‑to‑ones.

Over the last three years, we have done extensive working around provision redeveloping our universal, targeted and specialist support. We have introduced zones of regulation and Conscious Discipline, delivered training to staff on trauma‑informed approach, PACE, Zones, CD and much, much more to ensure that the team are able to adapt and meet the needs of individual children.

We have trained staff to deliver Lego‑based therapy, have a trained Forest Schools Leader, partnered with Hampshire Garden Trust to develop our Edible Kitchen Garden and are currently working with OPAL to develop our play offer for all children at breaks and lunchtimes.

We have also done extensive work with our families to ensure that they are key collaborators in the support for their children, empowering them to take positive action with our support. We run Family Links and have a wide range of partnerships to support parents beyond the school, including a parent‑led stay and play group and multiple…