School Governor Recruitment
The Woodlands Academy is a Special School that educates children aged 4 -16 years with a wide range of needs. This includes moderate or severe learning difficulties, speech and language difficulties and autism.
The Academy Governing Board is committed to ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people at the school and works effectively with a school leadership and staff team who are highly skilled, and who have high expectations for pupil learning, development and behaviour. We care passionately about helping our pupils become responsible citizens who can make a positive contribution to the community.
The Academy is seeking to recruit new school governors to the board who have an interest in Special Education, and who wish to make a positive contribution to the local community and the lives of children, young people and their families. In order to have a range of knowledge and skills at board level we would particularly like to recruit people who have experience in business, financial or legal practice.
Governors are expected to have inquiring minds, the ability to contribute to debate and planning and the confidence to ask the questions that need to be asked. Governors establish with the Headteacher, aims for the school through the development plan with the setting of challenging but achievable targets. The board will review management information to accurately assess progress and determine appropriate action.
Typically, a governors duties will average around 6 hours of spare time each month with governing body meetings currently held once per term in the early evening. There will also be a requirement to serve on at least one committee which will meet 2 times per term. The ability to attend meetings during the day would be beneficial although not essential.
Governors are supported in their roles through an induction process together with other relevant training. There are also opportunities to get to know the school through occasional visits.Governors may receive out of pocket expenses. Payments can cover incidental expenses, such as travel and child care but not loss of earnings.
Being a school governor can bring many personal and professional rewards, if you feel you may be interested in joining us please contact Amanda Caton (Acting Headteacher) at the school for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit.
Attachments: Governor Declaration on Appointment.
The Woodlands Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
Post Commencement: 23 September 2019
Contract: Fixed Term, Full Time (maternity cover)
Salary: Main Scale + 1 SEN
The Woodlands Academy is a Special School that educates children aged 2 -16. The Governors, management, staff and stakeholders at The Woodlands Academy all contribute to and share the ethos that underpins our school development. We understand the needs of our pupils and ‘Strive’ to meet them educationally and emotionally. The work involved is demanding physically and emotionally, it is also incredibly rewarding.
We live and work in a beautiful area of the country with beach and forest accessible in minutes; we use our community and wider environment to enrich the education of our pupils. We provide them with nurture and structure, this enables engagement and challenge. It takes a certain type of personality to successfully deliver the support and education we offer, we know from a wealth of experience that it is not easy and we have detailed support mechanisms in place for all new starters whether pupils or staff. With all this in mind we are looking to recruit the right people who can demonstrate an understanding of our ethos.
The successful candidates will be required to advance pupils’ learning in a range of classroom settings, including working with individuals, small groups and whole classes sometimes where the assigned teacher is not present. This may involve planning, preparing and delivering learning activities, as well as monitoring pupils, assessing, recording and reporting on pupils achievement, progress and development.
The role will involve working with both groups and individual pupils.
Applicants should have a genuine interest in working with children with special needs and are required to have:
• Good written & communication skills
• Experience appropriate to working with children in an education setting.
• Be committed to fostering an environment that is encouraging, caring and supporting, with the physical and medical needs of children being catered for to the highest standard
Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour is desirable. For an informal discussion please contact Interim Headteacher (A Caton) on: 01723 373260
This is an excellent opportunity to join a school that is friendly, supportive and committed to high standards of education and welfare for children.
Application forms and further details are available for download here.
Closing Date for applications: Friday 5 July 2019 at 12 noon
Interviews: Thursday 11 July 2019
The Woodlands Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
The Woodlands Academy supports the principle of equality of opportunity in employment.
Please note that applications will only be accepted on the Academy’s Application Form.