Brighter Futures for Children
Virtual School for Children Looked After
Full-time, 37 hours per week • Permanent contract
About us
If you live here, work here or just visit, you will already know Reading is a great place and at Brighter Futures for Children we’re dedicated to making it even better. Key to this is ensuring our workforce is equipped for the challenge – this is where you come in.
Reading’s Virtual School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Reading’s Virtual School for Children Looked After. The Virtual School is committed to promoting the educational achievement of Children Looked After and support young people to achieve their educational potential, to enable them through attaining good qualifications and a positive school experience to have more fulfilling careers, higher incomes, greater self-confidence and ultimately a better quality of life. There is absolute commitment from the Virtual School to aim to deliver an outstanding service through strong advocacy and collaborative engagement for Reading’s children looked after wherever they are placed.
About you
We are seeking to appoint a highly committed and inspirational Assistant Headteacher with a proven track record of improving educational outcomes for looked after children in the early years and primary phase. You will be passionate about tackling inequality and narrowing the achievement gap between children looked after and their peers, ensuring that children have the support and opportunity to grow, flourish and realise their full potential.
As Assistant Headteacher for children looked after you will have a breadth of experience and expertise in the early years and primary age range. You will also be highly skilled in providing challenge, advice and support to schools, children’s services teams and Foster Parents, working in partnership to ensure that all children have a timely and high quality electronic Personal Education Plan.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
For further information about this post, please email Clare Houlton, Headteacher at clare.houlton@brighterfuturesforchildren.org
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be sought from the successful candidate.
Brighter Futures for Children is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.