• Focused on improving the educational opportunities and life chances of the people of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham • Committed to working as a full member of Barking and Dagenham’s existing family of schools and in partnership with the Local Authority • Committed to providing a high quality range of flagship educational provisions to enable families to access mainstream and special education for all ages in their own local community. The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has one of the fastest-growing school-age populations in the country: overall pupil numbers in the Borough are set to rise by 50% between 2014 and 2020. Based on student numbers already in primary schools, there will be a need for the equivalent of four new 10 form-entry secondary schools in the Borough within the next seven years. For some years, parents of pupils with complex special needs living in the borough have had difficulty securing places at Trinity School, the existing over-subscribed special school in the Borough. This difficulty is being further exacerbated by the rapidly growing population. The Partnership Learning Trust responded to this local need by submitting an application to the Department for Education in January 2013 to establish a special Free school – Riverside Special School – on Barking Riverside, offering families an inclusive, accessible, all-through learning pathway for children growing up in Thames View, Riverside and the wider area of Barking & Dagenham. The proposed school will cater for around 170 pupils aged 4-16 years and offer targeted support for pupils where there is an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC) and needs arising from severe/profound learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties with autistic spectrum disorder. There will be extended opportunities for lifelong learning and personal development through wide-ranging community provision, dual use of facilities and direct links to enhanced opportunities in further and higher education and employment. Ten key facts about the area.
Riverside Bridge School Person Specification JOB TITLE: Primary/Secondary Phase Leader GRADE: MPS/UPS + TLR2b + 1SEN Essential or Desirable Fully/ Partially/ Not met Possible Assessment Strategies Evidence Qualifications Qualified Teacher able to supply DfE number Application and verification checks Core professional standards achieved and sustained as evidenced by Post Threshold status Application / References Advanced qualification in Special Educational Needs. Certificates Recent up to date, relevant training Evidenced by of in house and external courses attended Experience Teaching pupils with Special Educational Needs in either a mainstream or special school setting Application / References Curriculum leadership experience Application / References / Interview Devising, planning and implementing strategies for pupils where improvements / needs are identified Application / References / Interview Working in a multi-cultural setting. Application Understanding of and some experience of using data to raise questions and raise achievement Application / References / Interview / Tasks Some experience of monitoring the work of others Application / References / Interview / Qualities High expectations of self Application / References Dedication and commitment Application / References Openness to improving own practice and career development Evidenced by range of in house