*Portfield School Headteacher Appointment*
The governing body, staff and pupils of Portfield Special School are seeking to appoint an inspirational Headteacher who is fully committed to securing the best outcomes for every learner in our successful and happy school. The governors are willing to consider support with relocation costs for a suitable candidate.
Portfield School is an ‘excellent’ special school which specialises in the education of pupils with severe, complex, multiple learning difficulties and ASC from its base in Portfield, Haverfordwest along with satellite provision at Ysgol Bro Preseli and Pennar Pre-school. Catering for pupils from 3 to 19. We also provide outreach to support the mainstream schools of Pembrokeshire in meeting the needs of pupils with complex special needs.
Please see the following video some students have made describing our school, our Portfield family and the strengths and qualities we are looking for in a Headteacher:
Portfield School – Our Headteacher
Please also take a look the following link, to find out what it would be like working in schools in the picturesque area of Pembrokeshire:
Teaching and Working in schools in Pembrokeshire
From more information and to apply, please click on the link below to take you to Pembrokeshire County Council’s Job Search page:
Our Mission Statement:
Working together Learning together Achieving together
At Portfield School, we strive to:
* Create a happy, safe, supportive and stimulating learning environment.
* Value everyone.
* Develop everyone’s personal, social, emotional health and wellbeing.
* Promote relevant academic and vocational skills.
* Meet individual needs through an imaginative and flexible approach .
* Enable all learners to achieve their full potential.
Our Strategic Aims:
- To encourage and enable pupils to make exceptional progress in their learning.
- To develop a community where pupils, staff and parents/carers learn and work together.
- To encourage young people to recognise that we are all unique and need to accept each other for whom we are.
- To encourage co-operation with each other and to be sensitive to each other.
- To provide a curriculum that is broad and balanced and fulfils the National Curriculum requirements whilst taking account of the specific needs of pupils and students.
- To create a happy, organised and stimulating working environment where we show respect for each other.
- That all staff and governors work together as a team providing good examples to the school community.
- To encourage all parents/carers to take an active part in their children’s education and development.
Estyn November 2019:
School standards: Excellent
Wellbeing and attitudes to learning: Excellent
Care, support and guidance: Excellent
