Curriculum Leader for Access & Achievement (SENCo) - TLR1.3
Chorlton High School, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M21 7SLThis job expired on 24 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2025 or sooner
Closing date
24 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR1.3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications will only be considered through the TES website -
https://www.tes.com/jobs/apply/2132184
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Leader for Access & Achievement (SENCo) to join our fantastic school Chorlton High School. This new post is available to applicants with a start date of Easter 2025 or sooner.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Curriculum Leader for Access & Achievement, who is able to obtain the best outcomes for our students, Chorlton High School seeks to appoint a leader who is passionate and determined to impart knowledge, skills and understanding to all of our students, whilst exciting and engaging them in their learning.
The right candidate will:
- Lead the academy to develop excellence in inclusive practice for students with Special Educational Needs (SEND) and to lead the Access and Achievement team to support the delivery of outstanding progress for SEND students.
- Alongside the Quality of Education team lead the development of excellent teaching and curriculum development for all pupils to support the delivery of outstanding progress for students with SEND
- Plan strategically and co-ordinate the day-to-day operation of the academy’s SEND policy including ensuring early identification of need and a whole school graduated approach.
A National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordinator or similar qualification is desirable, but not essential for this specific role. Applications from those working towards a qualification, or keen to undertake this training, are welcomed.
What the school offers its staff
Working for us
Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff well-being charter as a declaration of support to the well-being and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust.
Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including;
- a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues
- membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments
- access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support
- access to Cyclescheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions
- We’rehappy to talk flexible workingwhere possible to help employees achieve a healthy work life balance.
The closing date for applications is 24th November and interviews will take place shortly thereafter.
Further details about the role
Applying to work for us
Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's.We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.
Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.Whilst we offer flexibility where possible, we acknowledge that certain roles require a specific environment or on-site presence to meet operational requirements.
Safeguarding Children
All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Equality Statement
At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity and disability confident employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Chorlton High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Chorlton High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jobs@prospere.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01615277953
Chorlton High School is a rapidly developing, diverse and innovative academy with an excellent academic record. We are a mixed, multi-cultural and multi-faith school catering for students aged 11-16 and are proud to be at the heart of our local community with strong, effective links with local Primary Schools, Sixth Form providers, Further Education colleges and local businesses. Our Ofsted reports (2011, 2016, 2021) highlight many ‘Outstanding’ features along with the school’s resolute focus on nurturing, supporting and inspiring all of its students.
Chorlton High School is a special place. We strive to ensure that all students, at every age and ability level, have an excellent foundation for future success in all aspects of their lives.
Facilities in all curriculum areas are outstanding this enables students to access learning experiences of the highest quality on a daily basis. Chorlton High School's talented, dedicated and diligent team of staff, who make creativity, happiness and success central to every student’s daily experience.
The school’s academic transformation and upward trajectory is a credit to the relentless commitment of students, parents and staff. We work closely with students at an individual level to ensure the fulfilment of their academic potential whilst providing rich and diverse cultural and social experiences. We are proud of our students, past and present, who leave us as well-rounded, confident and respectful citizens.
Excellent teaching and learning is at the heart of all that we do. Our ambitious, imaginative and cutting edge practice provides exemplary experiences and outcomes for our students. As a designated Teaching School we share our innovative strategies regularly across the city, region and in the national arena to promote achievement and excellence for all. Chorlton High School is rapidly gaining recognition as a centre of educational excellence both locally and nationally.
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