Deputy Headteacher / SENDCo

Southtown Primary School, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 0HJ

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025

• Closing date

  17 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Deputy headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L6 - L11

Deputy Headteacher / SENDCo job summary

Southtown Primary is seeking to appoint a dynamic & dedicated Deputy headteacher/SENDCo from January 2025. This role will be offered as a permanent position. The successful candidate will play a leading role in delivering the School Development Plan priorities, bringing clear strategic direction and ensuring that provision & outcomes are outstanding.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have extensive teaching experience with excellent knowledge of inclusion including EAL and children with SEND (previous experience as SENCO is desirable)
• Have experience of building and leading successful behaviour systems in school with excellent knowledge of effective strategies to manage the behaviour of pupils
• Have experience of leading a team and the ability to direct and co-ordinate the work of others, inspiring and supporting staff
• Have the ability to set high standards and act as a positive role model, leading by example
• Communicate effectively
• Have the ability to foster good relationships at all levels and be able to establish and maintain constructive and open relationships with parents, staff and the community
• Be passionate about continual professional development
• Be able to respond positively to pressure and deadlines
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Be skilled at leading high quality CPD and staff meetings
• Take the initiative to move things forward in a positive way
• Have knowledge of monitoring and school evaluation as a tool for improvement

This post will involve a small teaching commitment (details to be confirmed).

In return for working at our school, which is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust, you will receive a wide range of benefits, including:

Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development

Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College

Pension scheme (TPS ) with generous employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice

Shopping and leisure discounts

Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please e-mail recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Southtown Primary School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhances DBS check will be required for this post. An application form must be completed in full – CVs alone cannot be accepted.

Commitment to safeguarding

Southtown Primary School is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for all posts. Our application form must be fully completed, CV's alone cannot be accepted.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Southtown Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 196 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Southtown Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/southtown-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Southtown Primary School, based in the popular historic seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, is a mixed comprehensive primary school with an on-site Speech and Language Specialist Resource Base.

We promote a culture where pupils are happy, believe that they can succeed, take responsibility for their learning, set targets for their own achievement and develop as independent learners.

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