Deputy Leader of SEND
Swanlea School, London, E1 5DJThis job expired on 6 February 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
6 February 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 January 2023
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 08:00am to 16:30pm approximately
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS (TLR 2b £5,635)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a dedicated aspiring SENDCO to become our Deputy SENDCO at Swanlea School. You will be able to demonstrate unwavering commitment to raising student progress and standards and, like us, believe that disadvantage - including SEND - is no barrier to achievement and will help plan, deliver, and lead an ambitious and rigorous curriculum for our young people.
As you would expect, we’re looking for the best. A good honours degree and qualified teacher status are essential. Naturally you should be an outstanding teacher or have the potential to become one. You will believe that every student can share in the joy of education and attainment. You will also possess integrity, good humour, and moral purpose. We encourage early applications and may hold interviews before the application deadline.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the following:
- A competitive salary with inner London weighting and pension scheme;
- A highly regarded middle and emergent leadership programme;
- A broad and wide-ranging staff development programme, delivered by outstanding experts;
- A central location with excellent transport links;
- Outstanding facilities and resources to support teaching and learning;
- A friendly and diverse student and staff community;
- Discount scheme that offers savings on purchases, including groceries, eating out, entertainment, etc;
- Season ticket loan scheme;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Free eye tests and discounted eye-care scheme;
- Access to confidential emotional and practical advice support services.
Commitment to safeguarding
Swanlea School’s safeguarding policies will be reviewed annually, or earlier if needed in the light of an incident, new legislation or guidance calls for the need for a review.
In line with our school vision and values, alongside our statutory duties, Swanlea School is committed to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding.
The procedures within our Child Protection Policy apply to all staff, volunteers, visitors and governors. All procedures are written in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Swanlea School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1304 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Swanlea School website
- Email address
- headteacherpa@swanlea.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02073753267
We are an OFSTED outstanding school with a culture of high expectations based on our Swanlea Values. In Tower Hamlets, we are the top performing mixed school for progress at KS4, for all students’ progress at KS5 and our attendance and punctuality is amongst the best in the country. Most of our students progress on to top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. Despite our successes, we are not complacent, and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve.
We are an over-subscribed school that has around 1300 children from Year 7 through to Year 13. Our students are proud of their school, and we have extremely supportive parents/carers and governors. We are highly committed to the development of all colleagues as evident in our comprehensive CPD programme.
Swanlea School is in one of the most deprived areas in the UK; almost 50% of our students receive the Pupil Premium. Our students may come from disadvantaged backgrounds, but they do not lack ambition for their futures, and neither do we as reflected in our no excuses culture. Our highly motivated and hard-working staff are driven by the moral imperative that our young people can achieve highly. We welcome students from all backgrounds. The school is inspired by the diversity and strength of its community, an inclusive approach to learning, excellence in education and varied, innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
Arranging a visit to Swanlea School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacherpa@swanlea.co.uk.
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