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
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - 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
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About Swanlea School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1291 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Swanlea School website (opens in new tab)
- 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. We are in the top 120 schools for progress at KS4 and have an ALPs score of 3, making us the best performing sixth form for progress in Tower Hamlets. The vast majority of our students progress onto top universities including Oxford and Cambridge. We have the best attendance and behaviour figures in the local authority. Despite our successes, we are not complacent and we believe that we have the capacity to further improve. Swanlea 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 located in one of the most deprived areas in the UK; 60% of our students are 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 are capable of achieving highly.
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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