Deputy SENCo (Resource Provision Lead)
Parkside School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5ADThis job expired on 27 September 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
27 September 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 September 2023
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- No, visa sponsorship not available
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - Full time. Part time hours will be considered for the right candidate
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2A + up to 2 SEN points
Additional allowances
TLR 2A + up to 2 SEN points
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you want a job where you make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work?
Are you passionate about inclusion and committed to meeting the needs of all children?
Do you have the ability to engage, motivate and promote the learning and personal development of pupils?
Are you ready to take on a teaching focused middle leadership position?
It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join Parkside School which has just joined Wellspring Academy Trust which was recently awarded the title of Multi Academy Trust of the year. As such, we are at the start of an exciting journey in this new partnership and we are looking for a like-minded, talented teacher to join us on this journey. Wellspring Academy Trust is known for its inclusive practice and these values are matched by Parkside School. ‘We make a difference’ If you have the same philosophy, this may be the job for you.
Details of Wellspring Academy Trust can be found at: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/
There is much to do, but the successful applicant will be supported by a Trust wide SEN/SENCo network along with the and the opportunity to visit other schools to witness best practice and use that experience to develop others at Parkside School. You will be well supported in this exciting post by the SENCo and Assistant Principal for Inclusion. This post would be an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting SEN students and is likely to be the first step into becoming a SENCo in the future.
What the school offers its staff
The Resource Provision is a dedicated area for students with EHCPs (Autism) to work in a hybrid model with students in school. We are excited that an extension to the current provision has been agreed with the Local Authority and we expect work to start later this year. At RP Lead you will have a say in how this new improved provision with look and run.
Key aspects for the role in the first 12 months include:
- Working with the SENCo to develop practice with the Resource Provision
- To support/train staff in teaching SEN students across the school
- To develop support staff in their role in supporting students
- To work with the Trust in creating a stimulating, warm new provision for the students once the extension is complete.
Our vision for Parkside School is that Parkside School should visibly and substantively impact on the community it is embedded within. This impact should be important, meaningful and considerable. This means young people from Parkside should develop into well-rounded young people who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have a personal and specific hope for the future which they can articulate, believe in and share with others; students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never done before, do things they don’t want to do and be willing to reinvent themselves to become the best that they can be.
To take Parkside forward, we will need to be courageous. We will need to try new things, be open to change and have the courage to put ourselves out of our comfort zones in order to grow.
Further details about the role
We encourage any applicant to come and visit the school or to book an informal phone conversation about this role with the Assistant Head (Inclusion) Jo Rosbrook. Please contact Jo Rosbrook on Joanne.Rosbrook@parksideschool.net to arrange a suitable time.
If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please complete an application form, having taken note of the attachments and e-mail it to recruitment@parksideschool.net no later than 12pm on 27 September 2023.
Please note, we do not accept CV's.
Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken w/c 2 October 2023.
The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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About Parkside School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1167 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Parkside School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@parksideschool.net
- Phone number
- 01535272752
Parkside School was judged as a GOOD school by OFSTED in October 2016 and was also shortlisted for the following awards: • The Telegraph & Argus Education Awards – in the category of School Improvement (Highly commended) • For the last two years - Sky Sports Awards for Education (Top 10 schools nationally) Parkside is a rapidly improving school situated in a rural situation, close to Haworth, West Yorkshire, with good transport links to both Bradford and Leeds. It is a popular and oversubscribed 11 to 18 co-educational school with around 1100 students on role. Due to the improvements instigated over the last few years and also to address the increased need for provision in the community, from September 2017, the school engaged in an expansion programme. This will take the school to 210 students on entry, up from the previous 180 and will increase the school in size to approximately 1275 (including sixth form).
Arranging a visit to Parkside School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@parksideschool.net.
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