Deputy SENDCO

Beckfoot Thornton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 3BH

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  8 May 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS-UPS (£30,000 to £46,525)
• Additional allowances:

  SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Deputy SENDCO. The right candidate will be a highly valued member of our Special Educational Needs Team within Beckfoot Thornton. We are a local trust with a national outward focus, determined to make a difference to the community that we are so privileged to serve. We would urge you to take the opportunity to visit us or speak to us to find out more.

We understand that choosing an employer and changing roles is a big decision. We will always invest time in talking to anyone who is seeking more details about any role.

Full details of this role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification on our Every Portal.

What the school offers its staff

We are a large 11-16 community secondary school, judged as Good in all areas by Ofsted in September 2023

• Supported by our trust central team, we have been on a rapid journey to remarkable and we are very proud of what we have achieved so far.
• Visitors always comment on how calm and purposeful our school is, this is a place where teachers can teach, and learners can learn
• We keep things simple to reduce cognitive load.
• We are committed to being a People First organisation – our recognition and value of staff reflects this.
• We are currently exploring ways of being even more flexible to benefit our employees and as a result our students
• We have an active People First Staff Voice Group and a reverse mentoring scheme for senior leaders.
• Our school sentence (underpinned by our values of enjoy, learn, succeed) sums up what we are striving for; Beckfoot Thornton students acquire the knowledge, build the cultural capital, and develop the character to live their best lives.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful staff will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applying for the job

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Beckfoot Thornton

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1344 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Beckfoot Thornton website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: centralrecruitment@beckfoottrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beckfoot-thornton (opens in new tab)

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