Deputy SENDCo
Lytchett Minster School, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6JD11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
6 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN Allowance £2,679 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you:
- A skilled English specialist with a passion for championing the needs of our most vulnerable students?
- Prepared to complete (if you have not already) the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENDO)?
Do you have:
- Experience of working with/supporting students with SEND and a good understanding of SEND?
- Outstanding leadership qualities?
- Great inter-personal and communication skills?
- Excellent teaching ability (QTS is essential)?
- Ambition and drive to ensure all our students achieve their potential?
- Excellent organisational skills and an appetite for hard work?
If so, we are keen to meet you to discuss how you can support our SEND department.
This post represents an excellent opportunity for a well-qualified English specialist to share in the work of this thriving department and to work with a very supportive team housed in exceptional facilities. It is a full-time, permanent vacancy with an April 2025 start.
What the school offers its staff
Lytchett Minster is a successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with approximately 1604 students, 316 of whom are in the successful sixth form. The learning environment is stunning with extensive and beautiful grounds; the school site is comprised of South Lytchett Manor House together with a number of modern extensions including the Arts block and theatre. We pride ourselves on our high standards and positive ethos, the school is popular and highly regarded in the community.
Lytchett Minster School wants all our students to feel welcome, valued and included in the school community. We have high aspirations for our students with SEN and disabilities and will provide them with high quality learning opportunities to ensure that they achieve their best.
We also want to help our students with SEN and disabilities to develop a positive view of themselves so that they can become confident individuals and go on to live fulfilling lives by making a successful transition into adulthood.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff/volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and acceptable references.
We will conduct social media/internet searches of shortlisted candidates as part of a safeguarding check. This will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. To avoid unconscious bias/any risk of discrimination, the person conducting the searches will not be on the appointment panel . Information will only be shared if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Applying for the job
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About Lytchett Minster School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1526 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Lytchett Minster School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- personnel@lytchett.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01202 622413
Lytchett Minster is a successful 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with approximately 1550 students, 288 of whom are in the successful sixth form. The learning environment is stunning with extensive and beautiful grounds; the school site is comprised of South Lytchett Manor House together with a number of modern extensions including the Arts block and theatre. We pride ourselves on our high standards and positive ethos, the school is popular and highly regarded in the community.
Arranging a visit to Lytchett Minster School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@lytchett.org.uk.
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