Deputy SENDCo
Ratton School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2XRThis job expired on 25 September 2023
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
25 September 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2 (£4,686)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an ambitious, inspirational, and passionate qualified teacher who is looking for an exciting new challenge as a Deputy SENDCo to work with our existing SENDCO to provide outstanding provision within SEND and oversee a coordinated approach to SEND across the academy.
With the SENDCo you will:
- have allocated leadership responsibilities within SEND as your primary focus.
- be accountable for student progress and development in line with allocated responsibilities, for example, interventions and/or a subject focus.
- ensure high standards of teaching and learning through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of SEND support, both inside and outside the classroom.
- support subject leaders in ensuring that curriculum for the subject is well planned, logically sequenced and ensures students who have SEND to build up a deliberate body of knowledge and skills over time
- liaise with the pastoral teams to support the additional needs of students within each cohort
- ensure that all SEND policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by the colleagues that the postholder will line manage
- effectively and efficiently manage and deploy support staff, financial and physical resources that fit the SEND remit
- ensure that all students who have SEND develop in confidence, independence and readiness for their next steps
- oversee the referral process to the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) and allocation of student places
What the school offers its staff
If you share our vision and are a reflective, hard-working, and forward-thinking professional, we would very much like to hear from you. You will be joining an ambitious and highly supportive organisation which offers:
- An excellent induction programme for teachers joining the school.
- A strong commitment to professional development and putting staff first, which will improve your leadership skills, develop your understanding of whole school issues, and prepare you for the next stage in your career.
- Motivated, enthusiastic and well-behaved learners who respond very well to active and engaging teaching and work well independently.
- A strong team ethos across the department and whole school.
We offer an incentive package which includes:
- A comprehensive induction programme for new staff to the academy.
- On-going investment into your career development through appropriate CPD.
- Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders.
- Access to the Bike 2 Work scheme allowing up to 42% discount on the cost of bikes and equipment.
- Full use of an employee assistance programme supporting wellbeing.
- Free breakfast of bagel/cereal/porridge/tea/orange juice.
- Staffroom with complimentary tea and coffee.
- Subsidised membership of Benenden Healthcare (affordable alternative to private health insurance).
- On-site parking.
- Free Breakfast Club/After School Club place for staff children at Ocklynge Junior School.
Enviable setting and extensive grounds.
Commitment to safeguarding
The South Downs Learning Trust and all our academies take notice of and adhere to all the national and local policies and guidance in regard to Safeguarding Children and Young People. We are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ratton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1177 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ratton School website
- Email address
- lbarrow@ratton.co.uk
As a member school of the South Downs Learning Trust, we are committed to providing a safe and enriching learning environment for all our learners. We pride ourselves on ensuring that all members of staff play a key role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Everything we do is centred on developing our young people to become confident, creative and caring students who achieve excellence in everything they do. Be it academically, or socially, our aim is to enable our students to grow and flourish and achieve all their potential. This means educating the whole child and giving them the skills to take the next steps on their journey when they leave us to attend further education or training, and then into the right career.
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