Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENDCO
Layton Primary School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7DXThis job expired on 17 January 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
19 April 2022
Closing date
17 January 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
6 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Scale 5 - 9 (£46,566 - £51,402)
Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENDCO job summary
Layton Primary School is looking to recruit an individual who is ready to take up the SENDCO and DSL position within a busy, outstanding three-form-entry primary school. This is a wonderful opportunity for the right candidate to lead, learn, challenge, teach, plan and empower others alongside a large group of supportive staff as a key member of the Senior Leadership team.
The successful appointee will need to be able to demonstrate a proven track record of high quality teaching with a diverse mix of children, alongside the experience of managing staff towards improved outcomes. A clear notion of how to improve yourself and others is a key element of the role, together with working with a variety of external agencies and stakeholders to ensure improved outcomes including those with SEND.
Our school values opinions, promotes individuals’ strengths, and creates opportunities for personal growth. This post represents a superb career opportunity in a modern school with excellent new facilities and technology.
To gain further information, please see the application pack attached which includes a letter from the Headteacher, person specification and job description.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Layton Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 626 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Layton Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@layton.blackpool.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01253 392179
Layton is a three form entry primary school on the edge of Blackpool; each year group is supported with a team leader who work and plan together. They meet regularly to assess learning and advise next steps in the process.
In 2017, Layton was judged to be outstanding in all areas by Ofsted. We are an Apple Distinguished School and each child and staff member are provided with technology which is an integrated part of our learning and a seamless part of our teaching and learning.
Layton’s values are resilience, risk taking, resourcefulness, reflectiveness and relationships permeate all our work so that we can ‘grow great minds together’.
We can offer:
-an environment where you can be challenged to improve every day in a collaborative working environment
-bespoke CPD
-inspirational and outstanding colleagues
-a sincere desire to develop each and every individual
Arranging a visit to Layton Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@layton.blackpool.sch.uk.
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