Head of Learning Support/Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo)
Fitzharrys School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1NPThis job expired on 29 November 2021
Job start date
1 January 2022
Closing date
29 November 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 November 2021
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
- TMS or UPS if post threshold, plus TLR 2c £7,017
Head of Learning Support/Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) job summary
Head of Learning Support/Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo)
Contract: Full time, permanent
Grade: TMS or UPS if post threshold, plus TLR 2c £7,017
Start date: 1 January 2022
Closing date: Monday, 29 November 2021 at 12.00 noon, however applications will be processed on arrival
We are looking to appoint a passionate, positive, and motivated person to be our SENCo and lead our Learning Support Faculty from January 2021. Our Learning Support Faculty is a positive area of the school with high aspirations for our students. The faculty works closely with other areas of the school, including other faculties and our pastoral team. As part of the Abingdon Learning Trust, we utilise our research lead to ensure that the provision we give is based on the latest evidence and research.
As SENCo you will be working under our Assistant Head with responsibility for inclusion. This is with the goal of ensuring all students have access to the learning and opportunities they need. Raising aspirations, removing barriers, improving outcomes, and increasing opportunities.
The school has an Oxfordshire County Council led Communication and Interaction Resource Base (CIRB) on site, where students with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) are supported as they integrate into our mainstream school provision. There are close ties between our Learning Support Faculty and the CIRB.
Our ethos of aspiration, opportunity and integrity are at the heart of Fitzharrys’ sustained success. We are a good school (Ofsted, June 2016) with strong results that improve year on year. Ofsted praised our “warm and welcoming culture with a shared drive for continual improvement”. This is a very special place, and we are looking for the right candidate who is excited at the prospect of joining us and taking such a key role in our continued success and growth.
All Fitzharrys staff benefit from our induction programme and our comprehensive CPD programme as part of a school community committed to getting the best from everyone. Through our focus on high quality teaching and learning, and excellent behaviour, our school continues to grow and develop.
We are proud of our students, and in turn they are proud to be part of the Fitzharrys community. Parents are supportive of the work of the school, recognising our high aspirations for every student who attends; they are both challenged to achieve highly, and supported in doing so.
This is an exciting time to join us in our continued development. If you want to be part of a school with strong working relationships at the heart of every interaction, a committed and caring staff, and a culture of working to get the very best from every child, then we look forward to meeting you.
Further details about the post are available from Carole McKivitt via email to cmckivitt@fitzharrys.oxon.sch.uk
An application pack is available from the Fitzharrys School website or from
recruitment@abingdonlearningtrust.org
CVs alone are not acceptable.
Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and requires all staff to share this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check. The Trust is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from less well-represented groups in the schools and Trust.
All staff are expected to promote fundamental British values.
Commitment to safeguarding
Abingdon Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.
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About Fitzharrys School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 733 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Fitzharrys School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cmckivitt@fitzharrys.oxon.sch.uk
This is an exciting time to join us in our continued development. If you want to be part of an innovative, supportive and caring school and contribute to each student achieving their ambitions then we look forward to meeting you.
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