Lead Practitioner for Inclusion and SEND - MATERNITY COVER
Prince Albert High School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2TU7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
29 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £49,781.00 - £54,939.00 Annually (Actual)
Lead Practitioner for Inclusion and SEND - MATERNITY COVER job summary
LEAD PRACTITIONER FOR INCLUSION & SEND
FULL-TIME MATERNITY COVER
SALARY: LEADERSHIP 1 - LEADERSHIP 5
£49,781 - £54,939
The Prince Albert Community Trust (PACT) are a forward thinking and innovative Multi Academy Trust (MAT). We have fantastic pupils and staff, supportive Trustees and Academy Representatives and a great community. We wish to appoint an excellent Lead Practitioner for Inclusion and SEND to join our dynamic team to cover maternity. This role will initially be based at Prince Albert High School.
Our Lead Practitioner for Inclusion and SEND will be a key part of the senior leadership team in school, responsible for the strategic development of inclusive practice across the school, ensuring all actions are carried out in line with the SEND Code of Practice. The successful applicant will demonstrate a passion for inclusive practice and a desire to enable every child to be the best that they can be.
We place bespoke professional development and support at the heart of all we do and we are relentless in the pursuit of excellence for all of our stakeholders. We also firmly believe in the coaching model. We are passionate about children’s learning, creative in our approach and constantly reflective in our philosophy.
We are a developing MAT that is growing steadily, and our family of schools consist of Prince Albert Primary School, Heathfield Primary School, Highfield J&I School, Birchfield Primary School, Lakey Lane Primary School, Sutton Park Primary School and PA High School.
PACT require someone who can:
- Demonstrate excellent practice and make a positive difference to the educational outcomes for children.
- Undertake the role of SENCO, fulfilling all requirements of the SEN Code of Practice within the PACT policies.
- Work effectively as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Be resilient, flexible and demonstrate an ability to work well under pressure, producing work to a high standard
- Demonstrate a good level of ICT skills and knowledge of Office 365
- Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues within the school and wider Trust.
- Liaise effectively with external agencies and internal support services.
- Interact productively with children, parents, staff, and visitors.
- Act in a courteous, diplomatic, and professional manner to ensure that a consistent and outstanding customer service is provided at all levels
- Be methodical, well organised and display an appropriate level of confidentiality, child protection, data protection, security, and safeguarding awareness.
- Manage time effectively and work within organisational procedures and processes.
- Complete other tasks that are commensurate with the role.
Benefits:
As a PACT employee you will have access to benefits listed below:
- Subsidised Private Health Care package
- Discounted gym membership
- Retail discounts and cashback
- Free and confidential advice, information, and counselling service
- 2.5 well-being days
Further information about our schools, outcomes and philosophy can be found on our Trust’s website: www.the-pact.co.uk. For further information regarding this role, please contact the HR team via HR@the-pact.co.uk
To apply for this role, please review the recruitment pack attached and complete the online application form.
The PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
“This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role”.
Closing date: 29 January 2025
Shortlisting: 31 January 2025
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Prince Albert High School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 570 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Prince Albert High School website (opens in new tab)
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