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SENCO (non teaching role working across two schools)

More than one location, Enhance Academy Trust

This job expired on 10 October 2024 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  10 October 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  25 September 2024

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: L4 - L8

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Botolph's CE Academy and St Michael's CE Academy are seeking an experienced and dedicated SENCO to provide strategic leadership across our academies. This key role is essential in ensuring that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) receive an outstanding education, have their needs met, and achieve their full potential.

This is a non-teaching role. You will work closely with academy leaders and staff to develop, implement, and monitor robust strategies for SEND provision across both schools. You will be a key advocate for inclusive education, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and promoting best practice to create a supportive environment for all pupils.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and coordination of SEND provision across both academies.
• Ensure the identification and support for pupils with SEND is effective.
• Provide leadership in ensuring that all children, regardless of their additional needs, have access to high-quality education.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant policies and legislation.
• Collaborate with academy leaders to develop and implement improvement plans for SEND provision.
• Offer guidance and support to staff, ensuring that they have the resources and training needed to meet the needs of SEND pupils.
• Foster strong relationships with external stakeholders, including Wakefield Local Authority, parents, carers, and other educational partners.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of SEND provision and drive continuous improvement across the academies.

What the school offers its staff

St. Botolph's and St. Michael's are both warm, welcoming and inclusive schools with friendly, enthusiastic and dedicated teams of teachers, support staff and governors.

Both schools will provide opportunities for you to develop professionally and grow in your role. You will have a genuine opportunity to make a difference.

Enhance Academy Trust is a successful and growing Church of England Multi-Academy Trust.

The Trust currently comprises of 13 Primary academies and a Post 16 Creative and Performing Arts free school based in Wakefield and Kirklees.

The Trust’s vision is simple: to deliver exceptional educational outcomes to enable our children and young people to live well in the ever-changing world around them. We also aim to allow our academy leaders and staff to develop the individual character of our academies so they can best serve their local communities.

As a Trust, we embrace effective collaboration and partnership to further improve the life chances of our children and young people.

Visits to both schools are warmly encouraged. Please contact us to arrange a mutually convenient time: office@enhanceacad.org.uk

Commitment to safeguarding

Enhance Academy Trust has an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all.

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About the schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Enhance Academy Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@enhanceacad.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/enhance-academy-trust (opens in new tab)

Enhance Academy Trust is a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust comprising of thirteen primary schools located across Wakefield and Kirklees and a post 16 performing arts free school.

The Trust works very closely with its academies and encourages them to help each other whilst at the same time allowing them a reasonable amount of autonomy. It has kept to this model whilst expanding and wants to continue to follow similar principles in the future.

Our vision is to deliver improved educational outcomes and learning skills to enable our young people to live well in the world around them. We also aim to allow our academy leaders and staff to develop the individual character of our academies so they can best serve their local communities.

School Details

St Michael's CofE Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 490 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Michael's CofE Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-michael-s-cofe-academy (opens in new tab)

St Botolphs CE Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 315 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Botolphs CE Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-botolphs-ce-academy (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Enhance Academy Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@enhanceacad.org.uk.

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