SENCO
Paulton Junior School, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7QYThis job expired on 23 April 2023
Start date details
September 2023 (or earlier for the right candidate)
Closing date
23 April 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The post is for a permanent, part time, 3 day per week (0.6) contract
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS to UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
- Hold a relevant SENCO qualification (or demonstrate a willingness to undertake the NASENCO qualification whilst in post) or have significant previous experience of a lead SENCO role.
- Be Deputy Designated Safeguarding lead for child protection and safeguarding.
- Ensure the best possible outcomes, academically, socially and emotionally, for children and young people with SEND and the disadvantaged.
- Support the staff to be continually reflective and able to identify and respond to pupils with SEND
- Have excellent communication, organisational and IT skills
What the school offers its staff
- Friendly and enthusiastic children who have a love of learning at our school
- An inclusive environment where every child is known and matters
- A dedicated, talented and supportive staff team
- A strong ethos of high expectations and challenge for the whole community
- Access to a range of high quality training to supplement knowledge you already have
Further details about the role
We are looking for a candidate who is
- A strong leader and committed to providing the highest standards of provision for SEND pupils.
- Experienced in rigorous tracking and monitoring of children’s progress and working within the SEND Code of Practice.
- An excellent communicator, with a strong commitment to working in partnership and developing good relationships with parents, governors, local authorities, external agencies and the community.
- Experience in co-ordinating Annual Reviews and reviews of EHCPs where appropriate and attend / chair when necessary.
- Experienced in managing and leading a committed team of enthusiastic Teaching Assistants
- Committed to developing their own specialist knowledge and has an excellent understanding of how children learn
- Passionate about promoting inclusion across the school to raise aspiration and achievement
- Flexible in their work ethic and willing to commit to be engaged in school life to the full. A team player.
- Have clear knowledge and experience in all issues relating to the safeguarding of children
Commitment to safeguarding
Paulton Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and conform to the safer recruitment practice. The successful candidate will be subject to vetting including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The details of the DBS Code of Conduct can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice.
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About Paulton Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 267 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Paulton Junior School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- paulton_jun@bathnes.gov.uk
- Phone number
- 01761418137
Paulton Junior School sits at the heart of our community and we’re proud of its achievements. It is an outstanding school in the village of Paulton in Bath and North East Somerset.
We are now looking for the right individual with the ambition to lead our school and build on our current successes. The school caters for 261 children between 7 and 11 years of age. We firmly believe that our children are at the centre of everything that we do, and we encourage them all to be the very best that they can be through our school ethos and values.
Arranging a visit to Paulton Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email paulton_jun@bathnes.gov.uk.
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