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SENCO

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5PT

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• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  29 April 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Full time or part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main or Upper Pay Scale
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2A (£3,214)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Teacher Status and NQT or ECT induction successfully completed.
• National Award for Special Needs Coordination (NASENCO) or a commitmentto complete the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) within 3 years of appointment.
• Relevant further professional development.

Skills

• Experience of teaching any subject specialism from Years 7 – 13.
• An excellent classroom teacher, who can demonstrate high levels of expertise in assessment for learning and meeting the needs of every student.
• Ability to demonstrate clear exposition, effective questioning, retrieval practice and providing feedback.
• Ability to motivate and enthuse students, especially very able individuals.
• Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.
• Ability to plan and evaluate intervention strategies.
• Ability to use and analyse data to inform provision planning.
• Good record keeping skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and work at a whole-school level.
• Strong organisational, personal time management and planning skills.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.
• A shared approach to problem solving and achieving goals.

Personal Qualities

• Positive and caring approach to students.
• Reliability and integrity.
• Ability to coordinate work across a variety of teams.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and securing good outcomes for SEND students.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Commitment to the ethos and values of Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls.

What the school offers its staff

• We have fantastic results and continue to reflect on ways we can improve and support students to make further progress.
• We offer a wide variety of CPD that colleagues can opt into.
• Teaching and learning sessions form most staff meetings, led by a variety of colleagues.
• We are informed by educational research, focused on developing our questioning, retrieval practice and continuing to refine our approach to assessment.
• Growth mindset strategies and character development are central to our day-to-day activities whilst maintaining staff and student well-being.
• We offer the opportunity to join theTeachers' Pension Scheme, the BHSF Healthcare Plan and/or sign up to our Cycle to Work Scheme.

Commitment to safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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About Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@suttcold.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 354 1479
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sutton-coldfield-grammar-school-for-girls (opens in new tab)

At Sutton Girls, our focus is on providing high quality teaching and learning, personal development and wellbeing within a supportive, aspirational environment. Students are highly motivated, have a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn. Whilst we have a long history of excellent GCSE and A-level results, we provide students with so much more than mastery of examination syllabuses. Students are encouraged to embrace challenges, apply their knowledge, and build their resilience and independence.

Arranging a visit to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@suttcold.bham.sch.uk.

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