SENCO
The Cheadle Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 1LHDeadline is today
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- L6 - £56,316
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Cheadle Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational SENCO with the ability to teach across Key Stage 3 and 4. The Governors are looking for an individual who is an outstanding practitioner and who will contribute positively to the wider school community.
You will have the ambition, passion and personality to enable students to excel in education and understand how this can support, influence and engage students in the world around us. You will drive the vision of the academy and offer leadership that demonstrates exceptional inter-personal skills, the ability to inspire others and demonstrate a commitment to every student achieving their potential.
What the school offers its staff
The Cheadle Academy is a small 11-16 high school in the Staffordshire Moorlands. We are a distinctive school with polite, friendly, and thoughtful students, supported by a dedicated staff team who are prepared to ‘walk the extra mile’ to ensure every student achieves success. Our approach is highly personalised, focused on developing the knowledge, skills, and understanding of each individual. The ethos of our school places students at the heart of everything we do, and they are at the forefront of every decision we make.
We are incredibly ambitious academically, ensuring our students secure the results they need to pursue further education, employment, or training. Alongside academic success, we are passionate about nurturing a love for art, music, reading, theatre, sport and culture, enriching students’ lives long into their future. Every experience counts, and our holistic approach shapes the lives of students, fostering the British values of respect and tolerance, and preparing them for a dynamic and competitive global workplace.
Children need positivity, excellent role models, and a platform from which to shine. We make no apologies for upholding traditional values and high standards. We firmly believe that our students should be well-mannered, smartly dressed, and respectful of one another. These principles, alongside our supportive and close-knit community, help create a safe, caring and happy learning environment where every student can thrive. When our students develop in this way, they gain the ability to positively influence not only their own lives but the lives of others.
We pride ourselves on the relationships between school and home, with an emphasis on students belonging and being proud to represent our school.
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Further details about the role
The SENCO will:
Determine the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school
Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual students with SEN or a disability
Provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and carers, and other agencies
The SENCO will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers Pay and Conditions.
While the SENCO will have responsibility for the oversight of provision for students with SEN or a disability, class teachers will hold responsibility for the day-to-day education and support of students within their classroom.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Cheadle Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school follows safer recruitment practices and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We are passionate about promoting British values, which is evident through our curriculum and the routines of our daily school life.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@thecheadleacademy.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Cheadle Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 423 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Cheadle Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@thecheadleacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01538 493900
The Cheadle Academy, a small 11-16 high school in the Staffordshire Moorlands. We are a distinctive school with polite, friendly, and thoughtful students, supported by a dedicated staff team who are prepared to ‘walk the extra mile’ to ensure every student achieves success. Our approach is highly personalised, focused on developing the knowledge, skills, and understanding of each individual. The ethos of our school places students at the heart of everything we do, and they are at the forefront of every decision we make.
We are incredibly ambitious academically, ensuring our students secure the results they need to pursue further education, employment, or training. Alongside academic success, we are passionate about nurturing a love for art, music, reading, theatre, sport and culture, enriching students’ lives long into their future. Every experience counts, and our holistic approach shapes the lives of students, fostering the British values of respect and tolerance, and preparing them for a dynamic and competitive global workplace.
Children need positivity, excellent role models, and a platform from which to shine. We make no apologies for upholding traditional values and high standards. We firmly believe that our students should be well-mannered, smartly dressed, and respectful of one another. These principles, alongside our supportive and close-knit community, help create a safe, caring and happy learning environment where every student can thrive. When our students develop in this way, they gain the ability to positively influence not only their own lives but the lives of others.
We pride ourselves on the relationships between school and home, with an emphasis on students belonging and being proud to represent our school.
Arranging a visit to The Cheadle Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@thecheadleacademy.co.uk.
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