SENCO
The Leigh UTC, Dartford, Kent, DA1 5TFThis job expired on 4 March 2019 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2019
Closing date
4 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
18 February 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Lead Practitioners range 1 to Lead Practitioners range 16, £41,267 to £59,330
Additional allowances
Working for Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st January 2019, our Trust is comprised of 23 geographically organised academies (11 secondaries, 11 primaries and 1 special) educating over 15,000 students, and employing over 2,500 talented staff. We also have three further academies in development phase, due to open in September 2020. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North West Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training providers and a large teaching school.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
We strive to offer a range of benefits that all employees can take advantage of which we regularly review and add to.
SENCO job summary
About the role: The Leigh UTC and Inspiration Academy has a rare and exciting opportunity for a SENCO to join our academy family for September 2019 and make a huge contribution to transforming the learning and lives of our students. This is a pivotal role within our academy, with responsibility for leading, developing and supporting effective practice for students with SEND. The SENCO will lead a small team of dedicated staff in establishing and implementing a range of support and interventions for our SEND students across the academy. We offer you the chance to join a very well-established and highly skilled team within our academy, support with your own professional development and engaging children who are keen to learn! This role with suit an experienced SENCO looking for a new adventure and to enhance their career by working in our unique setting, or an experienced teacher currently completing the National SENCO Award.
As an academy who have fully adopted the International Baccalaureate programme, the IB Continuum Guidelines are particularly important to us at The Leigh UTC with a view to “developing a positive classroom climate conducive to supporting the learning of all students requires that students are appropriately challenged by their learning, that expectations of them are high but realistic, where students belong to the community and feel cared for, trusted, understood, valued and safe. Students need to be listened to, have their opinions sought, and be provided with opportunities to succeed. It is important that all students are included in decisions about their learning, have the opportunity to develop the attributes of the learner profile and to understand themselves as learners.”
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.
About The Leigh UTC
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 730 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Leigh UTC website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- talent@latrust.org.uk
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