SENCo
Wood Green Academy, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QUThis job expired on 19 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 June 2023
Closing date
19 April 2023 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 8:20 am to 2:50 pm Mon, Tues, Thurs Fri (8:20 to 4:30 Wed) + Directed time in accordance to Teachers' Pay and Conditions
Contract type
- Fixed term - June 23- Feb 24 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPR-UPR
Additional allowances
TLR 1b £10,715
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, well qualified and dedicated teacher, you would lead a forward-thinking department with a team consisting of a Deputy SENCo, a SEND Liaison Manager, Learning Support Practitioners and Learning Support Assistants. The successful candidate you will be:
- Highly motivated and passionate about providing all students with the very best educational opportunities.
- An outstanding teacher who can engage all learners, especially those with Special Educational Needs.
- Committed to further improving the quality of teaching and learning by supporting colleagues in the teaching of students with Special Educational Needs
- Highly knowledgeable in the field of Special Educational Needs
We are an over-subscribed school and consistently achieve some of the highest results in Sandwell. In our most recent Ofsted of February 2020 the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We are extremely proud of being one of few secondary schools in the country to have been graded as outstanding for behaviour and attitudes under the new Ofsted framework. We have an excellent location being less than 15 miles from the centre of Birmingham whilst having excellent national links via both the M5 and the M6.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidate will lead a well-established team and will be highly motivated about providing all students with the very best educational opportunities.
In return, the successful candidate can expect to work with enthusiastic and well-behaved students who have a genuine desire to learn, to work with colleagues who are friendly and supportive, and to be part of a school which values its staff and offers ample opportunities for professional development and advancement.
Further details about the role
Additional information and the application form are available on the school’s website.
https://www.woodgreenacademy.co.uk/vacancies/
Completed application forms and supporting letters (no more than 2 sides of A4) can be emailed to Admin@woodgreenacademy.co.uk with Application for SENCo (Mat Cover) given as the subject.
Closing date: 9am Wednesday 19th April 2023
Interviews: w/c 24th April 2023
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.
All shortlisted applications will be subject to Safeguarding checks, including online searches as part of due diligence checks, and the successful applicant will be subject to enhanced DBS checks included children’s barred list and right to work in the UK regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wood Green Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wood Green Academy website
- Email address
- Admin@woodgreenacademy.co.uk
Wood Green Academy is a large 11-19 multicultural comprehensive school set in Wednesbury in the heart of the Black Country. The academy is located about 15km from the centre of Birmingham and has excellent national links by having the M5 and M6 nearby. It is an innovative, creative and forward thinking school held in high regard locally and nationally. The Academy has a long standing reputation for achieving some of the best GCSE and Post 16 results in the local area. In our most recent Ofsted of February 2020 the school was judged to be good with outstanding features. We are extremely proud of being one of a small number of secondary schools in the country to have been graded as outstanding for behaviour and attitudes under the new framework.
Proud of belonging to a large and diverse school, our staff are professional, highly dedicated, collaborative, supportive and friendly. We are fully staffed in all areas with subject specialists. Our staffing is extremely stable with a large proportion of our staff having worked at Wood Green Academy for many years. We continually invest in staff development through weekly dedicated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) time, and by offering professional development opportunities and career development. We are also a National Support School and an School Direct Lead School heavily involved with Initial Teacher Training working with local universities and Teach First through post graduate courses.
Our students are enthusiastic, well behaved and keen to learn. They are welcoming, positive and proud of their Academy. They have a good working relationship with staff, which is built on mutual trust, honesty and respect.
The Academy, although always striving to excel and attain the very best in terms of achievement, also strongly believes in the importance of developing the whole child. We seek to give students the very best of opportunities from which they can develop self-confidence, social skills and awareness of the world in which they are valuable citizens. We believe that ‘Success Breeds Success’. For our students, life outside of the classroom is very varied and Wood Green Academy provides the best opportunities as well as they best support.
Arranging a visit to Wood Green Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Admin@woodgreenacademy.co.uk.
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