SEND Lead
Tregonwell Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6QPThis job expired on 4 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 December 2023 at 8am
Date listed
16 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,109.00 - £26,736.00 Annually (Actual) Full time, term time only, fixed term for 1 year. AAT Grade 6 SCP 16-22 (£28,282-£31,364 FTE)
SEND Lead job summary
W e are seeking to appoint a confident and professional SEND Lead to join
the Nigel Bowes Academy – an outstanding special school for pupils aged 5-12
who present predominantly with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
Duties may include: supporting the systems and procedures of
safeguarding and family pastoral work, under supervision, therefore flexibility
with working hours and the ability to travel are essential.
The role of SEND Lead is to coordinate
with the support of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), and within the context of
the Academy’s aims and policies, the development and implementation of the SEN
policy in order to raise pupil achievement and to improve the quality of
education provided. The successful candidate will have a flexible
approach, knowledge and experience of working with children in KS1-2 who have
social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The post requires someone who
is highly resilient, able to work well as a member of a successful team and
someone who has highly developed interpersonal skills and a good sense of
humour.
What we have to Offer:
·
A visible and approachable senior leadership
team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
·
A strong support network both within the
school and across Ambitions Academies Trust.
·
All staff are part of a professional learning
community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
·
Strong potential for career progression.
·
A culture that respects work-life balance and
an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
·
An Employee Assistance Programme including in
the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
·
AAT Staff benefits include free eye testing for
DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy
Solicitors and reduced price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
·
A competitive pension through The Local
Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal
discussion regarding the role, please contact Charlotte Hampson, HR Academy
Lead at charlotte.hampson@nigelbowes-academy.co.uk
Ambitions Academies Trust (AAT)
comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special.
AAT secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our
pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We
are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers
further and offering excellent CPD opportunities
Please submit your application as
soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AAT reserves the right to close
applications early.
Please note we DO NOT accept applications
by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Ambitions Academies
Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be
made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced
DBS checks and an online search
High Expectations lead to High Achievers
Further information about the job
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 Tregonwell Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 141 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tregonwell Academy website
Nigel Bowes Academy is a special school supporting young people from the age of 5-11 who present with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties, associated with a range of special educational needs, including autism. We are an oversubscribed school, supporting around 50 pupils on roll. We welcome pupils who reside in Dorset and Hampshire, with the majority of our pupils living in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation. Our pupils have Educational, Health Care Plans or are in the process of receiving one. We also support a small number of pupils who will be placed by the Local Authority whilst waiting for a placement in a special school or to transition back to mainstream education.
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