SENDCo - 0.5, non-teaching

Greenleas School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AB

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2024

• Closing date

  3 December 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 November 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £41,333.00 - £43,395.00 Annually (FTE) + SEND Allowance

SENDCo - 0.5, non-teaching job summary

This is an exciting  opportunity to join a well-established, popular  school and to develop your skills with a  tal ented  staff team.    

  We are a large, two site school with over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred.    We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites.

We are looking for a qualified SENDCO to take responsibility for inclusion at our Derwent Road site.  Ideally you will have experience in the role. Working 0.5 you will work in partnership with our (0.5) SENDCo at our Kestrel Way site to develop shared processes while adapting practice to support the needs of individual pupils at Derwent Road.  Our SENDCos are supported by our SEND Administrator 1.5 days a week.

We are developing our SEND support and are seeking a forward thinking  team player who has a passion for developing the potential of all children and can inspire colleagues.  We  will  offer   you   the   chance   to   develop your  leadership and teaching  skills within a supportive,   dedicated and   enthusiastic   team.    Staff within each year group and key stage work together on planning and lesson delivery.    Teachers have PPA together on a Friday afternoon to support discussion and exchange of ideas. As a large school we can offer opportunities for progression.    Our Senior Leadership Team is committed to improvement and along with our   active   governing body   and   welcoming, enthusiastic   children;   we invite you to join us   to   create a   fantastic future   for   Greenleas   School.  

We welcome and encourage visits to the school.

Greenleas School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the  wel fare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We will carry out enhanced DBS checks where necessary on all staff and take references. Please note that online searches are undertaken as part of the safer recruitment process.

Central Bedfordshire Council Schools are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all members of the community 

Commitment to safeguarding

Greenleas School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We will carry out enhanced DBS checks where necessary on all staff and take references. Please note that online searches are undertaken as part of the safer recruitment process. Central Bedfordshire Council Schools are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all members of the community. Please advise us if you have a disability, learning difficulties, medical conditions or needs for which you would like us to make reasonable adjustments so that your application and working experience is more accessible.

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About Greenleas School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 714 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Greenleas School website (opens in new tab)
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We are a two-site school in the market town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. We have over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred. We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites.

We have a senior and middle leadership structure, providing opportunities for career development.

Our teachers have shared PPA on a Friday afternoon and come together across both sites for our staff meeting/Inset every Wednesday. We plan as a team across both sites.

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