SENDCO - Assistant Headteacher
Becket Keys Church of England Free School, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9DAThis job expired on 25 May 2022
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
25 May 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- English, Geography, History, Languages, Mathematics, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership Spine L4 - L15
Additional allowances
L4 to L8 : For an Unqualified SENCO – would need to start SENCO award with IOE
L6 to L10 : For a Qualified SENCO – for postholders who already hold SENCO award
L11 to L15 : For a suitably experienced and qualified AHT SENCO who would hold a wider role on the Senior Leadership Team
SENDCO - Assistant Headteacher job summary
It is an exciting time at Becket Keys Church of England School (Outstanding, 2014). We are working hard to build upon the exam successes of our founding cohorts, whilst also establishing our new 6th Form into its sixth year.
Due to our current SENCO relocating, we are seeking a suitably qualified colleague to continue the excellent work of the department. This demanding position will see the successful candidate joining our highly successful senior leadership team. We feel the role would suit someone who is currently an assistant SENCO or a SENCO who is looking for a role on the senior leadership team of a school.
This post is a vital appointment in terms of fulfilling our Christian vision and ambition for our inclusive school to secure and enhance positive life chances for our most vulnerable students. As such, we are determined to recruit a highly capable, dedicated and ambitious professional who will add value to the school in ensuring excellent levels of academic progress and provision.
We would expect a demonstrable unstoppable passion for supporting our most vulnerable students and those with barriers to learning. However, our expert Trust (The Russell Education Trust) will always provide further training, advice and support.
The successful candidate will be able to model outstanding teaching in the classroom to develop the practice of all staff. We would expect the appointee to teach around 8-12 periods per week – preferably in an Ebacc subject.
The successful candidate will lead our dedicated inclusion team to support our students. We do not use ‘teaching assistants’ but instead prefer to use ‘learning support technicians’ who support the ‘assess plan do review’ process - keeping the responsibility for delivering all SEN support with the class teachers who are always the experts in the room.
The successful candidate will also need to have the skills and experience to deal with parents, local authority officers, educational psychologists and SEN specialist teachers. It is a particularly demanding role in this respect as there can be very difficult conversations to be had and these must be handled skilfully and sensitively.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will need a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, which can be applied for once a job offer is made.
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About Becket Keys Church of England Free School
- School type
- Free School, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1107 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- vacancies@becketkeys.org
- Phone number
- 0127728662
Becket Keys Church of England School is in Brentwood in Essex. The school offers a high quality education in a caring, Christian environment in which each student is known, valued and encouraged to achieve his/her individual potential. We are committed to outstanding academic performance and to fostering a love of learning in our students.
At Becket Keys:
Our students
Act responsibly and respectfully
Aim high in life and learning
Engage with and contribute to the local community
Our staff
Support all students to achieve their greatest academic potential
Provide a nurturing environment where students and their individual learning needs are known by all
Encourage parental engagement
Through Character Education, we place a strong emphasis on all members of our community living in line with the traditional Christian values of respect, responsibility and forgiveness. We aim to be caring, fair, honest and trustworthy in all we do.
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