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SENDCo

Engage Academy, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 5LP

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• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  4 February 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 January 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS 1-6 (£25,714 - £36,961)
• Additional allowances:

  SEN allowance + TLR2a (£4,479 + £2,873)

SENDCo job summary

We are looking to appoint an influential SENDCo to join our passionate and hardworking Outreach Team and hard-working team which covers the Kirklees Local Authority. The role will include working with students who may be experiencing social, emotional and mental or physical health issues. The students who require support could be based in one of the Trust’s Academies or within a local authority school in Kirklees. The role will cover our sites in Batley and the Outreach Service.

You will model best practice and lead on promoting the Graduated Approach within the Trust and across the local authority. You will carry out professional duties of a Teacher as described in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document and as requested by members of the Senior Leadership Team.

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.

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About Engage Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• School size: 13 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Engage Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: swight@eat.uk.com
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Outreach Service

Outreach staff work effectively with partners, including health & social care, to ensure early identification and ongoing assessment of children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs is in place as soon as possible. Experienced teachers offer advice to schools through our Outreach Advice portal and through Single Point Referral.



The service also provides transition support through experienced Inclusion Workers for children who have been permanently excluded from school and children with Education, Health and Care Plans who require a bespoke transition into a new setting.

The support for our children, young people and families is part of Ethos Academy Trust continuum of SEMH provision.

Engage Academy

Engage Academy is based in Batley, West Yorkshire and is a part of the Ethos Academy Trust. Engage Academy is a well-established pupil referral unit in Kirklees, specialising in supporting Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils with wide-ranging social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

At Engage Academy, we believe that all pupils deserve the opportunity to be supported to re-engage with learning and school life. We achieve this within a stimulating, safe and welcoming environment, where the curriculum is personalised to meet the differing needs and interests of all our pupils. Our staff pride themselves on offering a nurture-based approach and a high-quality educational provision that supports pupils to achieve positive outcomes and become ready to move onto further success in their next educational setting.

We are committed to ensuring that our staff are fully equipped to deliver a personalised, aspirational offer that meets the needs of all pupils. We therefore have a comprehensive staff training programme to enable our team to continue to develop their knowledge, skills and practice, with a high focus on supporting all aspects of SEMH needs.

Arranging a visit to Engage Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email swight@eat.uk.com.

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