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  • Job start date

    1 September 2021

  • Closing date

    10 May 2021 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    27 April 2021

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPS/UPS + SEN Allowance

Additional allowances

You will have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and a full range of staff benefits

SENDCo job summary

We are looking for a dedicated, experienced teacher with current or leadership aspirations to lead the SEND team. This is an essential strategic role within our College. As Head of Learning Support and SENCo you will be an excellent communicator and be driven to take responsibility for the leadership and development of this key area of school. You will focus on the vision and culture of the department; the quality of educational experience offered to pupils; and will lead the team, supporting students and staff to achieve their best by removing the barriers to learning. You will be a motivational leader responsible for the personal and professional welfare of staff within the department. This includes delivery of the statutory requirements of the SEND Code of Practice. You will oversee the provision for all SEND students, including our Autistic Specialist Provision.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

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About Stoke Damerel Community College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1284 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
Stoke Damerel Community College website
Email address
hr@sdcc.net
Phone number
01752 556065
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Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical and Healthcare College are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character.

Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College are next door to each other. No additional travel is required.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.

As one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country, we currently comprise of thirty schools: seven in South London, five in Berkshire, one in Surrey, fourteen in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and three in Plymouth. We are continuing to grow and have further schools joining us on a regular basis.

We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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