SENDCo
Veritas Primary Academy, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0FLThis job expired on 22 February 2024
Start date details
April 2024
Closing date
22 February 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time Full-time or Part-time considered for the right candidate. Part time Full-time or Part-time considered for the right candidate
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main/Upper pay scale
Additional allowances
TLR2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to join a school that is passionate about providing every child with the opportunity to succeed? This is a chance to join a school with a really positive atmosphere. It is a great place to work, with a fun, vibrant group of staff who genuinely care about each other and the children they work with. This can either be a full- or part-time position.
Veritas Primary Academy is looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational SENDCo to join our happy and thriving team on a full-time basis.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, dedicated and creative teacher who has a passion for teaching and learning within special needs. Applicants will have to demonstrate that they have excellent classroom practice, the energy and commitment to make a difference and a desire to ensure that all children reach their full potential.
We are looking for an individual who is:
- Able to make learning engaging, inclusive and fun;
- Willing to contribute to the wider life of the school;
- Confident in using a range of resources to make the classroom more engaging;
- Dedicated to on-going professional development.
What the school offers its staff
- The chance to work in an innovative and forward thinking school
- Opportunities for professional development
- Happy and enthusiastic children who enjoy school and want to learn
- A supportive leadership team, that believes in distributive leadership
This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to help us to make a difference and continue to move our school forward. Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged.
Background information about the School
Veritas Primary Academy is a school that thinks and dreams big for its pupils. At Veritas Primary Academy our vision is one of aspiration, enrichment and opportunity. We want Veritas to be a place where children make happy memories and where they aspire to be the best they can and through learning opportunities and high quality enrichment, the skills to become responsible citizens and to lead happy, healthy lives.
Veritas Primary Academy opened as a brand new primary academy in September 2015, and has since established itself as a ‘Good’ school with Outstanding aspects of personal development and nurture (Ofsted inspection 2018, read report here). Starting a school ‘from scratch’ is both a great privilege and an enormous undertaking. Our building refurbishment has turned a classic large library building into a bright, modern and inspiring learning environment and we are continuing to invest in our setting – offering up-to-date technology and vibrant teaching and learning spaces for our pupils and staff. The school has worked hard during these formative years to establish its ethos and core values resulting in a happy, inspiring learning environment where children are motivated to achieve and where staff are encouraged, supported and developed to continually strive for excellence.
We are a caring employer who invests in the future of our employees, as only through their excellence can we deliver excellence for the children and families whom we serve. To see more information about the school, please visit our website.
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Veritas Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 443 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Veritas Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@reach2.org
- Phone number
- 01785 333400
Veritas Primary Academy is a two form entry school for children aged 4 to 11 years old that opened its doors in September 2015. We are a very friendly school where children are encouraged to become confident, caring and articulate and to use their abilities to the full. We aim to provide a calm and happy atmosphere and set high standards of respect, courtesy, hard work and achievement for all children and adults.
Arranging a visit to Veritas Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@reach2.org.
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