Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo)
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, Broughton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 7EEThis job expired on 20 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
20 March 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 February 2023
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
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- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
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- Hours: Full time Salary: MPS + TLR Contract type: Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS + TLR
Additional allowances
MPS + TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a SENDCo, you'll be an experienced teacher with a passion for supporting pupils with special educational needs. Working closely with the Head of Academy, Trust SENDCo and other colleagues, you'll use your specialist knowledge and understanding to raise educational attainment by leading provision in our Academy for pupils with special educational needs. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the Academy’s and Trust’s SEND strategy and supporting class teachers and support staff in implementing and monitoring support plans.
This role will initially involve you working closely with the IFPT’s Trust SENDCo in supporting the needs of KVPA. The role will grow and evolve as our Academy grows over the next few years. Experience of working with SEND pupils is necessary but you do not need to hold a SEND qualification at this stage. There is a teaching commitment of 3 days with 2 days release to carry out SEND responsibilities.
Does this sound like you?
- You are child-centred and put children’s best interests at the heart of your teaching
- You are an exceptional classroom practitioner; able to engage, motivate and inspire children
- You have a passion for providing opportunities that enable all children to flourish and grow
- You have high aspirations of yourself and others – demonstrating tenacity and ambition
- You are committed to personal and professional development and thrive in a culture of learning
- You have enthusiasm and the qualities of a strong team member and leader
- You embrace challenge and relish the opportunity to grow
- You embody core moral values such as integrity, resilience and respect
What the school offers its staff
In turn, we offer you:
- A chance to work alongside amazing children who are keen to learn and have high aspirations
- An opportunity to work alongside a highly professional, committed and talented staff team
- An opportunity to grow and develop as a professional through high quality bespoke personal and professional development including undertaking the new Leadership SEND NPQ when it is launched
- A brand new, state-of-the-art building with dedicated facilities and spaces for supporting learning
- A vibrant and inclusive community
- An opportunity to work and develop in an academy with a strong sense of moral and educational purpose, with an embedded Trust culture of learning from one another
- A commitment to well-being and reduced workload
Commitment to safeguarding
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy and the Inspiring Future’s Partnership Trust are committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches & BCC Self-Declaration form will be completed prior to shortlisting and an enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of all successful candidates.
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About Kingsbrook View Primary Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 150 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@kvpa.school
- Phone number
- 01296 255000
The newest primary Academy in Buckinghamshire is growing rapidly, creating a number of exciting opportunities. Are you ready to join our expanding team and become part of something very special and rewarding?
Kingsbrook View opened in September 2021, with just 3 classes (90 pupils), and was built to serve the primary education needs of the new Kingsbrook residential development.
We currently have 5 classes, up to Year 3. In September 2023, we will be opening an additional 4 classes, across the Academy, taking us up to 9 classes (2 in Foundation Stage; 2 in Year 1; 2 in Year 2; 2 in Year 3 and 1 in Year 4) totalling 270 pupils. Our rapid growth means that we have a number of opportunities to join our expanding and dedicated staff team. We will continue to grow until we reach our final capacity of 472 places, up to the end of KS2.
At Kingsbrook View Primary Academy we are committed to delivering inspirational learning opportunities that are engaging, purposeful and challenging as everyone has the potential to achieve and excel. We have a passion for learning and we value the power of learning in securing a successful future. Our pupils take ownership of their learning to become highly aspirational and be able to make positive contributions to life in modern Britain.
Kingsbrook View Primary Academy:
• Has a strong set of values, modelled and followed by all
• Provides an excellent primary education for all children attending
• Enables all children to be highly aspirational and reach their potential
• Has high expectations of all
• Develops resilience, independence and self-regulation
• Provides a broad, rich, engaging and challenging curriculum
• Is an active and prominent establishment within the local community
• Provides a secure and happy environment where everybody’s safety and wellbeing matters: children, parents and staff.
• Meets the individual needs of children and their families through a proven model of outstanding teaching and learning
• Values the contribution outdoor learning makes to a stimulating curriculum as well as wellbeing
• Celebrates diversity through an inclusive culture based on equality and respect
• Is a member of the Inspiring Futures Partnership Trust, drawing on the expertise and capacity of other Trust members to deliver outstanding provision
Our values permeate all that we do and we expect all children, parents, staff, Trustees and visitors to live and breathe these values. These values underpin our curriculum as they are central to being successful individuals, who make a valued contribution as citizens in the modern world.
Aspiration: aiming high, having high expectations and striving for the best
Resilience: responding to challenge, overcoming difficulty and learning from mistakes by having a growth mindset
Respect: valuing everyone’s contributions and demonstrating respect for ourselves and others
Integrity: being open and honest, showing commitment to what is right and being proud of who we are
Arranging a visit to Kingsbrook View Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@kvpa.school.
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