EXPIRED

This job expired on 30 November 2021

  • Closing date

    30 November 2021 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 November 2021

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,714.00 - £41,604.00 plus TLR 1B

Additional allowances

TLR 1B

Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Co-ordinator job summary

Wootton Academy Trust [WAT] consists of Wootton Upper School, which has 900 pupils in Years 9-11 and Kimberley 16-19 College, which in September 2021 will have 650 students in Years 12 and 13 studying Level 3 courses. The school and college are three miles apart from each other. WAT is a happy, successful Trust and we are seeking to appoint someone to join our team and make a positive impact on students’ lives. Staff here are supportive, caring and committed to a collaborative approach to teaching and learning. As a new member of staff, you can expect a warm welcome and a wide range of CPD opportunities to develop your practice and career. We are looking to appoint a dynamic and highly motivated SENDCo to lead and manage the provision of special educational needs learning support across the school and college. The successful candidate will provide professional guidance in the area of SEND and effectively use resources to bring about improved standards of achievement for all students across the Trust. You will be an outstanding teacher, with an ability to generate and share a vision, lead and manage change effectively. You must be willing to, or hold the professional SENDCo qualification. WAT is keen to invest in its staff: we would wish to support the successful applicant to complete further study to acquire a recognized National Professional Qualification.

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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Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SEND Department Information.pdf - 171 KB (opens in new tab)
WAT Application Form All Staff.docx - 156 KB (opens in new tab)
SEND Co-ordinator JDPS.pdf - 197 KB (opens in new tab)

About Wootton Upper School

School type
Academy, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
890 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Wootton Upper School website
Email address
recruitment@wootton.beds.sch.uk
Phone number
01234 767123
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wootton-upper-school-bedford

Wootton Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust comprising of Wootton Upper School and Kimberley STEM college.

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