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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    13 May 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 May 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

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Key stage

Key stage 3

Subjects

English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science

Working pattern

Full time: 0.8 FTE DLP Hub lead, 0.2 FTE SENDCO Consultant

Contract type

Maternity or parental leave cover - 6 months

Pay scale

L1 - L5

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive academically and personally? Would you like to be a leader across two friendly organisations that are committed to working towards the very best outcomes for all learners within theirculturally diverse and economically disadvantaged catchment areas?

This is a unique opportunity to lead on the Developing Local Provision funded project for North West secondary schools. In this role you will be enhancing provision for pupils across the fourteen North West secondary schools. The main element of this project is leading two literacy intervention hubs, one based at St John Wall Catholic School, the other at Hamstead Hall Academy. There are a number of other DLP activities that you would also oversee, including CPD, SENDCO Network meetings, SEND attendance and Inclusion. There is a team of established staff in in place already delivering on these.

Working time: Part-time (0.8 FTE). 2 days per week at Saint John Wall Catholic School and 2 days per week at Hamstead Hall Academy.

In addition to this 0.8 FTE role, you would undertake SENDO consultancy for 0.2 FTE of your time at St John Wall Catholic School. You would have a small team of Pupil coaches and a nominated teacher to support you in this role. You are encouraged to contact our current DLP Lead, Alex Hough, email ahough@sjw.bham.sch.uk to find out more details. You are also welcome to visit both schools to see us in action!

Hamstead Hall Academy is a secondary school within the Hamstead Hall Academies Trust, with a track record of outstanding academic results and an excellent reputation in the community. One of the key hallmarks of Hamstead Hall Academy is the positive, friendly and supportive ethos which enables all pupils to make progress. In it’s last Ofsted inspection (Jan 2019) Hamstead Hall Academy were judged to be ‘Good’ in all areas.

Saint John Wall Catholic School is an oversubscribed 11‐16 school with a mixed and diverse population, serving the community of North West Birmingham. Over 50% of our pupils qualify for additional Pupil Premium funding, and there are over 50 different languages spoken by members of our school community! We endeavour ‘to educate each and every unique child in our care to hear and respond to what God calls them to be’. As a Catholic School we will expect that you actively support the Catholic ethos, and help us to follow the highest standards of safeguarding for our pupils. In our last Ofsted inspection (June 2023) Saint John Wall Catholic School was judged to be ‘Good’ and in our latest CSI (February 2024) we were judged to be ‘Good with Outstanding features’.

The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS, an online search and any other relevant employment checks.

What the school offers its staff

Saint John Wall Catholic School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11‐16 school with a mixed and diverse population, serving the community of North West Birmingham. Over 50% of our pupils qualify for additional Pupil Premium funding, and there are over 50 different languages spoken by members of our school community!

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 St John Wall Catholic School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
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School size
636 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Phone number
01215541825

Saint John Wall Catholic School is an oversubscribed 11‐16 school with a mixed and diverse population, serving the community of North West Birmingham. Over 50% of our pupils qualify for additional Pupil Premium funding, and there are over 50 different languages spoken by members of our school community! We endeavour ‘to educate each and every unique child in our care to hear and respond to what God calls them to be’. As a Catholic School we will expect that you actively support the Catholic ethos, and help us to follow the highest standards of safeguarding for our pupils. In our last Ofsted inspection (April 2017) Saint John Wall Catholic School was judged to be ‘good’ and in our latest Section 48 inspection (November 2017) we were judged to be ‘Outstanding’.

Arranging a visit to St John Wall Catholic School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiry@sjw.bham.sch.uk.

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