Curriculum Leader for SEND - TLR 1.2 Part Time

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Curriculum Leader for SEND to join our fantastic team at CHS South.

This is a fixed term part time position for 2 days per week from September 2024 until August 2025.

This role attracts a TLR 1.2, with a value of £10,711.

Are you an aspiring leader with a passion for inclusive practice? Do you have the enthusiasm and commitment to lead our SEND provision to ensure outstanding outcomes for our young people? CHS South is an inclusive mainstream secondary school serving the community of South and Central Manchester. We welcome applications from excellent, innovative teachers who wish to lead the SEND provision in our friendly, caring and successful school. Our SEND provision is one of the recognised strengths of our school and all the tools and support are in place for you to continue to lead our SEND offer through our Access and Achievement Department.

 We actively welcome interest from colleagues who:

• Are innovative, have a passion for high quality and inclusive education for all and are able to work to strategically lead and develop SEND across the school.
• Have a strong track record in identifying children's needs and making a significant impact on the progress of all pupils.
• Are able to lead a team with positivity and enthusiasm and co-ordinate and manage the delivery of interventions.
• Have a commitment to high quality professional development.
• Will be fully committed to our school and our ethos, as a proactive member of the wider Leadership Team.
• It would be desirable if you already hold the National SENCO Award. If you do not, you should be prepared to undertake and complete a fully funded journey to achieve that qualification whilst in post. 

Main purpose of the job:

This is a middle management post. In addition to those professional responsibilities which are common to all classroom teachers in the school, the post holder’s key responsibilities will be to provide professional leadership and management and develop excellence in pedagogy to ensure accelerated progress for all students in your subject area.

 The post holder will be expected to match the characteristics described in the DfE Teaching Standards and will be required to exercise his/her professional skills and judgement to carry out, in a collaborative manner, the professional duties set out below.

Key relationships:

Senior Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, all teaching and support staff across the Trust.

Working for us 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. All schools in the Trust have signed up to the education staff wellbeing charter as a declaration of support to the wellbeing and mental health of everyone that works at Prospere Learning Trust. 

 Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 
• membership of Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 
• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24-hour support 
• access to Cyclescheme  
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 
• a range of policies which demonstrate our respect for your time and priorities outside work, including flexible working  

The closing date for applications is 21st April 2024 with interviews to take place thereafter.

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete, you must provide information on all employment since leaving full time education and an explanation for any gaps. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the planned closing date.  

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request an application pack by email or post, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at jobs@prospere.org.uk