SENDCo
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- L1 - L5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2022
Job overview
Outwood Academy Hemsworth opened in June 2018 sponsored by the Outwood Grange Academies Trust. The Academy is situated in the heart of Hemsworth, which is small town, located in Pontefract and close to Wakefield and Barnsley. Hemsworth has a rich mining industry and is a proud community that values honesty, integrity and togetherness.
We are seeking a SENDCO with the drive, imagination and energy to deliver excellence. The post is a key appointment in terms of enhancing and ensuring the positive life chances for our students through success and achievement. The SENCO takes responsibility for the daily implementation of the SEN policy for students with SEN and provides professional guidance in the area of SEN in order to secure quality first teaching and the effective use of resources to bring about improved standards of achievement for all students.
We require an excellent teacher who is passionate about providing young people with the best possible education whatever their background or ability. If you care about the success of all students, and have the energy to make that vision a reality, we would welcome your application. Starting point on the salary scale negotiable for an exceptional candidate.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our successful and supportive leadership team. Our dedicated staff are deeply committed to providing the highest quality educational experiences for all our children. We are passionate about ‘getting it right’ for our children, ensuring they are equipped with everything they need to succeed and thrive in life, we understand who our children are and seek to bring out the best in them by having the highest of expectations of each and everyone.
For more information and to apply online, please go to: www.outwood.com > Careers.
Closing date: Midday on 9 December 2022.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Academy Hemsworth
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth
- Wakefield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract
- West Yorkshire
- WF9 4AB
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: James Pape
We are an 11-18 academy, based in the cathedral city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, near Leeds, with a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich our students’ experience. Our relentless focus on learning ensures everyone has the right to learn.
Part of the Outwood Family since 2018, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding.
In 2021 we completed a new multi-million pound development, the highlight of which was a new 17 classroom teaching block which is home to music and drama rooms, art rooms, a main hall and a dining room. We are proud to have been awarded Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
As we continue to improve and progress, help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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