Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
The Oxford Academy
Oxfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Scale or Upper Pay Spine with TLR1b £9,727 (salary negotiable)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Start of the Summer term 2019 or sooner if available
- Apply by:
- 23 November 2018
Job overview
SENCO
Job Start: January 2019
Location: Littlemore, Oxford
Salary: Main Scale or Upper Pay Spine plus TLR1b £9,727
Contract Type: Full time and Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of a full time SENCO at The Oxford Academy. Rated 'Good' in our Ofsted inspectio in 2016 with outstanding Leadership Management and Professional Development . We are ranked in the top 0.2% of schools nationally and where behaviour in and around the school is exemplary.
You will need to be a Qualified SENCO and hold the National SENCO qualification or working towards completing the qualification.
• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Be an effective practitioner with excellent subject knowledge.
• Be an effective leader and ability to manage a team of Inclusion staff, Therapeutic Support and EAL teams.
• Strong behaviour and management skills.
• Excellent classroom practice.
• Good understanding of the UK national curriculum.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the academy’s SEN policy.
• Co-ordinate provision for children with SEN.
• Liaise with the relevant designated teacher where a ‘looked after’ student has SEN.
• Liaise with parents/carers of student with SEN.
• Have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision and direction of the department as we strive for further success together.
• Have the ability to play a full role in maintaining and enhancing the current high standards in the department, modeling positive learning behavior, having high expectations of the students in all aspects of their learning.
The majority of support takes place within the classroom. Classroom support is prioritised for students with EHCPs. As the designated SENCO your role is to be the first point of contact for teaching and support staff who work with students that have SEN or are currently undergoing assessment.
Application packs are available on The Oxford Academy website at: theoxfordacademy.org.uk
If you have, any queries about the application process or would like further information or to arrange a visit to the Academy, please contact Ann O’Reilly, HR Manager: ann.oreilly@theoxfordacademy.org.uk
Please use the TES online application.
Closing Date: Midday Friday 23 November 2018.
We regret that if you do not receive any correspondence by Friday 30 November 2018 please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
The Oxford Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances.
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About The Oxford Academy
- The Oxford Academy
- Sandy Lane West, Littlemore, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX4 6JZ
- United Kingdom
We provide good teaching, small classes, excellent intervention support for literacy and numeracy, reinforced by regular assessments. We make sure we know every student well from the minute they start at our school. Pastoral support at The Oxford Academy is strong and behaviour is of the highest standard. We also work closely with our families and our community to ensure the best possible outcomes for their children.
At The Oxford Academy we insist on high standards for staff, students, parents and governors, whilst at the same time we ensure that there is a caring environment that allows our students to achieve beyond expectations.
We are 3 miles from Oxford Town Centre for which we have a large onsite car park, the best sports facilities within a school in Oxfordshire and provide staff with free use to our gym.
Oxford is physically one of the most beautiful and cultural cities in the world with stunning old buildings and urban villages such as Jericho. As a major university town with it's beautiful colleges and spires, we have a lively nightlife, great museums and plenty of performing arts, from Art-houses to cinemas to the usual multiplexes, along with excellent all round sports facilities from gyms to ice rinks. There is a wealth of fantastic eateries, great bookshops, decent libraries and a historic old covered market, as well as an open-air market . Bicester Designer Outlet Village with its luxury shopping of designer fashion and homeware stores, which offer up to 60% off is only 13 miles from Oxford.
The new Westgate Centre opened in October 2017 and has 800 000 sq. ft. of prestigious global brands, inventive and eclectic restaurants and cafes, a five screen boutique cinema and sophisticated rooftop bars and dining.
We are only 50 minutes by train to London with strong transport links, equally Oxford is close to the Cotswolds', with the dreamy riverside pubs which are such a quintessential feature of Oxford and the home to Inspector Morse, we are a city that has class!
Please come and visit us, we will be delighted to see you.
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