Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

Firth Park Academy is proud to be featured on CBBC’s series Our School 3, which highlights the successful transition students make into Year 7 at our school and shows the positive characteristics of our wonderful, exciting community. Our school is:

• Rated a ‘Good’ school in every area by Ofsted (June 2015).
• Proud to have exceeded the National and Sheffield average for Progress 8 achievement.
• Winners of more Sheffield Children’s University Awards for extra-curricular learning than any other school in our city.
• A richly diverse community with students speaking more than 30 home languages.
• A leading school in our trust – Academies Enterprise Trust – the largest trust in the UK with more career development opportunities than any other.

We love to help our students learn and value the staff who help them do so, thanks to:

• An outstanding ‘Teaching school standard’ professional development programme for staff at all stages of their career.
• A ‘3 in 3 years’ leadership development programme for all interested high-quality staff. This promises staff a TLR responsibility, bursary support toward Masters degree completion if required, and mini-secondment at a partner AET Academy to grow our future leaders. 
• A staff social and sporting committee who promote regular opportunities for well-being and team building.
• We are looking for a SENCo who really cares about helping all of our students to succeed. You will be passionate about leading a department in order to get the very best from our students. 

You will: 

• Be an excellent classroom practitioner able to teach to an outstanding level 
• Possess a formal teaching qualification 
• Lead on the assessment of all of our students on entry, and for access arrangements.  
• Ensure our students with ‘MyPlans and Education, Health and Care Plans receive the best and most appropriate support 
• Be confident in delivering CPD to our staff 
• Be confident in leading a department of skilled staff  
• Be enthusiastic about raising the standards of teaching and learning for our students with SEND 
• Be organised, approachable and passionate about SEN/D 
• Have National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCo) or willing to uptake this qualification when appointed 

We will:

• Make you, in the crucial role of SENCo, part of our Senior Leadership Team
• Provide financial support to enable you to complete NASENCo award
• Support and challenge our teaching through frequent CPD, team meetings, peer observations and coaching and mentoring for all new staff. 
• Help you to benefit from regular collaboration with experts from our trust to ensure we stay ahead of the game. 
• Give you a staff team who are enthusiastic, dedicated, positive and supportive, and put on phenomenal pantomimes!  
• Come and visit us to meet the team of students and staff who are making Firth Park Academy one of the best schools in our city.

Join our team and build a wonderful career in a school you are passionate about with students you love to help learn. 

AET believes that each and every child is inspired to choose a remarkable life.  Our mission is to gather and motivate inspirational people committed to delivering an excellent education that launches children into remarkable lives.  

Our values are:

• Be unusually brave
• Discover what’s possible
• Push the limits
• Be big-hearted

We offer:

• Excellent career prospects across the network, with a culture of looking to promote from within
• Access to CPD to enable you to grow and development in your role
• Something we take very seriously is staff WELLBEING. That’s why we have partnered up with BHSF to provide support and employee benefits, such as a health cash plan scheme to support healthcare, discounted gym membership and a employee assistance programme
• The opportunity to use Google Suite, which allows you to do your best work, all in one suite

Visits to our Academy are welcome. Two open sessions to visit the Academy will be held on 25 January at 10.00am or 31 January at 1.30pm or If these times are not suitable an alternative time can be arranged by contacting Liz Cartledge, Senior Vice Principal, on e.cartledge@firthpark.sheffield.sch.uk

The position is due to commence in September 2019, with interviews to be held week commencing 11 February

Closing date: Sunday 3 February 2019 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s.  Find your remarkable, apply today, by clicking the apply now button.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetinet.org/academies-enterprise-trust/work-at-aet/graduates for further details.