Deputy SENCo
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath and North East Somerset
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2.1 Full time equivalent £7,017 actual £4,210 (for 0.6 FTE)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2022 (or sooner if possible)
- Apply by:
- 7 December 2021
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic colleague to join Saint Gregory’s and to be instrumental in developing and enhancing inclusive practice that ensure the best possible outcomes for all children and young people.
The Deputy SENCo will assist the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion/SENCo in developing and managing the provision for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities including promoting high quality teaching, effective use of resources, and high standards of learning, achievement and personal development for all students.
Saint Gregory’s is a high performing, oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational school which has maintained its Outstanding judgement in its most recent Ofsted and Diocesan inspections. Saint Gregory’s is founded on Catholic Christian values with a strong family and community ethos. These values are the foundation of learning for our students, providing them with an academic start to life that is supportive, nurturing and inspiring.
The Inclusion Department has undergone radical reorganisation under the leadership and management of the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion/SENCo who joined St Gregory’s in September 2020. This has included:
- Re-location to a new larger area of the school with refurbished accommodation including a dedicated Study Room and Wellbeing Room (including ELSA area) and Inclusion Office.
- LSA (Learning Support Assistant) Upper and Lower School Co-ordinator posts alongside a number of LSA ‘Champion’ roles for:
- SEMH
- ELSA
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Upper and lower School SALT
- Down Syndrome/Occupational Therapy
- Enhanced professional development for staff including face to face CPD from MITA (Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants)
- Providing every LSA with a ‘Toolkit’ comprising of Chrome Book and a variety of resources to support student learning in lessons
- Every faculty in the school now has a SEND linked teacher Champion
- Introduction of Edukey Provision Map software
The Deputy SENCo role is the next step in the Inclusion Department’s strategic organisational journey. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who are primary teachers (Upper KS2) who would like to develop or diversify their professional career in a secondary setting.
The successful candidate will not have a whole class teaching timetable, but will be expected to lead on and further develop 1:1 and small group literacy and numeracy interventions for students significantly behind Age Related Expectations.
The successful candidate will have primary oversight of students with SEND in Year 7 and Year 8 including those with an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP). This will include chairing Annual Review meetings and liaising with parents, carers, colleagues and external agencies as necessary.
If the successful candidate does not currently possess the National Award for SEND Co-ordination, they must be willing to complete it within three years from the date of commencement.
Further Information & Visits
For an open conversation about the role prior to application or to arrange a visit prior to submitting your application, please contact Mrs Amy Morriss, Assistant Head of Inclusion morrissa@st-gregorys.org.uk to arrange a suitable time .
Post Details
Contract type: 0.6 FTE, permanent
Start date: Easter 2022 (or sooner if possible)
Salary: MPS/UPS
Allowance: TLR 2.1 Full time equivalent £7,017 actual £4,210 (for 0.6 FTE)
Closing date: Midnight on Tuesday 7 December 2021
Interviews: Tuesday 14 December 2021
Safer Recruitment
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory professional references, qualification verification, overseas certificates of good conduct and the right to work in the UK.
All staff are expected to undertake comprehensive child protection training and must share in the school’s commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our students and staff.
A copy of the Safer Recruitment Policy and our CP Policy can be found on our website at www.st-gregorys.org.uk/useful-information/key-documents.
Attached documents
About Saint Gregory's Catholic College
- Saint Gregory's Catholic College
- Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath
- Somerset
- BA2 8PA
- United Kingdom
Saint Gregory’s is a Catholic voluntary aided secondary school which was established by the Diocese of Clifton. It primarily serves designated Catholic parishes in Bath and North East Somerset, North West Wiltshire and the north of the County of Somerset and admits students of 11-18 years. We are a popular co-educational school, founded on Catholic Christian values and with a strong family and community ethos. These values envelop the learning of our students, providing them with an academic start to life that is supportive, nurturing and inspiring. Saint Gregory’s has a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence, outstanding pastoral care and an excellent enrichment programme.
In 2019 we were recognised once again as an ‘Outstanding’ secondary school in our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection, highlighting our school as a flourishing educational community where every child is valued and encouraged to grow as individuals. In November 2022, our first Ofsted inspection since July 2013 recognised St Gregory’s as Good overall with Outstanding judgements for Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development.
Our GCSE and A Level results are excellent, and not just in raw terms but also in the context of value-added. Such measures seek to identify the progress that every child makes during his or her time with us and show that our students make outstanding progress.
The achievement of our students consistently places our school as one of the top achieving state schools in the country. Students leaving Saint Gregory’s progress to some of the very best academic institutions including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group but, more than this, they leave having acquired the academic success, confidence and skills they need to continue their educational or career journey of choice.
We are located at the southern gateway to the World Heritage City of Bath with beautiful views towards the Severn Estuary and over Bath. Access to the school is easy as it is on main bus routes and next to the Odd Down Bath Park and Ride terminus.
The World Heritage City of Bath itself needs little introduction. Over four million tourists a year come to visit its many attractions such as its Georgian architecture, its festivals, theatres, museums, restaurants and shops. It boasts excellent schools, rugby and football teams and Olympic standard training facilities at the University of Bath.
Bath is served by many attractive towns and villages and our staff and students come from diverse locations and backgrounds within our extensive catchment area.
There is a warm, welcoming family atmosphere at Saint Gregory’s that underpins our culture as a school. Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do and by working together we aim to provide the very best opportunities for all our students and staff.
If you would like to be a part of this successful and thriving school and are a well-qualified and highly motivated professional, who shares our sense of values, we would like to hear from you.
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