Senior Programme Leader Learning Support (SENCO)

Want to join a TEAM that is creating something special?

The Academy:

As new leaders to the academy we are keen establish a bold new agenda to truly transform and rapidly establish the pace of change at WHA on our ‘Journey to Good’.

The Academy is keen to establish a bold new agenda to truly transform and rapidly establish the pace of change at WHA on our ‘Journey to Good’. We have an unwavering commitment to deliver the very best for our school community and are already seeing tangible impact with the new behaviour and learning and teaching strategies introduced.

We firmly believe that positive relationships should be at the core of what we do every day, along with high quality teaching and pastoral care overseen by strong and passionate staff. With this mindset, we will ensure that Waterhead Academy creates a stimulating, ambitious and caring environment to enable our students to thrive and achieve their full potential.

OUR VISION AND VALUES

Our vision is to maximise every child’s potential to ensure we can say that our core values of Respect, Ambition and Determination underpin everything that we do, and we passionately believe that, as educators, we have the power and responsibility to inspire our students to be the best they can be - to enable our learners to pursue their dreams and achieve their passports to success.

Why you, why us?

We are passionate about potential and are considered to be a very caring school; where relationships are very strong between young people and teachers.

WHY JOIN US

1. School improvement journey:  We are a rapidly improving school with a clear plan in place for an ambitious future for our academy.

2. Community: Waterhead Academy is a welcoming place to work and staff work together as a collective team and go above and beyond for our school community.

3. Culture: Positive relationships are at the core of what we do each and every day; and these are underpinned by our core values of Respect, Ambition and Determination, to create a positive environment for learning.

4. Strong routines: The Academy has structured routines and high expectations to support learning both inside and outside of lessons of both staff and students.

5. Facilities: We have great facilities with a modern building and specialist classrooms, good quality sports facilities including an Astro turf, fitness suite and extensive outdoor spaces which all support high quality learning experiences both within and outside of the classroom.

6. Leadership: We have strong and passionate leadership at all levels who are committed to the development of the Academy. Senior leaders are highly visible, supportive and have an open-door policy.

We are working together to build something very special for the young people we have the privilege of working with. If you would like to play a part in developing something special, why not contact us for a discussion about how your career can develop with us.