Assistant Principal/SENCO
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Sandwell
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership L14 – L18 £65,010 - £71,729
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
POST: Assistant Principal/SENCO
LOCATION: Shireland Collegiate Academy
SALARY: Leadership L14 – L18 £65,010 - £71,729
REQUIRED FOR: September 2024
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.
Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.
We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.
We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful.
We are seeking a passionate and creative SENCO who will be part of the schools leadership team.
We can offer:
- Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Exceptional CPD provision including working with national and international experts in their field
- A supportive working environment and team ethos
- A technology rich environment
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for cultivating an inclusive learning environment throughout Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Lead on the strategic direction and development of the schools offer for SEND students
- Embed the graduated response for literacy, numeracy, language and communication, SEMH and EAL at a whole school level
- Develop provision to support accessibility for students with physical and sensory needs
- Monitor and evaluate the teaching provision for and progress of students with SEND
- Liaise with external agencies and coordinate provision of necessary specialist support for students
- Identify the training needs of staff and coordinate relevant training as required
We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.
For further information or an application form, please visit the Trust website:
https://careers.shirelandcat.net/Department/Teaching
Closing Date: Monday 20 May 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Please note we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date.
Attached documents
About Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Shireland Collegiate Academy
- Waterloo Road, Smethwick
- West Midlands
- B66 4ND
- United Kingdom
Located in the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, Shireland Collegiate Academy is a large secondary school, with over 1100 pupils aged 11-19. A co-educational academy, the school first opened as an academy in 2007, having been founded a hundred years prior, and is fully managed by the Collegiate Academy Trust. The trust is only responsible for the management of Shireland Collegiate Academy. The school has a large and extremely diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in its student intake. Shireland Collegiate Academy, also has special provision for students with Special Educational Needs, as a result a higher-than-average number of these students attend the school.
Headteacher
Sir Mark Grundy
Values and Vision
The curriculum at Shireland Collegiate Academy is unusual, both in terms of structure and teaching. The school has a very strong focus on technology, with ICT playing a huge role in the education of students across all subjects. In terms of organisation, Key Stage 3 students at the school spend a great deal of time with the same teacher, and older students follow a curriculum focused on equipping students with a diverse skill-set reflective of the modern workplace.
Ofsted
“This is an exceptional academy, which has maintained and built upon the very high standards seen at the last inspection. n Students, staff and parents are, quite rightly, proud to be associated with this academy. As one student said, ‘I feel privileged to be a student here.’”
The full report into Shireland Collegiate Academy can be found here.
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