Access Arrangements & SEN Co-ordinator
Oakbank School
Wokingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- UPS + TLR 2B (£4784)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 October 2021
Job overview
Oakbank School are looking for a full time access Arrangements and SEN on a permanent contract.
Acting as the school’s main point of contact for staff and parents in relation to existing or proposed exam access arrangements.
To oversee the daily running of the student support centre triage room. This entails greeting students who have left lessons due to emotional or behavioural difficulties. Work closely with these students to support them returning to the classroom or accessing further support
Oakbank School is a small school but with a big heart. Since joining the Anthem Trust the school has seen a marked change in its fortunes and is now known for its calm classrooms, strong focus on behaviour and well-developed teaching and learning. There are weekly staff briefings lead by the head and whole school CPD meetings as the school works hard to develop itself on a journey to outstanding. The staff body is small but highly committed and staff absence rates are incredibly low. Whilst our 2020 OFSTED report records a “require improvement” with 4 categories rated as ‘’GOOD’’ we are ambitious and determined enough to strive for ‘’OUTSTANDING’’ in our next inspection.
The site is well spaced out and set in a semi-rural location surrounded by farmland, there is plenty of parking on site and the village of Three Mile Cross is served by buses from central Reading, with easy access to the East and West M4 corridor via junction 11 and the A33 South to Basingstoke.
If you would like to have an informal chat with our Headteacher, please email
rbertrand@oakbank.anthemtrust.uk
Attached documents
About Oakbank School
- Oakbank School
- Hyde End Lane, Spencers Wood, Reading
- Berkshire
- RG7 1ER
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Oakbank is a school of potential that drives for the betterment for all. The school is committed to a journey of transformation, where staff, students and parents are committed to improving the quality and experience of education for its community. We believe that every child deserves to not only access the full curriculum, but should thrive in their curriculums, developing academically, personally and holistically as a result of passionate and adaptive teaching, resulting in committed learning that secures successful outcomes. Our current phase of school improvement features our entire team, working together at pace to offer greater stability, more innovation and creativity. The aim is for greater consistency for all students, enabling them to manage their learning and themselves more effectively.
Our collective determination to make Oakbank a happier and higher performing school affirms our commitment to our values: integrity, collaboration and excellence. We believe in excellence for our students to give them the opportunities to have choices in their lives, empowering them to choose the future that they desire off the back of hard work. We believe in working together to ensure that our community supports one another and challenges one another to be the ‘best yet’ versions of ourselves, not because we have to improve but because if we do, the potential is endless. And we believe in the fidelity of our vision for students and staff, and strive to retain our moral compass when making decisions, to ensure an open, inclusive and happy community at Oakbank.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
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