Assistant Head of Academy - SENDCO
Smith's Wood Academy
Solihull
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale L13-17 (£56,721-£62,570)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 1 October 2021
Job overview
Assistant Head of Academy - SENDCO
Salary: Leadership Scale 13-17 (£56,721-£62,570)
Full Time, Permanent
Start date: January 2022
We are seeking to appoint a highly strategic and dedicated professional, committed to continuous school improvement, someone who can influence change to make a real difference to our students and be a champion for those with SEND.
The successful candidate will be an experienced school leader who is looking to enhance their experiences:
• Is committed to setting high expectations and standards for all;
• Is unrelentingly ambitious for the academy, its staff and students;
• Has the ability to lead, manage and inspire both students and staff;
• Can manage long-term objectives whilst dealing effectively with fast moving day to day priorities;
• Has vision, enthusiasm and works effectively within a team as a leader.
The successful candidate with be the SENDCO for the academy and lead the SEND team.
Smith’s Wood became an academy in April 2017 when it joined Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust, , a family of four secondary schools in Birmingham and Solihull. This further enables the academy to share and develop practice as part of a wider group of academies and partners.
Smith’s Wood is a special place to learn and work. Students that choose to study with us and colleagues that choose to work with us tell us what an incredible school this is. At Smith’s Wood we are dedicated, ambitious people who strive for excellence in all that we do. We always work with integrity and are proud of our traditional approach and values.
This is an exciting time for Smith’s Wood Academy as we strive to secure the very best outcomes for our students. Students at Smith’s Wood are bright and kind with ambitions for the future. Smith’s Wood Academy must provide its students with the knowledge, skills and qualities to realise their dreams; as SENDCO you will play a key role in this. We are seeking outstanding teachers and leaders with high expectations to join our team dedicated to pursuing excellence for every child. We are an ambitious school and value enthusiastic and hardworking staff.
Smith’s Wood Academy is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.
To apply, please complete the online application form.
To arrange a visit/conversation, please contact Mr Richard Cornell, Head of Academy on 0121 788 4100 or via email r.cornell@smithswood.fmat.co.uk
Closing date: Friday 1st October 2021, 9.00am
Interview date: Friday 8th October 2021
Attached documents
About Smith's Wood Academy
- Smith's Wood Academy
- Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B36 0UE
- United Kingdom
Smith’s Wood Academy is a large academy with just over 900 students from Year 7 to Year 11. Located in the north of Solihull, the academy serves students who live in the immediate locality.
Our vision is that every child within the Trust, regardless of their background, will attend an Academy that offers an outstanding quality of education which means to us:
» Every child is recognised as an individual and has access to first-class pastoral care because we want them to be happy.
» Every child benefits from a wide range of enriching opportunities because we place great emphasis on their personal development.
» Every child benefits from dedicated leaders, teachers and staff who a relentless in their ambition to improve the quality of teaching in our academies because we know excellent teaching is key to transforming the futures of our students
Smith’s Wood is currently in a transitional state and there is a collective spirit that is apparent as the Academy embarks on the next phase of continued growth and school improvement.
Smith’s Wood converted to an academy on the 1st April 2017, working in partnership with the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust (FMAT)
The five core values of the FMAT are central to all that we do:
Excellence – We strive for the highest quality to ensure excellent outcomes
Dedication – We believe there is dignity in hard work and effort
Ambition – We want the very best for our students
Integrity – We believe in openness and transparency
Tradition – We believe in old fashioned manners, courtesy and respect
Our aim is to prepare each and every student to succeed in the next stages of their career, education and training and to have the skills and competencies to do this. Smith’s Wood’s traditional curriculum and traditional approach to teaching and learning underpins our ethos and our drive to mastering the basics; reading, writing, communicating and mathematics.
We are incredibly proud of our Academy and its community and we sincerely hope that you decide to join the team!
At Smith’s Wood Academy we are committed to the highest standards of presentation, behaviour and achievement. A calm, purposeful environment is the key to successful learning and achievement.
Traditional values are encouraged so that students model respectful and courteous behaviour at all times. We want our students to be confident, responsible citizens who have an understanding of the world around them; we encourage them to make a positive contribution to the school and to their local communities to prepare them to excel in modern Britain. Why should a child's life chances be determined by their background? Demographics do not determine destiny.
Academic achievement is obviously vital so the students have the best chance of achieving their ambitions. The link with Fairfax School in Sutton Coldfield benefits all our students; in fact, any Year 11 student who achieves the required grades will gain entry into the Fairfax Sixth Form.
We look forward to receiving your application to join our family.
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