ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER (SENCo)
Queensmead School
Hillingdon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Scale (salary to depend on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2022
Job overview
ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER (SENCO)
Leadership Pay Scale (salary to depend on experience)
Required as soon as possible
Closing date: Monday 31st January 2022
Queensmead School is seeking an experienced SENCO to join the Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will have completed the National Award for SEN Coordinators and have a proven track record of success in this field.
You will advise SLT in the decision-making and leadership of SEND, to promote relevant school policy and accept full responsibility for SEND across the School.
Queensmead is an ‘outstanding’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve highly and display ‘exemplary behaviour’ (Ofsted).
As SENCO you will:
- Lead and develop teaching and learning ensuring equal access for all groups of pupils
- Contribute to the discussion of the school’s aims and policies and participate in the implementation of policies, plans, targets and practices
- Secure and sustain effective teaching for individuals, groups and classes
- Lead and manage the SEN Department
- Develop, monitor and control resources
Moreover, you will:-
- Have proven leadership skills and qualities
- Be able to evidence consistently good and outstanding teaching and outcomes for all children
- Have the ability to meet the needs of all learners
- Have a strong commitment to inclusion and school improvement
You will be joining a friendly, professional and collegiate organisation that is wholly committed to securing the best academic and personal development outcomes for young people.
Benefits:-
- Ongoing extensive CPD programme
- Free Device
- Free membership of the Fitness Zone at Queensmead Sports Centre
- Free Health Care Plan (Includes benefits worth over £2000)
- Ride to Work Scheme
- Free access to Goals Soccer Centre
- Refer a Friend / Colleague Scheme
To find out more about our Benefits visit:-
https://queensmeadschool.org.uk/recruitment/benefits/
Please apply using the Queensmead School application form. All application forms must be completed with a covering letter addressed to Miss R Johnston, Head Teacher, and sent to:- Email: recruitment@qmschool.org.uk
Applications will be shortlisted and interviewed at the earliest opportunity. Early applications for this post are recommended.
Queensmead School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to references and an enhanced DBS check.
Queensmead School, Queens Walk, South Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 0LS Tel: 020 8845 6266 www.queensmeadschool.org.uk
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About Queensmead School
Queensmead School is based in South Ruislip, Middlesex, and is a ‘Good’, oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school where students achieve very highly and display ‘excellent behaviour’ (Ofsted). It currently has around 1,450 students.
Head Teacher
Rhona Johnston
Values and Vision
Queensmead School strives to maintain a learning environment where students can reach their maximum potential, wherever their skills may lie. Technology is a key part of the education environment, with devices such as visualisers, iPads and Chromebooks a regular classroom feature. There is also a strong emphasis on attendance and punctuality, with these qualities seen as essential to the learning process and academic endeavour.
Queensmead offers students the chance to participate in activities such as music tuition and sports, with facilities including basketball courts, a fitness zone and access to five-a-side football pitches. International experiences offered to secondary students include language development in France, Germany and Spain, trekking excursions in Morocco, and skiing in Italy and Austria.
Ofsted Report
“There is a strong culture of respect and tolerance at the school. Pupils are calm and mature. The school’s values of kindness, respect, resilience and independence shine through when staff and pupils interact... Behaviour around the school is excellent. All staff are supported by leaders and school systems to maintain high expectations of pupils’ behaviour... ”
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