Assistant SENCO

Salary: TSAT Grade E (£24,832 to £27,948 full-time equivalent)

Hours: 37 hours a week, Term Time Only + 1 (39 weeks)

Start Date: ASAP

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is the best performing Multi Academy Trust for KS4 progress (2017 Performance Tables)

“Holcombe Grammar School deliver an inspiring curriculum” – Ofsted April 2018

‘Students from the high-performing HGS are delighted to be collecting another strong set of GCSE results today – with particularly good results in Maths and the Sciences’ (summer 2018 press release)

‘HGS celebrates record-breaking year of A Level results’ (summer 2018 press release)

Our recent Ofsted inspection has judged the school as securely GOOD. We develop resilience and determination in the students’ learning and have been recognised for the good progress being made. We have set a culture of high expectations for all our pupils.

We are looking for an Assistant SENCO to lead SEN learning and support.

What you will need to succeed:

The Assistant SENCO will - under the direction of Deputy Head of School (Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare) - be responsible for:-

· Ensuring effective systems of communication, including feedback about students learning to inform future planning

· Monitoring the quality of SEN support by establishing effective systems to identify and meet the needs of students, whilst ensuring that the systems are coordinated, evaluated and regularly reviewed.

· Ensure that the objectives of the SEN policy are reflected in the school improvement plan. Liaise with and coordinate the contribution of external agencies

· Up to date knowledge of National and local initiatives which may impact upon policy and practice

You will need to be committed to getting the best outcomes for pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school. A strong commitment to equal opportunities and ensuring good outcomes for all groups of pupils. The ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively, whilst maintaining the highest level of confidentiality at all times and ensuring safeguarding and equality throughout the school.

Qualifications:

· ‘C’ grades or above at GCSE level (or equivalent) in Science, English and Maths

Experience and skills:

The ideal candidate will have:

· Experience of working at a whole school level ideally in a position of responsibility

· Knowledge/qualifications in SEN

· Experience of SEN coordination

· Experience of line managing support staff

What you will get in return from Holcombe Grammar School:

· Membership of a hugely successful and growing multi-academy trust with great CPD and future promotion opportunities

· Mentoring, coaching and professional development tailored to you individually wherever you are in your career

· Support from colleagues across the Trust to promote the sharing of best practice, alongside access to outstanding teaching and learning resources and coaching.

· Opportunities to develop leadership skills and train for the next step in your career.

· Access to New Horizons Teaching Alliance, offering a wide range of robust and innovatory development resources and expertise.

· Well behaved students who demonstrate a strong desire to learn

· Unique tools and training to teach our children thinking skills to improve their progress and outcomes 

· Opportunity to work in a campus of well-appointed buildings centred around the historic Holcombe Manor with easy access to M2, M20 and M25

· 24 hour advice, information and counselling service

· Childcare vouchers; enabling eligible staff to pay for childcare in a tax efficient way

· Discounted membership of a full-equipped gymnasium and fitness suite on site 

As part of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, we benefit from working cohesively as a family of schools for the benefit of our children, and for the adults who work here too. The Trust supports with planning, trips, events, CPD and much more to ensure that all of our teachers are fully supported, enabling them to ensure that they can deliver the best learning that we can offer. 

Our mission is to “transform life chances”; at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust. We believe education has the power to change lives and children only have one chance to get this right. To ensure all our academies focus on our mission school leaders translated our mission to core values that would be demonstrated and evident in all our academies:

What you need to do now:

If you are interested in working in our school, benefitting from a supportive network of staff across our large academy and our Trust and you are keen to progress your career and join at the start of a new and exciting time for this academy, then please apply today!

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.