Assistant SENDCo
Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
Kirklees
- £28,197 - £30,520 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28,197 – £30,520 (actual)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
Our trust is determined to overcome disadvantage, and we place a strong inclusion offer at the heart of this goal. We are now seeking someone to help lead our SEND provision at Royds Hall and provide exceptional levels of support and achievement. Our definition of achievement goes well beyond academic results – we want all our pupils to be happy and successful for life.
Our ideal candidate will be someone with a keen interest in ensuring that all pupils, regardless of need, are able to be successful young people and leave school with a wide range of experiences and success in all its forms. You should have a good understanding of how to support colleagues to get the best out of all children and young people. You will lead special educational needs across the school and advise members of staff on how to get the best out of children with additional needs. This is an excellent opportunity to shape the quality of provision for pupils across a group of schools and change lives for the better.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be familiar with the SEND Code of Practice and the latest KCSIE.
- Contribute to the facilitation of the statutory EHCP process for the academy.
- Love encouraging, motivating and inspiring children through the support they give in order to encourage their learning.
- Be committed to our ethos that all pupils can achieve at Royds Hall Academy.
- Have great references demonstrating they are a suitable candidate, safe to work with children.
At SHARE MAT, we aim to:
- Equip our staff to deliver their best every day; our belief is that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
- Encourage all our students to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead healthy and happy lives.
- Ensure our staff are happy and healthy at work, we believe in staff voice and consistently aim to reduce workload and improve work/life balance.
- Offer a generous benefits and training package, including first-class developmental opportunities for teaching staff led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale.
Royds Hall is one of eight academies within our trust and is part of a close-knit community well located for commute from Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield. Please do make arrangements to visit the academy if you wish to learn more before you apply; you will find it:
- Is a vibrant place of learning and encouragement where children/young people are happy, settled and confident.
- Has a broad and balanced curriculum that provides a memorable educational experience for all of its pupils.
- Aims to equip pupils with the attributes and attitudes they need for their next stage of education.
To apply, please complete an application form via the apply button.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Friday, 20th September 2024.
SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post and an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.
SHARE MAT comprises Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.
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About Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
- Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy
- Luck Lane, Paddock, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD3 4HA
- United Kingdom
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, Royd’s Hall is a small secondary academy with a positive attitude to learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well-sequenced. Staff are central to the academy’s vision of ‘Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best’, and the academy offers a supportive and inclusive working environment where colleagues can make a difference every single day.
Royd’s Hall is one of nine academies within the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust. It is situated within a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. The academy is proud to offer:
- A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
- A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
- A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
- Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
- Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
- Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance.
- A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
- A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.
The Trust
SHARE Multi Academy Trust currently consists of Shelley College, Thornhill Community Academy, Royds Hall Academy, Whitcliffe Mount Academy, Todmorden High School, Heaton Avenue Primary School, Millbridge Primary School, Luck Lane Primary School, Woodside Green Primary School and Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub.
Our aims
Our overarching aim is to help more pupils, particularly the disadvantaged, achieve highly. Achievement includes academic success and the development of personal qualities and knowledge to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.
Our values
We believe education is all about people. Our success is measured in how we help our children and young people achieve. We can only achieve this success by employing talented, committed staff and working in partnership with parents. In doing so, we will benefit our communities. We have a distinctive way of interpreting this belief. We summarise it as:
“Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best.”
This means we seek for every one of our students and members of staff, to enjoy coming to our schools and for all of us to try our very best in everything we do. We help everybody gain the knowledge, skills and habits that can lead to a happy and successful life, both now and in the future. We believe that helping people feel valued increases the chances of them achieving their personal best, which is the highest standard we can expect anybody to achieve.
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