Deputy SENDCO

Full Time, Permanent Position

MPS/UPS plus TLR2b

Required September 2022

We are excited to be able to appoint an outstanding practitioner to join our school as a Deputy SENDCO.  The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the SENDCO and assist in the running of the Department whilst being supported in achieving the SENDCO qualification. As well as take an active role in the wider aspects of Learning Support and Inclusion with the School, helping to remove barriers to learning where they exist to ensure that all students with additional learning needs are successful.

Somervale School is a very popular, high achieving, 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school situated in Midsomer Norton on the outskirts of Bath and on the edge of Somerset.  The school occupies a large attractively landscaped site with an excellent range of specialist accommodation and facilities.  We are part of the Midsomer Norton School Partnership, a multi-academy trust consisting of 10 Secondary Schools and 17 Primary Schools.

We are an extremely successful medium sized school and that makes us unique in the local area. We have all the benefits of any other school with the added bonus of an attention to detail that you simply cannot achieve in a larger school.  We place our students at the heart of everything that we do. We believe in working hard, being kind and enjoying learning.  The school received its second judgement of Good by Ofsted in 2016 and its high quality provision and attention to pastoral care was noted.  Our exam results have risen for the 4th year running, 1st school in BANES for student progress and a  ‘good’ judgement from Ofsted (November 2016). 

You will:  

• Be committed to exceptional standards of support for our learners  
• Be able to motivate, challenge and inspire students to achieve their best  
• Be able to establish and develop outstanding relationships with students and staff  
• Be a team player able to contribute to key leadership decisions  
• Contribute to our core vision and values 

 We can offer you:  

• A forward looking and innovative school  
• A school with outstanding behaviour and safety for all  
• Good facilities for teaching and learning   
• Leading edge professional development support to improve your practice  
• A school where care, guidance and support are central to ensuring students make outstanding progress  
• A school where learning is really personalised 

Closing date for Vacancy: 9am, Wednesday 9th February

Provisional date for Interview: Week Commencing 14th February  

For further details or to apply, please visit our vacancies page: http://midsomernortonschoolspartnership.com/vacancies.htm

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  The successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.