Director of SEND
Aces Academies Trust
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Pay Spine competitive according to experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2022
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding colleague, with SENDCo experience, who will both support and challenge our school SENDCos to achieve even greater heights. You will be responsible to the CEO and Board of Trustees for developing our SEND practice, promoting and sustaining excellence and for developing strategy alongside the Headteachers.
Closing date: 17th May 2022
Location: Huntingdon area with the possibility of extending into Bedford, subject to growth.
Date posted: 28th April 2022
Start date: September 2022
Contract type: Permanent / full time
Salary: Leadership Pay Spine competitive according to experience
Job Title: Director of SEND
At ACES Academies Trust, we are aspirational in every respect; for children, staff and the communities we serve. We believe in a technologically empowered education which prepares young people for their futures and in schools which serve their communities – uniqueness not uniformity. Our Framework for Excellence, included in the pack, summarises our values and aspirations.
The successful candidate will have a high level of knowledge and understanding for this important area of education, will be able to develop strategy as well as advise and support practically with a whole range of tasks associated with the work of a SENDCo. You will require the flexibility and judgement to provide appropriate support to the different schools within the Trust.
All of our schools within ACES Academies Trust provide a welcoming and pleasant working environment and benefit from committed ambitious staff and delightful learners who want to succeed. All schools are currently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this role or package, we welcome enquiries either by telephone 01480 375675 to make a telephone appointment with the CEO, or by email: ceo@acesmat.uk We welcome visits.
An application pack is available from the Trust website: https://www.acesacademies.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=2&storyid=13
General enquiries and applications to: personnel@acesmat.uk (CV’S will not be accepted)
Closing date: 17th May 2022
Interviews: 23rd – 24th May 2022
ACES Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share that commitment. The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Attached documents
About Aces Academies Trust
- Aces Academies Trust
- C/o Hinchingbrooke School, Brampton Road, Huntingdon
- Cambridgeshire
- PE29 3BN
- United Kingdom
The ACES Academies Trust has a shared local vision to raise aspiration and achievement for the communities we serve. We focus on the raising of standards, by sharing staff expertise and utilising additional resource gained through the sponsor’s connections with a range of businesses across Europe and the US. New staff are employed by the Trust to work where most needed and we aspire to enhance recruitment and retention, through our curriculum innovation and approach to staff development.
The schools in the Multi-Academy Trust develop a common set of values and expectations and work closely together using rigorous QA systems, monitoring and evaluating processes followed by timely and decisive action, in order to secure improvement.
The ACES Academies Trust uses the mantra of Aspiration, Creativity and Excellence to create Success. This seeks to ignite the imaginations of young people, kindle ambition and fuel the creative energy of communities, so that our students achieve excellence and become responsible global citizens. They will develop the ability to apply themselves with resilience, to think creatively, to question and reason, and to argue rationally, so they are equipped to take their places in the world. Tolerance, compassion and respect are central in all schools.
Our Academies
Hinchingbrooke School
Hinchingbrooke is a remarkable state school, set in acres of beautiful grounds and adjoining a country park. Hinchingbrooke House was formerly the family home of the Cromwells and of the Earls of Sandwich. The school finds inspiration from its heritage and gives both staff and students a very special pride and a sense of identity.
We aim for all students to be nurtured as uniquely talented individuals, finding fulfilment through their learning and the development of their intellectual, creative, physical and emotional capabilities.
We aim for our students to develop the moral integrity to become responsible global citizens, so that they may take their place in society with confidence. We are confident that anyone associated with the Hinchingbrooke learning community, student or adult, will leave the richer for their experience.
Cromwell Academy
Cromwell Academy is a thriving and motivated school which is committed to achieving. We pride ourselves on working closely together with parents/carers so that our children receive an outstanding education and attitude for life-long learning. We particularly believe that all our children at Cromwell Academy have potential and that it is our goal to unlock it together.
At Cromwell Academy we have a committed team of staff and governors who are keen to work together with parents/carers to provide the very best education for all of our children, whilst ensuring they remain safe and happy. Relationships between home and school are key in supporting the academic achievement and emotional well-being of our pupils. We are very proud of our children and the academy's achievements.
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