Head of Learning Support/SENCO
Kenton School
Newcastle upon Tyne
- £28,000 - £43,685 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR plus TLR 1c £12,717
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2023
Job overview
At Kenton, we are passionate about providing the very best education possible for young people in our city, our region and nationally, and our strong and committed team shares our vision of ensuring all our students not only reach their potential but that they are confident, happy and resilient students who treat each other with compassion and respect.
We are seeking applications for a Head of Department/SENCO to join our Learning Support team. The successful candidate would be expected to co-ordinate the provision for students with SEND and oversee the day-to-day operation of the school’s SEND policies. The right candidate will ensure high-quality teaching and effective use of resources to ensure that SEND students achieve their potential.
If you are the person we are looking for, you will possess the ability to work effectively with all students, engaging them through exciting yet challenging lessons and embedding a culture of positive behaviour for learning. You will promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and take appropriate action when required. And, most importantly, you will be committed to our school ethos of ‘all different, all equal,’ instilling high expectations in all our students.
If you have the skills, commitment and enthusiasm to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you.
In return, we can offer you:
- Salary sacrifice schemes such as Childcare vouchers and Cycle to Work
- Access to free gym facilities on our Kenton School site
- Access to the Teachers Pension Scheme
- The opportunity to work in a fantastically resourced school with easy commuting access to both the A1 and A19, in a supportive team committed to the development of all our staff
To apply, please visit: northernleaderstrust.org/vacancies
Closing date: 9am, 3rd February 2023
Northern Leaders Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in all its schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff at school.
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About Kenton School
Kenton School is a mixed, mainstream, non-denominational secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne. It caters to students aged 11-18 and has 2,010 pupils at full capacity, including 300 in the sixth form.
Kenton School was opened to pupils and staff on 17th March 1961 as a maintained comprehensive school. After 47 years in the original buildings, the school moved into new state-of-the-art premises in 2008.
Kenton School converted to academy status in 2012. In 2014, it formed Kenton Schools Academy Trust. This multi-academy trust opened Studio West, a new studio school, in West Denton in 2014.
Principal
Sinead Green
Vision and values
Outstanding teaching and learning for all students, so that knowledge is embedded and disadvantage is not a barrier to learning. All students reach their potential, so that they are well placed for life beyond school. Ensuring confident, happy and resilient students, who treat others with compassion and respect.
Ofsted report
“The school’s work to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of pupils and to prepare them for life in modern Britain is also a real strength. Pupils discuss current affairs regularly through the systematic personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum.”
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