Head of Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SENDCo)
Holte School
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR + TLR1c (£11,251)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 7 May 2018
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a highly effective, inspiring and outstanding SENDCo to undertake the leadership and management of the SEND department. This permanent post will commence from September 2018.
The successful applicant will have strong experience of working within the SEND department and a proven track record for ensuring pupils with special needs are provided with the highest levels of support, both internally and via external multi-agencies, to overcome physical, social and emotional barriers to learning and maximise academic progress. The ideal candidate will have high standards and expectations and a fully inclusive approach to teaching and learning.
Applications are invited from suitably experienced candidates who are committed to academic excellence and feel they have the commitment and skills required to lead a department; as well as making a real difference to the achievements of our most vulnerable pupils whilst delivering first class learning.
Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse, multi-racial, 11-18 community school. Our last two Ofsted inspections judged us “Outstanding” in all categories. The school co-sponsors Blue Coat Church of England Academy in Walsall and also works in partnership with Lozells Primary School. We have held the Inclusion Quality Mark award since 2014.
The school is on a shared site with a primary and special school and a new sixth-form centre is being developed. The school's ethos emphasises high quality teaching to achieve excellence and enable its students to maximise their potential.
Informal visits, by appointment, are most welcome. Please contact 0121 566 4380.
Closing date: Tuesday 8 May 2018 @ 10am
For further details and an application form, please download information from www.holte.bham.sch.uk Vacancies page.
Completed application forms should be returned to recruitment@holte.bham.sch.uk or posted to the school.
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About Holte School
At Holte we care deeply for our pupils, our primary concern is their safety and well-being. The pupils are the focus of all our efforts. Parents and carers should know that we value each child equally. We constantly work to ensure that pupil motivation is maintained at all times.
We require pupils to promote the school through excellent attendance, punctuality, behaviour and smart uniform. By working hard together to achieve targets that stretch them, our pupils are able to realise outstanding goals. Through encouraging one another the school has developed an ethos which builds success.
The community we serve is blessed with a rich diversity of languages, cultures and faiths. It is a credit to the school that, together, we learn how to embrace and respect each others’ identity. Above all we are a community school developing our learning programmes to meet the needs of all pupils.
We recognise that we are preparing our pupils for the world of further study, employment and adulthood. Achievement at Holte is broad. Whether through our extensive arts or sports programmes we expect all pupils to contribute to the wider life of the school. We aim to equip our pupils to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing society, aware of the opportunities available to them.
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