Lead Practitioner: SENDco

De La Salle School is an oversubscribed, non-selective, co-educational, Roman Catholic secondary school for children aged 11-16 under the trusteeship of the Lasallian Brothers. The school is also the first school of the Laetare Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, the country’s first national MAT – set up for schools with a religious order charism.

The school is situated in Eccleston, a suburb of St Helens, Merseyside, within the Archdiocese of Liverpool and currently has 1,200 pupils on roll. We are a proud member of a Lasallian family of over 1 million staff and students in 80 countries around the world.

The school is a wonderful place to work which is summed up in the opening lines of our most recent Ofsted report:

This school has an atmosphere of warmth and friendliness that helps pupils feel at ease. The strong, positive relationships between staff and pupils exemplify the school’s values.

We have high expectations of all of our staff who we challenge to be the best they can be, which in turn creates a passionate and positive family of staff. This is a school for those who share that passion combined with a strong work ethic and a deep commitment to developing young people.

Staff development is key to our ethos and our staff benefit from our outward looking approach, with strong external relationships to provide a high level of guidance and professional development for teachers and support staff at all stages of their careers. These links include within the Laetare CMAT family of schools, an active member of the Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust, part of the St Helens School Partnership Board, Association of St Helens Secondary Schools, North West Maths Hub as well as being a key partner in teacher training with Edge Hill, the Aspirational Teaching Alliance and Liverpool Hope University. Our ECT support is viewed as being a model for outstanding practice across the region.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team as SENCo, with strategic oversight of both our specialist ASC base (Thrive) and wider SEND provision across the mainstream school. With a reduced teaching commitment, you will have the capacity to lead, influence, and embed inclusive practice at every level. In addition to the school’s mainstream SEND support, we also host the LA ASC base which we call Thrive. This has 3 dedicated teaching staff, an HLTA and wider team of TAs.

As a proud Lasallian school, we are rooted in the belief that every child is known, loved, and supported to reach their full potential. If you share our commitment to dignity, inclusion, and excellence, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further information and for an application pack, please see attached or go to the school's website at www.delasalle.st-helens.sch.uk to download and complete the application form.

If you'd like to visit prior to applying, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Please submit all applications via email to Joanne Peet at peetj@delasalleschool.org.uk

Please note we are unable to accept CVs.

Closing date:      Monday 19th May, 12.00pm

Interviews: As soon after

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. To ensure that this is achieved we expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and staff will be recruited and selected in line with safer recruitment policy and practice. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS check.