SENCO & Assistant Headteacher
Beacon Academy
Leicestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- L4 -L5
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023 Start
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
Beacon Academy is situated in Loughborough, with approximately 395 children on roll including a Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) resource unit and a Nursery. Staff and families are working enthusiastically with the new leadership, as it has vision, integrity and rigour. Beacon has a huge potential and a commitment to rapid improvement. This position will be a highly rewarding role with the potential to make a significant and sustained impact on our school and community in which it sits.
As a result of external moves and to strengthen the Leadership team we are looking to appoint a SENCO & Assistant Headteacher who will support the Head of School and lead an area of negotiated specialism within the Academy. We are looking for a proven leader whose own teaching is inspiring with a broad vision for the curriculum and for quality teaching.
We can offer you:
- A positive, community driven school.
- Happy, enthusiastic and well behaved children
- A newly formed leadership team who welcome fresh ideas, and see the retention of staff as a high priority.
- Teachers who are committed to driving high standards
You will assist in developing, reviewing, and implementing a whole school policy for pupils with special educational needs. You will play a key role in determining the strategic direction of SEN policy and provision. The SENCO qualification or exemption through experience is desirable although we would support a suitable candidate through the SENCO accreditation if required.
Within this role, you must be ambitious and able to:
- Be brave, discover what’s possible, push the limits and be big-hearted
- Understand the new framework and the importance of curricular design, knowing what outstanding looks like is an important part of this role
- Commit to each and every child being inspired to have a remarkable life
Beacon Academy is part of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) national network of over 57 primary, secondary and special academies.
Closing Date: Monday 30th January 2023
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.
Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Beacon Academy
- Beacon Academy
- Woodthorpe Road, Shelthorpe, Loughborough
- Leicestershire
- LE11 2NF
- United Kingdom
About Beacon Academy
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We are a large primary school on the edge of Loughborough with an MLD Special Provision and Nursery.
Beacon is a great place to be where children are at the centre of what we do. We work closely as a team to improve the life chances of our children who come from all over Loughborough, including Shelthorpe Estate. Our intake is mixed; with a high number of children with EHCPs and over half our children are entitled to free school meals. Therefore everyone who works at Beacon has a drive to make sure that our children get the best education they possibly can, this has its challenges but is incredibly rewarding.
We endeavour to work closely with other schools locally and have a number of links to Ashmount Special School through the Loughborough Learning Alliance (LLA). The LLA provide local professional development and enable us to moderate our work within the Loughborough Area. Nationally we are linked to Lift Schools where we are able to use nation research and resources to impact our teaching and learning.
The staff at Beacon are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of Lift Schools means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress.
We warmly welcome visitors and hope that you will come and see for yourself just what we are about and whether or not working here is right for you.
Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!
General Information
Beacon Primary Academy is a 2 to 11 aged community academy in the Shelthorpe area of Loughborough.
The school originally opened in 1933 as an infant and junior school and was later amalgamated into a single school. The Nursery building was opened in 2005. The school also benefits from an extensive field space for outdoor activities. In December 2012 it became part of a network of schools sponsored by Lift Schools.
It is a larger than average-sized primary academy with 309 pupils. Included in this figure, is a 40-place Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) resource provision for children with an Education & Health Care Plan (EHC) or a Statement of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Our popular 80-place full-time equivalent (FTE), term-time only Nursery includes a 6 FTE Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) resource provision.
There are various clubs and activities that take place on site during the evenings and at weekends for adults and children within the community. There is a weekly Family Learning group that works alongside one of the teachers and children in Key Stage 1. The area has good transport links and the Academy is close to Loughborough University. Housing is a mixture of council and affordable dwellings. This is a community that is growing as can be seen from the high numbers of pupils in Key Stage 1.
Ofsted
We are a rapidly improving school and we were last inspected in November 2021. To view all our Ofsted reports please click here.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
- We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
- With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
- We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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