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SENCO and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

SENCO and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Ark Brunel Primary Academy

Kensington and Chelsea

  • £32,960 - £52,976 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
ARKMPS/UPS plus an SEN allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2021
Apply by:
5 May 2021

Job overview

SENCO & DEPUTY DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD


Ark Brunel Primary Academy 


We are looking for a highly motivated SENCo who has the vision and desire to lead in a school that has a dedicated speech and language resource-base.


Our multi-million pound new building opened in April 2014, with state of the art language rooms in the heart of the school. The resource-base supports children from reception to key stage 2 who have an education and health care plan for speech, language and communication needs. You will work alongside the inclusion lead, speech and language therapist and specialist teachers to secure the very highest standards for all children across the school. The role also benefits from a small teaching commitment that will enable you to model the very best practice to those you lead.


Our ideal candidate will:

• be passionate about developing our resource-base as a centre of excellence, embedding successful approaches across the school, network and beyond

• work with a like-minded team, developing curriculum excellence together in an area of high deprivation

• share our passion for giving children life-changing experiences and qualifications as part of the school curriculum

• dedicate their expertise to removing all barriers to children’s learning

This is a great opportunity to have a real and lasting impact.  As part of the Ark Network, you will be supported by unrivalled training and CPD to develop yourself as an outstanding leader.  We offer twice the standard number of professional training days, attractive remuneration, above the national pay scales, as well as a range of benefits including reduced gym membership and retail discounts. 

We are willing to consider candidates who have not previously been a SENCo. Applicants are not required to hold a SENCo qualification. If you do not hold the qualification, we will support you to achieve it upon your appointment.


Visits to our school are warmly encouraged: to arrange a visit, please call Patricia Kellet on 020 7565 5875.


To apply, please visit our website: http://arkbrunelprimary.org/vacancies 


Deadline: 12am – Wednesday 5th May 2021 

Salary: Ark MPS/UPS (Inner London) £32,960 - £52,976 plus £2,269 SEN Allowance 

Location: Ark Brunel, Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington

Interviews: Friday 14th May 2021

Ofsted: Outstanding (2016) 




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About Ark Brunel Primary Academy

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is a primary school in North Kensington, London. Providing places to around 300 pupils aged 3-11, the school first opened in 2013 and is expected to expand to accommodate close to 500 children in the near future. The school is proud of its diversity, with pupils from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. 

Our vision is to provide every pupil with the opportunity to go on to university or pursue the career of their choice. Named in honour of famed Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the school sets high standards for its pupils in terms of academic achievement. Teachers believe in a “depth before breadth” philosophy of education. The school also takes great care to instil in children the values of respect and tolerance.  

We provide our staff with the tools and support to instil a strong learning culture in their classrooms. From weekly coaching sessions with the senior leadership team to co-planning with colleagues, teachers are supported and encouraged to take risks and try new techniques to instil a lifelong love of learning in every child. Teachers at Brunel also have twice as many training days as standard and the chance to work with and learn from peers and leaders from across the Ark network. There is also a salary at 2.5% higher than main scale, access to health packages, discounts at major retailers, travel loans and other benefits, through the Ark Rewards scheme. 

The academy places great importance on excellent behaviour in order to maximise learning time and develop in pupils the skills needed to succeed in later life. In addition to that, everyone working in or for our school service shares an objective to help keep children and young people safe by following our strict safeguarding policy

Curriculum

All aspects of our curricula provision have been devised with the National Curriculum in mind. We have ensured that all the statutory requirements are fully adhered to and that all pupils are fully prepared to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum tests in English and mathematics at years 2 and 6. A strong command of English and mathematics is a vital foundation for the whole curriculum. We prioritise depth before breadth so that all pupils secure firm foundations in these core subjects as early as possible. 

Ofsted report 

In May 2016, Ofsted inspected Ark Brunel and concluded that ‘This is an outstanding school’ and “Pupils’ achievement has been in the top 20% of all mainstream schools nationally. This outstanding achievement is set to improve even further this year.”  

We are proud of their comments focusing on the achievement of pupils and the progress that they make. Our high aspirations and standards mean that our pupils never give up and achieve all that they can. The report also found that The curriculum reflects that school’s vision, values and ethos very well 

Read more about Ofsted's observations or see the the full report.  

The Ark network 

Ark Brunel Primary Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.  

Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/ 

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