SENCo
The St Marylebone CE School
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale (Inner London)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1//9/2019
- Apply by:
- 1 April 2019
Job overview
We would like to recruit a Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) or Trainee SENCO to join our successful and well-established department. This role will be responsible for the development of the School’s Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision and oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising SEN pupil achievement. We are looking for someone who is trained or would be interested in training to become a SENCO. The School will support the appointed person to gain the relevant qualifications.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The appointed person will be expected to:
- support the Director of SEN in the management of the SEN team, including training and development
- report on the progress of pupils and the effectiveness of provision for pupils with SEN as regularly as required
- ensure that statutory requirements are met with regard to the SEN Code of Practice, including annual reviews and liaison with specialist support and professionals
- develop and implement whole school approaches, teaching and learning for SEN students
- be the key worker for identified students with an EHCP which have been allocated by the Director of SEN
- agree and work towards targets for raising achievement and promoting progress for identified SEN pupils
- collect and interpret specialist assessment data in order to inform strategies which promote progress.
- attend Parents’ Evenings and meetings, keeping parents informed about their child’s progress and / or concerns.
- support the Director of SEN in planning and delivering SEN training and INSET to LSAs and teacher
- model quality-first teaching to staff in lessons so that they are able to implement effective SEN teaching
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL:
• Qualified to degree level
• Qualified Teacher Status (in a relevant subject)
• Experience of working with parent/carers to support learners’ welfare and achievement
• Evidence of at least good teaching, in particular with learners with Special Educational Needs
• Willingness to train as a SENCO if not already trained
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Understanding of the use of assessment to inform planning and improve student performance
• Ability to set consistently high expectations for all students through class work, homework and enrichment
• Commitment to enrichment and extra-curricular provision, in the development of students
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to engage, enthuse and motivate students
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise effectively
• Enthusiasm, drive and love of learning
• Flexibility, adaptability and creativity.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete an application form. Application forms are available to download from the School’s website:
As part of the form you will need to complete a supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4), in order to demonstrate your suitability for the post.
Please return your completed application form via e-mail to: recruitment@stmaryleboneschool.com
Closing date: by 9:00am on Monday 1st April 2019
Start date: September 2019
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults and it is our expectation that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
ABOUT THE SCHOOL:
• Founded in 1791, The St Marylebone CE School is an outstanding comprehensive school for girls with a mixed sixth form, serving students of all faiths or no faith. The School is a mainstream Academy for 1,170 pupils.
• Successively rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted and SIAMS, the School is one of the best performing non-selective state schools nationally.
• We are the Lead School in the St Marylebone Teaching School Alliance and have 21 SLEs on the teaching staff.
• There are around 100 members of teaching staff. 74% of teaching staff have been internally promoted since starting at the School.
• The School is situated in the heart of central London, just minutes from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street on the tranquil Marylebone High Street, with Regent’s Park just moments away. We are close to excellent transport links (Regent’s Park, Baker Street and Bond Street Tube Stations).
Attached documents
About The St Marylebone CE School
- The St Marylebone CE School
- 64 Marylebone High Street, Marylebone
- London
- W1U 5BA
- United Kingdom
The St Marylebone CE School is an all-girls secondary with co-educational sixth form in Westminster, central London. It is affiliated with the Church of England and designated a National Teaching School. Since 2011, St Marylebone has had academy status.
The St Marylebone CE School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, races, cultures, faiths and genders. The School actively promotes diversity and inclusion across its community and our students come from a wide range of backgrounds: 40% of our students speak English as an additional language; 59% of our students come from backgrounds other than white British.
The secondary school is located next to St Marylebone Parish Church and is a short walk from Regent’s Park. The sixth-form facilities are based in nearby Blandford Street. St Marylebone was founded in 1791 and it carries the motto "An opportunity to excel". There are currently around 1,100 students, 300 of whom are in the sixth form.
Headteacher
Kathryn Pugh
Values and vision
St Marylebone CE School supports students to perform to the highest level in terms of commitment, effort and behaviour. It has embraced the religious and spiritual values of being a church school, as well as establishing a welcoming multi-faith community.
Students are encouraged to think critically, approaching issues with confidence both as individuals and cooperative members of a team. Teachers use the skills instilled in students to create a cohesive community setting, in which communication and respect are key.
The school has been a specialist arts college since 1998. It has since become a specialist school in mathematics and computing, and in special educational needs. This level of expertise has ensured St Marylebone is a model academic setting.
Ofsted report
“This school is an exceptional place, where students flourish both academically and personally within a strong spiritual ethos. The school’s academic results have been sustained at a very high level since it became an academy; they are on track to be even better in 2014.”
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