SEND Manager
Blackpool Gateway Academy
Blackpool
- £29,290 - £31,622 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Pay Scale, Grade G, Points 25-28
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 11/03/2024
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2024
Job overview
Blackpool Gateway Academy
SEND Manager
Salary: Grade G - Points 25 - 28 on the NJC Pay Scale
(Salary will be pro rata, actual salary £29,290 - £31,622 per annum)
Contract: Permanent, Full time (37 hours per week), Term time plus 5 additional days
Start Date: 11th March 2024
Join Team FCAT:
FCAT is a large Multi Academy Trust with 10 academies (primary, secondary and all-through schools) and our central services team - we are committed to promoting excellence in teaching, learning and leadership. Please visit our website to find out more www.fcat.org.uk
This is an exciting opportunity for which we require a resilient, passionate and driven professional to quickly achieve results. You must have the desire to work with pride, ambition, respect, resilience, integrity and excellence so we can be the “best we can be!”. We offer you access to a number of staff benefits including exclusive online offers and discounts, cycle to work scheme, membership of the generous Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as health and wellbeing initiatives. We are committed to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter.
The role:
As SEND Manager you will provide vital management support to the SEND Department as well as
working operationally within the wider school. This will include:
● Working with SENDCO to manage all aspects of SEND register, including pupil profiles.
● Working with parents/carers, relevant school staff and professional agencies to complete assessments and associated administration surrounding the referral for and statutory reviews of Education Health Care Plans.
● To provide in class support for identified SEND students, as well as class cover including KS2.
● To manage the Team of Teaching Assistants.
● To assess for, plan for and deliver specific evidenced based intervention packages (1-1/Small Group) to identified SEN students.
● To manage outreach support at home to identified SEND pupils currently unable to attend mainstream lessons in school.
Our Academy
Blackpool Gateway Academy is in Bloomfield Ward, close to Blackpool Football Club, adjacent to Seasider’s Way. It is a two form entry school currently with 351 pupils (2 classes in each year group up to Year 6) catering for pupils from 3-11 years through our nursery provision.
We pride ourselves in the ongoing pursuit of educational excellence with our recent Ofsted inspection judging us to be Good in all areas in May 2022. We endeavour to work together with parents, governors and the local community to provide high quality care and education through continuous improvement. All children are encouraged to enjoy learning, aim high and show mutual respect for one another through our nurturing culture. We promote independence, inclusivity and hope that all our pupils become ‘life-long learners’. Our core values are embedded through school developing pupils that become respectable citizens of the future.
What we can offer you:
● Membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) or Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with employer contributions above 15%.
● Access to free health support services via an App for all staff to access online GP appointments, physiotherapy, counselling, CBT, stress and anxiety coaching as well as advice on health, finance, legal matters.
● Cycle to work scheme
● Free annual flu vaccine
● Blackpool Council travel discount
● Childcare voucher scheme
● Free eye tests
● Commitment to our Team FCAT Work and Wellbeing Charter
How to apply:
To apply for this post please visit our website and complete the online application form and equal opportunities form at
Closing time and date for applications is Noon, Monday 19th February 2024
Interview and Assessment date is Thursday 22nd February 2024
For any questions regarding the vacancy please contact Pam Parr, at
The Fylde Coast Academy Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners, staff and visitors. All staff are carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures that comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Following shortlisting this may include an online search and following an offer an enhanced DBS clearance.
Attached documents
About Blackpool Gateway Academy
- Blackpool Gateway Academy
- Seymour Road, Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY1 6JH
- United Kingdom
Our Academy
Blackpool Gateway Academy is in Bloomfield Ward, close to Blackpool Football Club, adjacent to Seasider’s Way. It is a two form entry school currently with 351 pupils (2 classes in each year group up to Year 6) catering for pupils from 3-11 years through our nursery provision.
We pride ourselves in the ongoing pursuit of educational excellence with our recent Ofsted inspection judging us to be Good in all areas in May 2022 . We endeavour to work together with parents, governors and the local community to provide high quality care and education through continuous improvement. All children are encouraged to enjoy learning, aim high and show mutual respect for one another through our nurturing culture. We promote independence and hope that all our pupils become ‘life-long learners’. Our core values are embedded through school and help our pupils become respectable citizens of the future.
Gateway Academy is tucked away near Blackpool Football Club but is packed full of lifelong learning. We are part of the Fylde Coast Academy Trust ( FCAT) and our motto, developed by our School Council is ‘Learning today for a brighter tomorrow’ and that is precisely what we aim to do.
We have a wonderful hard working, committed and talented staff workforce across the whole school--they really go the extra mile--along with a parental community that supports one another. We have built up a Gateway appropriate sequential curriculum, ensuring key skills and knowledge are fundamental to teaching and learning, providing children with every opportunity to succeed in their next stages of education.
Covid times taught us so many things, and not least, all things virtual and digital. Our communication systems through Class Dojo along with our online newsletter have allowed for continued information sharing across school life with measures in place to ensure everyone remains as safe as possible.
Reading is our greatest priority; it opens the gates to all other learning and we are passionate believers in the ReadWriteInc phonics scheme which works so well for our children. In addition, another passion is nurture and inclusivity, not just for the children but our entire community, so our journey with Nurture UK developing the six principles of nurture through school helps that holistic development. Our training, to include trauma informed schools and active practice in our journey for all staff and children, is well underway and, we are making good progress.
Gateway Academy continues to grow and evolve. We believe the unique priorities for our school development should centre around ‘possibility, growth and community’ and that this concentration will help support all our children and those around us.
Our Mission Statement
All at Blackpool Gateway Academy are in pursuit of educational excellence.
We endeavour to work together with parents, governors and the local community to provide high quality care and education through continuous improvement.
Encouraging all children to enjoy learning, develop their best potential and show mutual respect for one another. We promote independence and hope that all our pupils become ‘life-long learners’.
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