SENDCo

‘Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.’ - Jim Collins

Thank you for your interest in The Dukeries Academy (TDA) and Academy Transformation Trust (ATT). Part of our Vision at TDA is to develop ‘Our People’. Being recognised as an exceptional place to work is important to us as we aspire to attract, retain, and develop the very best leaders and staff.

Our Mission at The Dukeries Academy is to transform lives by inspiring excellence and maximising opportunities for all. As a rapidly improving Academy, at the heart of the Ollerton community, we support every student to achieve the qualifications they need to progress confidently to the next stage of learning, training, or employment. This is not all we do. To complement their qualifications, we also develop the skills and character traits, which will allow our students to become positive change makers in their own and other people’s lives.

At the Dukeries Academy, we live our values. We aspire to act with integrity, are ambitious in our purpose and are resilient in our pursuit of excellence. We are a Disability Confident Employer, at ATT we are passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

Our team of talented staff are friendly and professional, fully committed to the educational, pastoral, and well-being needs of our students. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational SENDCO to join this team. The ideal candidate will develop and oversee the implementation of the school's SEN strategy and policy, support teachers to develop and implement effective teaching and behaviour management approaches in the classroom and manage and advise on the school budget and resources for SEN provision. This position is also an allocated teaching role, all subject specialisms are welcomed but there is a particular interest in Social Sciences specialisms. You will be joining a dynamic and exciting team, creating a culture of excellence amongst our students.

In return, you can expect:

• An inclusive and developmental leadership culture.
• Centralised behaviour systems with highly visible SLT and Faculty Leaders.
• Implementation using evidence informed practice.
• Fantastic Professional Development opportunities through our ATT Institute including NPQs in partnership with Ambition.
• Inquiry based Performance Development replacing traditional Performance Management.
• A sensible Feedback Policy.

As a valued leader, you will use your sphere of influence to play an important part in taking TDA from Good to Great, and we can promise it will be an exciting and rewarding journey. Along the way, you will gain the satisfaction of #Transforming Lives in our Academy and across our Trust’s twenty-one schools.

The list below gives an indication of our ‘cultural drivers’ to help you understand if your thinking on education aligns with ours:

The list below gives an indication of our ‘cultural drivers’ to help you understand if your thinking on education aligns with ours:

• Collins, J.C. (2001). Good to great: why some companies make the leap ... and others don’t. New York, Ny: Harper Business.
• Lencioni, P. (2002). The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. Ny: Random House, Inc.
• Edmondson, A.C. (2018). The fearless organization: creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• L David Marquet (2015). Turn your ship around: a workbook for implementing intent-based leadership in your organization. New York: Portfolio / Penguin.
• Syed, M. (2019). Rebel ideas: the power of diverse thinking. S.L.: John Murray Publishers Lt.
• Coyle, D. (2019). The Culture Code. Random House UK.
• Myatt, M. (2016). High challenge, low threat: finding the balance. Melton, Woodbridge, John Catt Educational Ltd.
• Kim Malone Scott (2018). Radical Candor: how to get what you want by saying what you mean. London: Pan Books.
• Uttley, J. and Tomsett, J. (2020). PUTTING STAFF FIRST: a blueprint for a revitalised profession. John Catt.
• Buck, A. (2017). Leadership matters: how leaders at all levels can create great schools. Woodbridge: John Catt Educational Ltd.

To arrange a visit, please call the academy on 01623 860545.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.

Closing date: 9:00am on 15th April 2024.

The Dukeries Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant must undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2023.

We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are a Disability Confident Employer. We are open to Flexible Working.