SENDCo
St Benedict's Catholic School
Suffolk
- Expired
- Salary:
- £43,034 - £46,430 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2019
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit an experienced, passionate and committed teacher to oversee the provision for some of our most vulnerable students. As named SENDCo you will be responsible for cultivating an inclusive approach and have experience working across a school and leading a team. As part of this role on the Leadership pay spine, our SENDCo will oversee the use of Pupil Premium funding, provision for EAL students and literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.
You will have a proven track record in creating and implementing strategies to promote progress for young people with SEND. You will employ a collaborative approach to working with a range of staff, families and external agencies.
We seek someone who is passionate about securing success for all our young people with the support of a strong network of colleagues in school, and a range of dedicated professionals within the wider professional network. We have flexibility within the pay scale to appoint an experienced and qualified SENDCo at the appropriate point within the range and secondment to SLT would also be considered. Applicants who are not yet qualified but commit to taking the qualification within a year are encouraged to apply if they feel that they have the passion, skills and experience to step into this role.
St Benedict’s is a ‘Good’ school (Ofsted, September 2016) with a strong reputation and a supportive local community. Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people to achieve their potential both academically and personally.
We can offer you a positive environment where you will be encouraged to progress further in your career should you wish, supported by a team of staff who are very hardworking and dedicated to the school.
Roll: 815 (including sixth form).
Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact Christine Kennedy on (01284) 775712 to arrange.
Further details and an application form can be found on the school website: www.st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk
Completed applications should be submitted via email to Christine Kennedy, Business Manager: ckennedy@st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 9am, 20 May 2019.
Interview dates: w/c 20 May 2019.
All vacancies appear on: www.suffolkjobsdirect.org
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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About St Benedict's Catholic School
- St Benedict's Catholic School
- Beetons Way, Bury St. Edmunds
- Suffolk
- IP32 6RH
- United Kingdom
Headteacher
Mrs Imogen Senior
About St Benedict's Catholic School
St Benedict's is a mixed Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The school currently has c970 students aged 11-18, rising to c980 by September 2023. Ours is a popular school and pupils come to us from a wide geographical range across West Suffolk, extending into Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. Around 60% of our students describe themselves as Catholic. In September 2022 the school became an Academy and joined Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Trust.
We received an Ofsted Section 8 inspection in 2022 which reported that St Benedict’s Catholic School continues to be a good school.
The report goes on to say:
Pupils say that their school is a happy place where they feel safe and accepted. They know that their teachers look after them and provide them with the support they need.
Pupils demonstrate very positive attitudes to their work. It is important for them to be the best they can be. They are also respectful, kind and compassionate towards each other, their teachers and visitors to the school. Older students are mature and self-assured, and support younger pupils in and out of the classroom.
Pupils interact well with each other and with their teachers. They help each other in class. They listen carefully and appreciate others’ hard work. Instances of low-level disruption are very rare. Bullying hardly exists. Should it happen, it is dealt with swiftly.
Pupils flourish as a result of the school’s powerful caring ethos. Pupils are open minded and confident. They embrace diversity, respect difference and understand other world religions. Pupils say, ‘It is a school where it is okay to be different.’
Please full report for more details.
Our Section 48 Diocesan Inspection of the religious character of the school June/ July 2022 judged the school to be Outstanding.
Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people achieve their potential both academically and personally.
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