SENDCo

THE ROLE

We are looking for a teacher and senior leader to manage our provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities at Millbank Academy, including within our Additionally Resourced Provision for children with autism as it expands into its new home. 

You will be joining at an exciting time for the school in terms of its SEND provision. During the next academic year, the Windmill provision will increase from 10 places to 20, with the opening of brand new, purpose-built classrooms and facilities on-site.

If your application is successful, you will be leading a diverse team that includes a Speech and Language Therapist, a Deputy SENDCO, a Resource Base Lead Teacher, an HLTA and a team of Teaching Assistants. Educational Psychology is bought in to support with our understanding of pupils with complex needs.

You would work as the SENDCO while also providing direct leadership for the teachers and TAs in the Windmill, working alongside a Windmill Lead Teacher. You would get support from the Trust’s Director of SEND, as well as from the team of primary SENDCOs working within the Trust, and from Millbank’s Head of School.  

WHO YOU ARE

The ideal candidate will have a desire to ensure that pupils with a variety of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) make outstanding progress in all lessons, especially pupils who have a diagnosis of autism. In particular, the post will appeal to a teacher with a passion for leadership, someone who is organised and efficient and who can implement the Trust’s vision for Inclusion as well as national changes in SEND practice. 

WHO WE ARE

Millbank Academy, part of Future Academies, is an OFSTED Outstanding school with an above-average percentage of children with EHCPs on its roll. 

Future Academies is one of the country’s leading academy trusts; it was established with the intention of improving the life chances of children through an education that is built on the importance of knowledge, teachers who are experts in their subject, and an unwavering focus on raising aspirations for all. Our family of schools provide an exciting educational environment for pupils of all abilities, including pupils with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The Trust hosts three Additionally Resourced Provisions, including the Windmill at Millbank Academy, and prides itself on making its mainstream classrooms both aspirational and inclusive. 

Though this role is for a maternity cover, the school’s place within a Trust – including several within walking distance of Millbank, makes opportunities for long-term appointment and development very possible.

THE BENEFITS 

• The chance to make a difference to children’s and young people’s lives. Future Academies is of the belief that all children have the right to enriching education through a knowledge-rich and child-centric approach, our teachers can therefore make a dramatic impact on the lives of these children.   
• Fast career progression. Because knowledge and intelligence, rather than length of service, are lauded and rewarded at Future Academies, teachers and support staff can quickly take up great responsibility, adding to their already exceptional experience and knowledge, joining the SLT or writing for the Trust’s Curriculum Centre, where our in-house textbooks are produced.   
• Excellent CPD. The Trust is knowledge-centric and encourages CPD at all levels with excellent opportunities for swift career progression, within the Academy and Trust. This includes Leadership Development opportunities.   
• Knowledge-rich staff team. You will be working with a supportive leadership team, cohesive staff body, and very purposeful environment with excellent resources. Being part of a Trust of schools enables you to share knowledge across a wider range of educational professionals.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying for the post of SENDCo at Millbank Academy, please click on the Apply button to complete an online application form. 

Closing date: 5th September 2022

We look forward to receiving your application. 

Future Academies 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. To this end both an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Barred List check are required for this role. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.