Senior Leader-SENDCO

Post Title: Senior Leader - SENDCO   

Number of Posts: 1

Scale: L4-L7 if unqualified / L8-L12 if qualified

Start Date: 1st May or sooner if possible.

 

We are seeking to appoint an energetic, experienced and highly effective SENDCO to join our senior leadership team.  The successful candidate will have a passion for SEND, a love of learning and the ability to develop positive relationships that enable all children to thrive.  With the support of the Executive Vice Principal for SEND you will make a significant contribution to whole school and classroom development, working closely with pupils, their families and every member of our extended staff team.

 

Applicants must be able to evidence: 

● their ability to ensure the school meets the statutory requirements of the SEND Code of Practice 

● their experience of and ability to develop, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions across the school in terms of outcomes for pupils 

● their ability to lead and support staff in the development and use of EHCPs

● their ability to organise annual effective reviews 

● their ability to work strategically supporting the development of a school at al levels   

 

We are looking for a SENDCO who: 

● has high expectations of what can be achieved in a special school setting and a proven track record of raising pupil attainment 

● understands how children learn and never gives up on them 

● is a strong communicator and successful team played, committed to developing strong working relationships with pupils, staff, families and outside agencies 

● is a first rate teacher who can model best practice throughout the school 

● is determined, resilient and has high expectations of themselves 

● has a vision of what outstanding provision should look like and the ability to support the school to get there 

 

It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join the Barnsley and Kirklees Special Provision Partnership.  We’re a new, bold partnership, formed through the collaboration of Springwell Learning Community, Greenacre School and Joseph Norton Academy.  Through our collaboration we are able to provide unique opportunities for our children, our staff and the communities we serve. This provides out leaders at Springwell an opportunity to develop strong collaboration and support with our special partnership schools and leadership colleagues 

For further details and an application form please our website greenacre-school.co.uk or for an informal chat, please contact Sarah Elliott (PA to the Executive Team) at sarah.elliot@sppartnership.co.uk to arrange a further conversation.

 

Deadline for applications: Friday 5th February 2021

Interviews: Week commencing 22nd February 2021