Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator
Knutsford Academy
Cheshire East
- £27,600 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2021
- Apply by:
- 24 May 2021
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated SENDCO. The successful candidate will have a real passion for securing excellent outcomes for SEND students and will join our Schools in September 2021.
You will be an excellent teacher with the ability to inspire and develop others and have a proven track record of raising educational standards, with the drive and commitment to maintain and improve the current success rate.
Full time/Part time.
Closing Date: 24th May.
The Learning Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
In line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 The Learning Alliance does not request attendance or medical information on candidates for posts prior to appointment. We will, however, seek a post-appointment reference for successful candidates, which will include questions relating to attendance records. Appointments will be made subject to this reference and the Trust may, in some circumstances, withdraw the offer of appointment on the basis of information received, again having full regard to the requirements of the Equality Act.
The Learning Alliance is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.
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About Knutsford Academy
Knutsford Academy provides secondary education to over 1200 students aged from 11 to 18 in the historic town of Knutsford, less than 20 miles from the centre of Manchester and minutes from the M6 motorway. Students arrive in Year 7 from the local primary schools in Knutsford and we also attract a number of students from the south Manchester and Northwich areas. The school formed in 1953 as Knutsford High School and still operates from the original site in the centre of the town, it transferred to Academy status in 2012.
Knutsford Academy and Cheshire Studio School are part of The Learning Partnership.
The Learning Partnership is a new multi-academy trust that was formed on 1st September 2023 as a merger between The Learning Alliance and The Learning for Life Partnership. The trust consists of fourteen schools, eight of which are primary schools and six are secondary schools, all based across East Cheshire and North Staffordshire.
Our School Vision:
Academic Excellence - We provide a supportive and challenging environment to ensure our students achieve academic excellence at Knutsford Academy.
Strong Community - We draw on the strength of our community within Knutsford Academy and work with our local community around Knutsford.
World Class Opportunities - We aim to prepare our students for life beyond school by providing world class opportunities.
Our School Values -
Ambition - We have high expectations of ourselves and work hard to achieve them.
Respect - We respect ourselves, our environment and other people.
Kindness - We look after ourselves and others and celebrate our differences, because they are what make us unique.
The Knutsford Academy Team
Knutsford Academy is led by Headteacher Karen Key, who oversees the strategy and running of the school. There are currently over 60 teachers at the school and a support team who all work collectively to deliver the very best for our students.
Professional Development
We provide a range of training programmes through our own teacher training school, including a PGCE run in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, together with a personal development programme for those looking to progress to the next step, offering the NPQML and NPQSL, run in partnership with the Star Institute.
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