Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator - SENDCO
Beech Lodge School
Windsor and Maidenhead
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2022
Job overview
Beech Lodge School is a small (80 pupil) thriving independent special school in Berkshire for pupils aged 7-18, who have needs that are difficult to meet in a conventional school setting.
We are looking for an experienced SENDCO who already has SENDCO accreditation.
The post is a full-time, non-teaching and predominantly an admin-based role. You will organise and lead EHCP reviews so will need to be an excellent administrator, be able to multi-task and work to tight deadlines. You will also liaise with the different teams that work across the school, from class teachers, specialist teachers, therapists etc.
Substantial experience and knowledge of teaching students with SEN and advising colleagues, together with an ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.
Working alongside our Fagus Lead, you will monitor pupil’s social and emotional development and input.
You must be adaptable, creative and resourceful – not daunted by a flexible timetable and put nurture at the heart of everything you do. You will be part of a large and supportive staff team.
Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
For more information and to download an application form visit our website www.beechlodgeschool.co.uk/vacancies
Interviews on receipt of suitably short-listed candidates.
“To join Beech Lodge is to join a community of innovators who want to do things differently - rewarding, inspirational and supportive”
Beech Lodge School, Stubbings Lane, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6QL
Beech Lodge School is an equal opportunities employer and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. A DBS check at an enhanced level is required for the successful applicant.
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About Beech Lodge School
- Beech Lodge School
- Stubbings Lane, Henley Road, Maidenhead
- Berkshire
- SL6 6QL
- United Kingdom
Beech Lodge School is a unique co-educational independent special school for children and young people who are unable to realise their potential in a conventional school setting.
Founded in 2013 the school opened with only 5 pupils in a small converted barn in Hurley. Over time we extended into a second building nearby and today we occupy wonderful spacious brand-new purpose-built buildings set in a beautiful tranquil environment with extensive grounds and state-of-the-art facilities for our pupils to thrive.
We fondly refer to our pupils as “sparky square pegs in the round hole of education”. We give them the square hole in which to fit.
At Beech Lodge we provide an innovative and nurturing approach to education for those children who require an individually tailored learning environment to reach their academic potential, build social and life skills, have access to therapeutic and specialist interventions and above all the educational tools with which to flourish. Our pupils have a range of difficulties that mean they are unable to thrive in mainstream, from Dyslexia and Dyscalculia to Social and Emotional Difficulties, Anxiety and School Refusal. We do not cater for children with violent or aggressive behaviour.
Attachment theory underpins our entire school approach with a focus on the importance of relationships embedded throughout the whole school community. Alongside pupils’ academic progress, social and emotional development is a high priority at Beech Lodge, and it is from here that Fagus, the UK schools-wide educational resource for emotional and social development was created.
The School’s last Integrated ISI Inspection (February 2020) from which our excellent work was recognised. Amongst the myriad of excellent qualities, the report highlights include: “Pupils personal development is excellent, “The quality of pupils’ academic and other achievements is good”, “Pupils make excellent progress in developing positive attitudes to learning”, “Pupils’ behaviour is excellent, and a calm atmosphere pervades the school” and “Modelling of how to do things by staff is excellent”. The School also met all the standards of the Regulatory Compliance Inspection.
Beech Lodge was always intended to be an alternative school, a unique high-quality setting that puts the particular needs of our pupils first. We are very proud to have successfully achieved that aim.
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