Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO)
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Pay Range + SEN 2 Allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2023 or sooner if possible
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2022
Job overview
Salary: Teachers Pay Scale
Plus SEN 2 allowance - £3,543-£4,703 per annum (depending on experience)
Required: Easter 2023 or sooner if possible
We are seeking to appoint an experienced, creative and inspirational SENCO to lead the Special Educational Needs provision. The role will require high levels of personal and professional commitment and the ability to work successfully as part of a team will be essential.
You will be an excellent practitioner with the National SENCO Award (or equivalent) and under the direction of the headteacher be responsible for determining the strategic development of the SEN policy and provision in the school, the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and co-ordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability and provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies.
This role includes teaching and is split 25 hours teaching (including 3 PPA) and 25 hours SENCO across a two-week timetable.
We are a friendly and caring community placing the academic progress and welfare of our students at the heart of everything we do. Professional development is key to our ongoing success and so offer a variety of opportunities for professional development.
Applications from experienced teachers are welcomed. Please state on the application form what your subject(s) are.
For further information and application details please see the school website:
www.st-thomasmore.cheshire.sch.uk/SENCO/
or email:
Mrs Catherine McGlone – PA to Headteacher & HR Manager
mrs.mcglone@st-thomasmore.cheshire.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 5th December 2022, 10:00am
Please do not apply online or download Cheshire East’s Application Form.
The academy is committed to safeguarding children and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place.
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About St Thomas More Catholic High School
- St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe
- Cheshire
- CW2 8AE
- United Kingdom
MISSION STATEMENT
In this Catholic School we aim:
- To identify and value the individual abilities and qualities of all pupils, helping and encouraging them to develop fully their knowledge, skills, potential and sense of self-worth, and at the same time promoting a spirit of respect and concern for others.
- To make prayer, worship and liturgy meaningful experiences for pupils as members of the school community, while helping all pupils to develop their own sense of spirituality and morality through personal reflection and response.
- To offer an excellent education, maintaining a challenging environment, which encourages high academic aspirations and achievements through positive teaching and learning practices, and providing every possible help and support to the young people in our care.
- To make our pupils confident, caring and contributing members of society, developing their awareness of the needs of others and inspiring their response to these needs through involvement in school life and the life of the parish and the wider community.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SCHOOL
St. Thomas More High School is a voluntary aided Catholic comprehensive school for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, situated close to the centre of Crewe, in Cheshire. It is smaller than average; at present there are 604 pupils on roll with slightly more boys than girls . Most pupils are drawn from four parishes within the Shrewsbury Diocese, and the school serves a wide, diverse area that includes areas both of social deprivation and relative affluence.
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