SENDCO

SENDCO

MPR/UPR + TLR 1.1 (£8250)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls

Northfield

Birmingham

B31 4BP

Telephone Number: 0121 464 8346

Email Address: s.killeen@nsg.kevibham.org

Job Start Date: Start date negotiable

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated SENDCO. We are a forward-thinking school and have been highly praised for our inclusive ethos and the attitudes and values of our pupils.

This is an exciting opportunity not only to work with some amazing young people and fantastic staff, but to shape our SEND strategy on our pathway to outstanding. The SENDCO, with the support of the senior leadership team, will take responsibility for developing our SEND strategy as well as guide the day-to-day provision for pupils with SEND. They will provide professional guidance in the area of SEND to assist high quality teaching and the effective use of resources that support the achievement of all pupils.

Strengths of the school include:

• a superb new state of the art school building

• excellent pastoral care & support

• motivated, well behaved pupils

• an ethos which values and develops staff

• access to excellent professional development both within the school and across the Academy Trust

• supportive and committed staff who work as a team

• strong and improving exam results

• the school is located in South Birmingham with excellent transport links by both road and rail

• a number of very experienced 1:1 LSAs and Specialist SEN LSA

Closing Date: 10 June 2022, 3pm

As a school we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of its students and the successful candidate will need to undertake an Enhanced Criminal Record check.

We warmly welcome visits. To arrange a pre-visit and for additional information, please contact Miss Sharon Killeen (Headteacher’s P.A) – Tel 0121 464 6701. Please contact the school for further details and an application form from our website

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.
 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.