SENCO
- Organisation
- Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust Tollgate Community Junior School
- Number of positions
- 1
- Location
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £31,650 - £49,084 per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 22/04/2025
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Part Time
- Hours
- 26
- Job type
- Teaching and Leadership
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/377285/44207
- Organisation
- Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust Tollgate Community Junior School
- Number of positions
- 1
- Location
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £31,650 - £49,084 per annum pro rata
- Closing date
- 22/04/2025
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Part Time
- Hours
- 26
- Job Type
- Teaching and Leadership
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/377285/44207
Salary:£31,650 - £49,084 plus SEND allowance £2,679 - £5,825)
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date:22.04.2025
Interview date:W/c 28.04.2025
How to apply: For further information and an application pack please contact Tracy Garland at the school on 01323 723298; e-mail: finance@tollgate-jun.co.uk or download an application pack from our website www.tollgate-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk.
Tollgate is a thriving and successful 3-form entry Junior School where children and staff work together as part of a team.
Do you have experience supporting children with SEN? Tollgate Community Junior School, part of the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity for an exceptional, experienced qualified teacher as SENCO, who is passionate about SEND.
The successful candidate will have:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- National Award for SEN Coordination (or be prepared to work towards)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development; attendance on courses, INSET, action research, personal study etc. with clear impact indicators.
- Commitment to continuing professional development as necessary to develop role.
- Experience of successful leadership and management within a school.
- Proven track record of achieving outstanding pupil progress for teams of children.
- Ability to contribute to professional leadership and management of a staff team and contribute to the work of other teams to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning and achievement for all pupils across the school.
- Experience of using data and data analysis to drive up standards.
- Clear knowledge and experience in all issues relating to the safeguarding of children.
- Ability to ensure the effective implementation of the Special Education Needs and Disabilities strategy (SEND) for pupils at our school.
- Ensuring statutory requirements are fulfilled and ensuring the school follows best practice.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Commitment to teamwork in supporting school improvement.
- Outstanding knowledge of the KS1/KS2 Curriculum.
- Able to ensure all pupils achieve their potential.
- Supporting Senior Leaders.
- To work closely with staff to ensure that vulnerable groups are effectively provided for to ensure they make at least, expected progress.
The purpose of your role will be:
- To play a key role within the Academy to ensure that all pupils with additional needs make accelerated progress in their learning and achieve to the very best of their ability.
- To directly contribute to pupils' accelerated progress through high quality sustained teaching of intervention support based upon a detailed knowledge of their specific needs.
- To have high expectations, lead by example, promoting the federation/academy vision, values and aims.
- To be a member of the School Leadership Team (SLT) and contribute to the strategic development and direction of the academy in line with the Academy Improvement Plan.
- To provide leadership and direction in supporting meeting the needs of children with SEND.
- To take a lead role in monitoring and school self-evaluation regarding children with SEND.
- To provide guidance and support to the support staff to achieve and maintain a good quality of provision for pupils with SEND.
- To analyse assessment data from a variety of sources to inform future whole school planning and resourcing.
- To assist the SLT in undertaking delegated professional duties.
Visits to the school are encouraged
For further information and an application pack please contact Tracy Garland at the school on 01323 723298; e-mail: finance@tollgate-jun.co.uk or download an application pack from our website www.tollgate-jun.e-sussex.sch.uk.
Safeguarding
This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018. The Trust will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly, shortlisted candidates will be required to demonstrate to the Trust, by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process, that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations. If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations, the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.
All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).
For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service check (http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring service-check).
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.
The school will be checking candidates’ online presence.
Additional Information
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
Additional Information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.