Assistant Headteacher - SENDCO
St. Ives School
Cornwall
- Expired
- Salary:
- L7 - L11
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2022
- Apply by:
- 15 March 2022
Job overview
Assistant Headteacher - SENDCO
Required from 1st September 2022
Pay Point / Pay Range: L7 - L11
Full Time Equivalent Annual Salary: £49,019
Actual Annual Salary for this Role: £54,091
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week / Weeks Per Year: 1.0 fte
Closing Date: 12 midnight on 15th March 2022
Proposed Shortlisting Date: 16th March 2022
Proposed Interview Dates: 25th March 2022
St Ives School is seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic leader who is passionate about improving the life chances for students in our community.
We are seeking to recruit a SENDCO who shares our passion for sustained success. Our SEND students achieve exceptionally strong outcomes and we wish to maintain and further improve rates of progress with a particular emphasis on improving literacy and numeracy levels across the school. As SENDCO you will lead a team of committed and skilful staff to ensure no child is left behind.
You will need to be forward focussed and an excellent communicator, able to form strong, effective relationships with colleagues, students and parents. You will have the drive, passion and enthusiasm to make significant improvements and to champion the special educational needs of our children.
Of crucial importance to us, our successful applicant will be a determined and resilient team player whose vision and principles fully align with our school’s ethos of high academic expectation and aspiration for all. We are looking for someone who will take on a key senior leadership role within our thriving school and who will be able to get the best out of those they work with, for, and alongside. They will share our dedication to education and removing barriers for our students, and will have a relentless and ambitious determination to support our students to develop the character and knowledge that will help them flourish and succeed in life.
We are able to offer prospective applicants an opportunity to visit the school on Wednesday 9th March @ 4pm. Alternatively, prospective candidates may wish to attend an informal virtual meeting with James Butterworth, Head of School, prior to application on Wednesday 9th March @ 5pm. Please email Cherie Bayfield, Head’s PA to confirm your attendance: cbayfield@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk. Please note that all visitors to the school are required to provide photo ID on arrival.
To find out more about St Ives School, please visit: www.st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk
To discuss this position please contact the Head of School:
Email: head@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01736 795608
Application forms can be downloaded from: http://www.st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk/sample-page/staff/join-the-team/vacancies-2/
Please email your completed application form and equality & diversity monitoring form by the closing date to: recruitment@st-ives.cornwall.sch.uk
Please note that successful candidates will be informed via email.
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening and pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance and full reference checks with previous employers.
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About St. Ives School
St Ives School is a co-educational comprehensive school for pupils aged 11-16, serving the community of St Ives and the surrounding villages in Cornwall. The school has been sponsored by Truro and Penwith Multi-Academy Trust since April 2014.
Alongside the core curriculum, a programme of additional activities and classes for students are run in the school’s High Performance Academy. The acaemy is supported by Truro and Penwith College and bring to the school national and international speakers, lecturers and coaches to work with students.
The school offers a broad range of extra-curricular activities, including clubs, and local, national and international travel.
Executive Headteacher
Jan Woodhouse
Head of School
James Butterworth
Values and vision
St Ives is a small and inclusive community, founded on respect for one another and the environment. The school’s ethos centres on a commitment to inspiring learning, ambition and aspiration, support and guidance, respect and partnership with parents and carers. Maximum effort is also invested in fostering talent and widening horizons
The school aims to provide a positive for learning by ensuring that all students’ achievements are recognized and rewarded.
The school’s welfare hub, ‘The Harbour’, aims to provide a comprehensive wrap-around service for all students, including the most vulnerable.
At St Ives School, our core values “Every Child, Inspiring Learning, Every Day” are at the heart of everything we do. We set high expectations to ensure that every pupil excels across all aspects of school life.
Our intention is to ensure pupils make outstanding progress and that the curriculum removes any potential barriers to learning.
We want our pupils to leave with knowledge and skills which will not only create excellent life opportunities but will also prepare them exceptionally well for life beyond the school.
The St Ives School Curriculum ensures that all our students have the opportunity for academic and personal development across a broad range of subjects and experiences. Acquisition of knowledge and transferrable skills are the cornerstones of our student’s progress and we place a high value on building their understanding of community, place and social justice.
Ofsted
“School leaders have created a very positive culture where staff morale is high. Teachers feel supported, are highly motivated and work together very well to ensure that their teaching is of a high quality.”
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