SENCo
Ark Conway Primary Academy
Hammersmith and Fulham
- £37,667 - £59,242 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Ark MPS/Ark UPS plus £2,539 SEN allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 February 2024
Job overview
Location: West London
Salary: £37,667 - £59,242 Ark MPS/UPS plus £2,539 SEN allowance
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Start date: April or September 2024
Closing date: Wednesday 21st February 2024 at 9am (Please note that interviews will be held on a rolling basis).
A unique opportunity to join a highly supportive team at an excellent primary school based in West London.
About the role:
We are looking for an excellent SENCo to lead on the strategic direction and development of our school offer for SEND. You will be responsible for cultivating an inclusive learning environment and influence our passionate team of staff in achieving best practice, enabling all students to achieve their best. You will also be a teacher who has passion, enthusiasm, alongside the skills and desire to develop and nurture every child in their care.
Open to applications from teachers who are looking to transition into the SENCO role and are happy to work towards the NASENCO qualification.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Previous teaching experience and holds a QTS
- Proven experience working or the desire to work successfully with students of all abilities
- Experience in raising or the desire to raise attainment in a challenging classroom environment
- The resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils.
- Commitment to self- development; with a true love of learning and reflection.
View the full job description and person specification here.
About our school:
Ark Conway Primary Academy opened as a new primary school in a refurbished, beautiful library on Hemlock Road, White City in September 2011. It has one form of entry and we pride ourselves on knowing and caring for each and every child, as well as forging strong relationships with their families and our wider community. The academy caters for students from reception through to Year 6 and is over-subscribed every year. Ark Conway was judged as outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.
To learn more about us, please visit www.arkconway.org.
We offer:
- Highly supportive and collaborative working environment
- Commitment to the well-being of staff and pupils alike (Winners of the Mind Workplace Well-being Gold award)
- Exceptional professional development (twice as many training days as standard)
- Regular opportunities for career progression
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer.
How to apply:
Please visit www.arkconway.org/vacancies and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly encouraged.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. We invite visits, both virtually and in person, to arrange a visit please contact the Principal, Rebecca Ross-Wood by emailing info@arkconwayprimary.org.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
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About Ark Conway Primary Academy
Ark Conway Primary Academy opened as a new primary school for 4 to 11-year-olds in a beautiful, refurbished library in September 2011. It is a non-denominational and non-selective school; welcoming boys and girls of all abilities from the local area.
Ark Conway Primary Academy aims to inspire a culture of success, in which excellence is recognised and celebrated by all. Every pupil will leave the academy with a love of learning and will be well prepared for the transition to secondary school.
Ark Conway has had the country’s best key stage 1 results and a 100% phonics check pass rate two years running. We couldn’t have achieved its incredible results without outstanding teachers who are well supported, so the school has prioritised giving each and every staff members the tools they need to excel.
The school’s successful co-teacher programme has seen outstanding graduates prepare for a career in teaching by spending a year working alongside teachers, before joining the Ark Teacher Training programme. New teachers at the school are introduced to the ‘Conway lesson’, which gives an invaluable combination of behavioural strategies and teaching techniques which are applied throughout the school. Pupil behaviour and engagement in learning is excellent, giving teachers more time to focus on teaching.
We want school to be enjoyable for our pupils and teachers. Pupils should be able to learn, appreciate their lessons, make friends and be enthusiastic about school. We encourage exemplary behaviour and stress the importance of a safe and inspiring environment. We have therefore put together strict behaviour and safeguarding policies.
Curriculum
Ark Conway Primary Academy is committed to providing a curriculum that inspires and excites our pupils to achieve excellence and motivates them to succeed. Ark Conway Primary Academy holds two specialisms: Mathematics and Performing Arts
Mastery of mathematics is essential in every sphere of life, so we invest in resources to train the best teachers and offer a wide range of resources. We are pioneering methods and systems for teaching from Singapore Mathematics with the aim to produce confident and expert mathematicians from a very young age.
At Ark Conway Primary Academy we value the importance of the performing arts (drama, dance and music.) Pupils will receive lessons in drama, dance and music on a weekly basis and will develop skills that not only encourage and support academic growth but also develop important social skills and experiences at the same time.
Ofsted
Ark Conway Primary Academy was inspected in July 2013 and was graded "outstanding" in every category.
"High quality teaching inspires and motivates all pupils to try their very best."
Read more about Ofsted's observations or see the the full report.
The Ark network
Ark Conway Primary Academy is part of Ark, an international charity transforming lives through education. Ark has 38 schools across the UK in Birmingham, Hastings, London and Portsmouth. Ark exists to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. Ark schools are all non-selective and in areas where they can make the biggest difference.
Read more about Ark: http://arkonline.org/
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