Due to maternity leave, the Governors, staff and pupils are seeking to appoint a highly-motivated, inspirational and successful school leader with specific responsibility for Inclusion, including the SENDCo role, from 22 April 2025.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of SEND policies and practices across school, alongside supporting the school with all areas of leadership.

They should be an excellent, caring teacher who is innovative in their approach, and has experience of the SENDCO role, strategic decision-making and school wide self-evaluation to bring about improvement.

We are looking for a creative, experienced and enthusiastic inclusion leader who:

• Has excellent communications skills, is innovative, creative, inclusive and passionate about learning and has the expertise to lead inclusive provision across the primary range
• Has or is working towards the SENDCo qualification
• Is willing to play a key role in the development, delivery and enrichment of our curriculum
• Will positively model excellent leadership practice and the highest professional standards at all times
• Works well as a team, and is committed to supporting all to reach their potential

The governors will provide effective support for the successful candidate who will demonstrate a strong commitment to work closely with them to provide high quality leadership and the best possible education for children

In return we can offer:

• A strong commitment to professional development
• A school with high aspirations and a genuine opportunity to make a difference
• An opportunity to help shape the future of teaching and learning
• A dedicated and supportive team of professional staff and governors

Applications are welcomed from candidates who have high expectations, are passionate about learning and ready to make a difference.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. Online checks on shortlisted candidates may form part of the schools safeguarding due diligence, this would include a search of social media and search engine presence.

Visits to the school are welcome and can be arranged by contacting the school on 01246 276831.

Provisional Interview Date: 10 February 2025

Swanwick School & Sports College is an ‘Outstanding’ school providing an exciting and relevant education for young people with additional needs including Moderate and Severe Learning needs, social and emotional difficulties and ASD. Pupil ability ranges from pre key stage standards to working within the Primary Curriculum objectives. We also offer a variety of qualifications including GCSE where appropriate.

The Governors and Headteachers are looking to recruit an exceptional Assistant Headteacher and outstanding classroom practitioner who is a passionate and visionary leader for SEND.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and analysing data systems to track pupil progress, Attendance and Inclusion at a whole school level.

This will include working alongside our proactive Pastoral Team to ensure pupils who struggle to attend site still receive a high-quality provision. This might include organising Alternative Provision, conducting welfare checks and monitoring of part time timetables.

The successful candidate will oversee these areas of responsibility to ensure every young person receives a relevant and appropriate curriculum irrelevant of their needs.

This position will have a reduced teaching commitment and will primarily involve teaching pupils of secondary age mostly working within the primary curriculum. Applications from primary, secondary and SEND practitioners are encouraged.

The successful candidate will be someone who can create and deliver stimulating lessons, lead by example and able to support Teachers to develop their practice. Working alongside the Co-Headteachers the successful applicant will promote the school ethos as an excellent professional role model and member of the Senior Leadership Team.

SSSC needs a motivated and ambitious leader to continue to drive forward the SSSC ethos and vision through robust analysis in data, attendance, inclusion and appropriate, relevant and aspirational qualification offer. We are looking for someone who is passionate about learning and who is looking for an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated and caring team.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a highly effective or aspiring leader
• Communicate the school’s vision compellingly and supporting the headteacher’s strategic leadership
• Ensure the teaching of a broad, balanced, relevant and structured curriculum
• Lead by example in their own teaching practice, and by positively encouraging and supporting all members of staff.
• Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background, needs or barriers to learning
• Be able to build effective and supportive relationships with pupils, parents, carers and other agencies in order to secure the best life chances for our pupils
• Be organised, proactive, positive, resilient, calm and flexible
• Be able to complete safe and well checks on identified pupils as and when required.

We offer:

• A shared moral commitment to secure the best outcomes for all pupils
• An opportunity to work with talented and committed staff
• Access to the School Advisory Service
• Support from a forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team
• Teachers’ pension scheme
• Professional Development with extensive CPD opportunities
• A wonderfully diverse range of pupils who are keen to learn and participate in the life of the school
• A committed Governing Body and supportive parents/carers

The role offers a great deal of variety with ample opportunity for the post holder to use their own initiative whilst being supported by the Senior Leadership Team. The ability to work as part of a team is essential, as are excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, a sound knowledge of IT and an ability to prioritise workload.

As this post involves a great deal of contact with pupils, staff, visitors and parents / carers, it is important that candidates possess excellent communication skills; maintaining confidentiality at all times will be essential.

We offer a warm and welcoming school community and staff wellbeing is a priority.

Swanwick School and Sports College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment; we fully support the principles and practice of the publication “Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

If you are after an exciting opportunity to further enhance an outstanding special school in developing its’ highly sought-after provision then we would welcome your application.

Visits to the school are highly encouraged. Please contact the Co-Headteachers on: – 01773 602198 to arrange an appointment or discuss the position further.

Applications should be completed on line through the Derbyshire website or online with the TES.

Provisional Interview Date: 12 February 2025