SENDCO

Job Description

Post: SENDCO

Location: Dunston primary & Nursery Academy/Whittington Moor Infant and Nursery Academy

Pay scale: Teachers’ Main Pay Range MPR/UPR + TLR2B

Contract: 0.8, Permanent, 39 weeks

Start date: ASAP

Minerva Learning Trust is an expanding Sheffield based multi-academy Trust with a vision of providing outstanding education for all the students within our schools. The Trust is passionate that all students should see their time at school as happy and fulfilling with their potential developed to the utmost.

Dunston Primary & Nursery Academy is a large Primary School on the outskirts of Chesterfield, it is situated closely to Whittington Moor Infant and Nursery School which is a smaller school just off Whittington Moor roundabout. Both schools pride themselves on being inclusive school for all. We regard all staff and pupils as part of our family and whilst we have really high expectations of everyone, we maintain a caring and supportive ethos. We strongly believe in work life balance and we work with our staff to actively promote and improve wellbeing.

We are looking to appoint a SENDCO to lead the continued development of provision, support and teaching of students with additional needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a drive, resilience and enthusiasm to ensure that students’ progress and succeed. Ideally, you will have had experience of working directly with young people requiring additional support and, if you haven’t already completed the National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCO) you must be willing to start the NASENCO on the earliest cohort intake and complete it within 3 years of appointment or enrol on the national professional qualification (NPQ) no later than September 2025.

You will lead the strategic direction for SEND support in the two school’s to ensure the school meets our statutory duties in SEND and to ensure all pupils with additional needs fulfil their potential.

Working with senior colleagues you will be able to influence the curriculum teaching, and support young people across the school, whilst participating in wider Minerva Learning Trust networks.

A full job description and person specification is available below, but in short you must:

• Have experience of working with students with SEN

• Be able to work as part of a team

• Have high expectations of young people regarding learning, independence and behaviour

• Be able to forge positive links and relationships with young people, parents and colleagues

• Be familiar with the legal requirements linked to the SENDCO role.

• The ability to converse at ease with families and external agencies and provide accurate and clear advice

If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this role before submitting your expression of interest, please speak with Mrs L Parker, Headteacher at Dunston LParker@dunston-mlt.co.uk or Ms Lauren Kay, Headteacher at Whittington Moor LKay@whittingtonmoor-mlt.co.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information – Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

The closing date is 9th February 2025 and interviews will take place week commencing 24th February 2025

The application form and information pack is available on the school website https://www.dunston.derbyshire.sch.uk/ https://www.whittingtonmoor.academy/ Please ensure that you do not fill in a local authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £31,650.00-£49,084.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/02/2025