Deputy SENCO

Location

Wokingham, Berkshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Come and join our fabulous school, where students are engaged and eager to learn and our staff are passionate about inspiring them. 

We offer: 

• A very positive climate for learning where students want to work hard and do well.
• An ethos of staff well-being, including early finishes ahead of parents’ evenings, minimal evening events, and off-site PPA.
• A team of cover supervisors to ensure teachers rarely cover colleagues’ absence. 
• Personalised pathways of CPD, including coaching and leadership training for aspirant middle and senior leaders such as funded NPQs and NPQHs.
• A school that is ambitious and has high expectations. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a successful, enthusiastic teacher to lead this important area of the school. You will be working directly with the SENCO. The successful candidate will be a hard-working teacher with imagination, initiative, vision, a passion for teaching and the ability to motivate and inspire young people. 

The Deputy SENCO will work alongside the SENCO in leading SEN provision in school.

This will include:

• To secure high-quality learning outcomes for students with special educational needs. 
• To liaise with teachers, LSAs and outside agencies to secure improved outcomes in learning for all students with special educational needs. 
• To attend annual reviews and other multi-agency meetings. 
• To smooth the transition process for students with SEN between feeder schools, into higher education and other settings. 
• To work closely with the SENCO, LSAs and Senior Leadership Team to deliver efficient coordination and strategic planning in guidance and support across the school. 
• To liaise closely with appropriate staff to secure improved rates of student attendance and lower rates of persistent absence for students with SEN. 
• To liaise with staff to identify individuals/groups who may have SEN and plan effective intervention strategies to accelerate learning. 
• To communicate regularly with parents/carers 

This is an exciting and broad-ranging role, which is central to the future success of the school as we strive for excellence in all areas of our work. We believe it provides an excellent opportunity for a successful teacher who is keen to broaden their experience and expertise at a whole school level, in readiness for progression to becoming a SENCO in the future and we will support you in working to achieving The National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination. 

The Holt is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 girls and 16-18 co-ed comprehensive school, graded as Outstanding in the Ofsed inspection of March 2023. Further details and an application form are available from the school website 

Closing date: 9 am, Monday 18 March 2024. 

The Holt School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service Check. 

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