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Job Reference EDV/2023/RFSS/68132

Location Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5PE

Contract Type Permanent

Contract Term Full-Time

Salary MPS/UPS + TLR hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Closing Date Midnight, 12th May 2023

Start Date September 2023

Positions Available1

Interview Date(s)W/C Monday 15th May 2023

About Rugby Free Secondary School
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'Pupils benefit from a school community that includes pupils from a wide range of different backgrounds and cultures. There is a culture in which pupils see these differences as a positive thing. Uniqueness is valued and celebrated. Pupils feel confident 'to be themselves' at Rugby Free Secondary School.

(Ofsted 'Good':

July 2021)'_

At Rugby Free Secondary School, we aim to foster kindness and pride, whilst maximising our academic and personal potential.

We believe that all of our students should be happy and safe, whilst demonstrating the limitless endeavour and resilience required to succeed by striving for excellence.

To achieve these goals, our school ethos is

underpinned by the foundations of mutual respect, positive relationships and genuine curiosity.

This is encompassed in our educational philosophy of creating more articulate, organised and progressive learners, and the desire to create both independent and collaborative learners who are proud to be educated at Rugby Free Secondary School.

Learning is integral to everything we do at RFSS.

We ensure that all of our students, regardless of gender, ethnicity or ability, receive the best possible learning experiences, to enable them to achieve and maximise their potential.

Here

at RFSS, we continually support students to develop a love of learning to help them become learners for life, in order to equip them with the knowledge and skills that they will need in the real-world.

This is also the case with our teaching staff, who continuously develop and update their own pedagogical practices, through Action Research projects and other bespoke professional development sessions.

Our students are encouraged to use their thinking skills to build on existing knowledge, generate their own ideas and opinion, and to solve problems effectively, both individually and in collaboration with their peers.

This philosophy also extends itself to the personal aspect of Teaching and Learning, as we strive to develop well rounded staff and students who are respectful, curious and resilient.

Please find below link to our website with the latest Ofsted report when we were graded as 'Good'.

Our Values are:

• Kindness
• The quality of friendliness, generosity, consideration, honesty

Collaboration

• The belief that working and learning with others will lead to greater success

Curiosity

• A strong desire to know and to learn

Resilience

• The ability to recover quickly and learn from the difficulties we face

Respect

• To appreciate the importance of understanding and admiration for others and self

Endeavour

• The belief that hard work is needed to achieve something we can be proud of

Purpose

This role is a fantastic opportunity for a SENDCo who wants to build relationships and work with students and parents/carers of students with varied needs.

In addition to this, the SENDCo will have the ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders to shape the future direction of the school's new Communication & Interaction Specialist Resource Provision (SRP).

The SENDCo will have overall responsibility for the strategic development of the school's Special Educational Needs (SEND) policy and implementation; including oversight of the day-to-day operation of that policy with the aim of raising all students' attainment and achievement.

Specific Areas of Responsibility and Key Tasks:

Core Duties of SENDCo

Strategic

• To be accountable for the strategic direction and development of SEND policies, plans and targets in line with the School Improvement Plan including the monitoring and evaluation of the quality of education and outcomes for students with special educational needs.
• To lead, manage and oversee the operations of the School's SEND strategy and policy in line with the national SEN Code of Practice ensuring that the school is compliant with SEND Legislation and requirements. In addition, to ensure that the school is meeting the criteria of the new Warwickshire Inclusion Charter.
• To ensure that Senior Leadership and the Trust are kept up to date on government changes to policies including actively monitoring and responding to inclusion initiatives at a national, regional and local level.
• To work with the Local Authority, other SENDCos in the area and other professional stakeholders to share best practice from SEND Networks.
• To provide reports for the Headteacher a

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