SENCO / Assistant Principal SENCO

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Harris City Academy Crystal Palace Full time

We are seeking an experienced SENCO, with at least two years' experience in a SEN leadership role. The successful candidate will be expected to model and advise on outstanding classroom practice particularly in terms of Quality First Teaching. An additional specialist qualification would be an advantage.

About Us

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students.

The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, 'All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the 'Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

We are seeking a consistently good or an outstanding teacher, with the results to prove it, who is ambitious and highly motivated to lead others. If successful, you will join our teaching and learning team and the LP process will provide a structure enabling you to develop and flourish. We welcome applicants who either have Lead Practitioner status or are aspiring to become a Lead Practitioner (full training will be provided) and we are open to full consideration of part time and job share requests. This role will support your teacher career progression and develop both yourself and colleagues at the Academy.Main Areas of Responsibility

The purpose of your role will be:

To ensure that Academy practice is compliant with the SEND Code of Practice and other relevant statutory requirementsTo work with the Academy Leadership team ensuring an ethos of Inclusion within the Academy and a culture of high aspirations for students with SENDTo work with the Academy Leadership team ensuring the implementation of the Academy SEND PolicyTo ensure that the provision of SEND support is in accordance with the aims of the Academy and curricular policiesTo be responsible for maintaining an accurate and up-to-date Academy SEND ProfileTo be responsible for the accurate identification of SEND need across the Academy, ensuring a rigorous and thorough assessment processTo be a role model with regard to Quality First Teaching and differentiation within your own teaching practiceTo be responsible for the embedding of Quality First Teaching across the AcademyTo be responsible for the Academy SEND Offer, ensuring high quality targeted interventions enabling students with SEND to make better progressIn consultation with the Academy Leadership Team, to provide a programme of professional development with regard to SEND, that ensures all staff have the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan teaching and learning effectively and enable students with SEND to make expected progressTo be responsible for tracking the progress of students with SEND, using a wide range of Academy data relating to progress, attainment, referrals, exclusions, detentions and attendance to identify barriers to learningTo deploy staff and resources according to the needs of SEND studentsTo write a termly report to the Governing body on progress and developmentsQualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

QTS (or equivalent) and a good undergraduate degreeEvidence of Continuing Professional Development relevant to the SENCO role or willingness to undertake this training.Knowledge and understanding of national priorities, current curriculum development and an ability to design and implement an innovate curriculum based on students' needsA thorough understanding of quality assurance techniquesAn appreciation of student motivationAn understanding of how professional development contributes to the raising of qualitySEN experience in a secondary schoolEvidence of successful teaching experienceEvidence of pastoral experienceExperience of working with key stakeholders such as parents, governors, employers etc For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack. Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Professional Development & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

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