Sendco

**Job description**

**St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary**

**Roberts Road**

**Balby**

**Doncaster**

**DN4 0JN**

**Tel: 01302 344678**

**Web**:
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**Executive Headteacher: Mrs B Nesbit**

**Chair of Governors: Mr A Searson**

**Head of School: Mr T Hoyes**

**REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2023**
- **MPS**:

- **Hours: 1 day per week**:

- **Closing Date: Wednesday 19**th** April 2023, **12 noon**:

- **Interviews**:Tuesday 25**th** April 2023**
- St Francis Xavier Primary School is situated close to Doncaster City centre with close links with the A1 and other major motorway routes. It is a vibrant and aspirational school with a proud and visible Catholic ethos underpinning a positive approach to both learning and behaviour.
- Governors are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated SENDCo. This is permanent post.

**OUR STORY**:

- An Ofsted rating of Good (December 2018)
- Strong results in statutory assessments over the past three years
- Massive investment to improve our school buildings and infrastructure in the last three years
- Active and supportive Governors
- Excellent links with parents and carers
- A close partnership with our parish and the Diocese of Hallam
- Strong links with both Diocesan and local schools and academies
- Aspirational vision
- A wonderful team of staff who work together

**THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO**:

- Demonstrate they have the necessary skills, knowledge, understanding to implement new ideas, monitor, and feedback progress to individual staff members and improve outcomes for pupils with SEND.
- Support fully our Catholic ethos, vision and values;
- Be confident in leading this important area and to spend time delivering training, interventions, one to one support, be confident in staff feedback and taking swift action if necessary
- Need to be able to liaise with external agencies
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with parents
- Be creative in inspiring, nurturing and motivating our children and staff;
- Have an awareness of legislation and the local offer
- Support parents as well as pupils through any assessments or SEND reviews
- Needs to have excellent organisational and communication skills to work with agencies and parents and knowledge of interpreting data to understand progress and attainment for pupils with SENDMust be a qualified teacher and have a National award in Special Educational Needs CoordinationPrepared to be hardworking and well organised
- Be committed to achieving the best outcome for every child;
- Ensure consistency of practice, standards and expectations;
- Be committed to their own continuing professional development;
- Be prepared to engage actively and fully with the wider life of school and the development of others;

**WE CAN OFFER**:

- An exciting opportunity to work in a school that is striving to be the best it can be
- A commitment to you and your professional development
- Wonderful and well behaved children
- A well -resourced school
- Leadership opportunities
- A hardworking team that works together for the best outcomes for pupils
- Opportunities to engage with colleagues in partner schools
- A warm and welcoming environment
- Children who are resilient, well-behaved and love to learn
- A Governing Body committed fully to supporting all staff in order to drive and sustain school improvement

**APPLICATIONS OR QUESTIONS**:
**Mrs Sarah Cashmore