Assistant SENDCO (ASENDCO)
Key Information
Location: Wingfield Academy
Salary: Band H of the School Support Staff Spine (FTE £33,024 - £35,745, Actual Salary £28,705 - £31,070)
Contract Type: Full Time 37 Hours per week; Term Time Only
Contract Term: Permanent
Dates
Closing Date: Monday 7th October
About this Opportunity
Come and work in a school where students and staff matter. Our care, candour and collaborative practices ensure year on year success!
We are currently seeking a dynamic, hardworking and dedicated ASENDCO to support the Academy’s Director of Inclusion with leading on Special education needs, SEMH and Alternative provision. We are looking for someone who will be passionate and committed to improving the opportunities, educational outcomes and life chances for all SEND pupils. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director of Inclusion to continue to develop high-quality provision for all SEND pupils that act as beacon for other secondary schools across the Trust. We are ambitious for Wingfield Academy pupils and seek an exceptional candidate who can help to further shape and implement our vision as we move towards Outstanding.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience of working with a secondary SEND and the broader area of Inclusion. They will demonstrate personal skills and qualities that align to an already established positive, hardworking and committed team. You will be fully committed to the Academy’s ethos and vision and be prepared to continue your professional development to ensure you become an outstanding senior leader, willing to go the extra mile.
Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.
Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centred, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.
The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
- A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note this vacancy closes on Monday the 7th of October at 09:00am
Applications should be submitted to recruitment@nclt.ac.uk