SENDCo

Heronsgate School; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced family leave

LGPS pension

CPD & wellbeing support package

Job summary

Heronsgate School in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced teacher with a strong SEND background to join our diverse Key Stage 2 provision within the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) family.

The successful candidate will lead inclusive practice, collaborate with staff and families, and drive outcomes for pupils with a range of abilities and additional needs. Visits encouraged; contact the school to arrange a tour or discuss how we support professional growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with a minimum of 4 years of teaching experience.
• Hold the national award for SEN Co-ordination, or be working towards it.
• Have a good understanding of the principles and implementation of inclusion.
• Be able to evidence consistently good and outstanding classroom practice across the curriculum.
• Be knowledgeable in supporting the progress of pupils with a range of abilities and additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and improve outcomes for children with additional needs.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills to keep inclusion at the heart of the school.

Skills

Qualified teacher

SENCo award

Inclusion understanding

Excellent classroom practice

SEND support

Job description

Heronsgate is a thriving and diverse Key Stage 2 academy on the south-eastern flank of Milton Keynes. We are proud to be part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) family of schools, where collaboration, ambition and professional growth sit at the heart of everything we do. At IFtL we are never alone. We know we are stronger together - one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified teacher with a minimum of 4 years teaching experience
• Hold the national award for SEN Co-ordination, or be working towards it
• Have a good understanding of the principles and implementation of inclusion
• Be able to evidence consistently good and outstanding classroom practice across the curriculum
• Be knowledgeable in supporting the progress of pupils with a range of abilities and additional needs

The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher and experienced SEND practitioner with a proven ability to lead, inspire and improve outcomes for children with additional needs. They will possess excellent organisational, communication and leadership skills and be committed to ensuring that inclusion remains at the heart of everything we do

Visits to our school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. To arrange a tour, please contact the school office on 01908 550811 or email [e-mail].

We offer:

• enhanced family leave
• generous Pension (LGPS) employer contribution
• access to a staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD, wellbeing support (Health Assured) discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme
• much more

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

All school based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

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