Start Date: To be confirmed with successful candidate upon appointment
Closing Date: Monday 3 March 2025
Interview Date: Formal interviews will Week beginning 10 March 2025
Salary: Leadership Spine L6-L10
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We are delighted to advertise the role of full time Associate Assistant Headteacher, SENDCo. This is a new post, working alongside Deputy Headteacher to lead and play a pivotal role in the running of the SEND base and ensuring the correct provision is in place to support our SEND students.
This is an exciting opportunity for an established and experienced teacher with a background in working in Special Educational needs. If you are passionate about supporting SEND students and are looking for an opportunity to develop in a rapidly expanding and successful school, this may be the ideal opportunity for you.
Main duties of the post will include:
● Leading on the identification, assessment, provision and multi-agency working for all students with Special Education Needs and Disabilities
● Ensuring the school meets its statutory duty of EHCPs and annual reviews
● Raising standards of student inclusion, attainment and achievement for all students with additional needs
● Management and deployment of resources (including Teaching Assistants) under, ensuring they are used efficiently, effectively and safely
● Administration tasks, the deployment of staff within the SEND department, supporting staff development and training
● Liaising with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to coordinate their contribution, to provide maximum support for each student
● Advising and liaising with all staff to develop a broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum to help all students with additional needs, referring students to the appropriate external agencies for support as required
For full details please see Associate Assistant Headteacher SENCO job description.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with motivated students, with the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development. They will also have the opportunity to work in a developing academy in a beautiful area of the South West. Staff benefits include free on-site parking, membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and access for all staff to the Employee Assistance Programme “Health Assured”, which is a telephone based advice, information and counselling service. A selection of meals, snacks (hot and cold) and drinks is available for staff to purchase at lunch and break times.
This is an extremely successful inclusive school with a strong reputation in the area. In the most recent Ofsted in February 2024, inspectors praised the strong community ethos and relationships between staff and students based on clear expectations. Inspectors also celebrated our broad and ambitious curriculum, the prioritisation of reading and the support that is in place for all students to access the curriculum. (Ofsted Report- Link) Moreover, we continue to be very proud of the excellent progress our students make in their GCSE examinations. The school remains one of the highest performing schools in Somerset and is well-regarded by parents and the community.
St Dunstan’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to references and a full Disclosure and Barring Service check. St Dunstan’s School is an equal opportunities employer. The campus is a no smoking site.
If you think this could be the role for you, we would love to hear from you. Applications should be sent for the attention of Mr P Balkwill, Headteacher and should include details-
- Roles and experiences to date and how these make you a suitable candidate for the role.
- Your views on the importance of inclusion and support to ensure universal access to the school and the curriculum.
- As the successful applicant how would you support the SEND to strategically lead on an aspect of inclusion in the school.
St Dunstan's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
