SENDCo Leader – Full time and permanent. (However, we are willing to consider part time or job share opportunities for the right candidate).
Salary: L5 – L9
Selwood is a an exceptional school, unlike any other. . Pupils at the school are extremely polite. In June 2022 the school judged “Good” by OFSTED and in 2019 the Academy received a section 48 SIAMS inspection in which it was judge as “Excellent.”
Selwood is a large middle school recognised for its warm, caring, vibrant community. We are ambitious for our pupils and work collaboratively with local partners to ensure that all of our stakeholders are able to “let their light shine before others. This is lived out through diverse educational opportunities, a rigorous, coherent and differentiated curriculum as well as proactive pastoral support, grounded through our work as a Thrive school. As part of our vision staff wellbeing is paramount, we have hugely supportive staff, with a wellbeing team in place. Recognition for staff is at the forefront of our practice and we have policies in place to support this, including a reasonable feedback policy, supportive behaviour policy and relentless support from all leaders to support all staff to fulfill their potential through high quality CPD and support.
This post would allow you to join the Academy at a very exciting time and work as part a dynamic and forward thinking senior leadership team. This is an exciting post which will allow the successful candidate to fully develop leadership potential. Due to the nature of the school this role would be suitable for a practitioner from a Primary, Secondary or Middle school background.
The academy is currently exploring an opportunity to become an extended middle school to include KS4 pupil intake from September 2025, having recently submitted a significant change application. We would love to hear from aspirational teachers to support us with this exciting development.
We encourage potential candidates to book in a tour of the school or to book a phone conversation to gain further details.
We require someone who:
- Will lead SEND provision across the school.
- Can effectively develop, lead and manage a team
- Supports the schools vision
- Displays a clear vision and passion for effective SEND provision and can motivate those around them.
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal, organisation and communication skills.
- Has a proven track record of whole school improvement.
If you would like to visit our school please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Closing date: 4 January 9am
Shortlisting: 4/5 January
Interviews – 15 & 16 January
Selwood Academy 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. In line with Safer Recruitment all our posts require an enhanced criminal background check via the disclosure procedure and are subject to pre-employment checks. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
