What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a SENDCO to lead the continued development of provision, support and teaching of students with additional needs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a drive, resilience and enthusiasm to ensure that students’ progress and succeed. Ideally, you will have had experience of working directly with young people requiring additional support and, if you haven’t already completed the National Award in Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCO) you must be willing to start the NASENCO on the earliest cohort intake and complete it within 3 years of appointment or enrol on the national professional qualification (NPQ) no later than September 2025.
You will lead the strategic direction for SEND support in the school and, along with an assistant SENDCO, Teaching Assistant team, and admin support you will ensure the school meets our statutory duties in SEND.
Working with senior colleagues you will be able to influence the curriculum teaching, and support young people across the school, whilst participating in wider Minerva Learning Trust networks.
A full job description and person specification is available below, but in short you must:
• Have experience of working with students with SEN
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have high expectations of young people regarding learning, independence and behaviour
• Be able to forge positive links and relationships with young people, parents and colleagues
• Be familiar with the legal requirements linked to the SENDCO role.
• The ability to converse at ease with families and external agencies and provide accurate and clear advice
If you have any questions and/or would like to discuss this role before submitting your expression of interest, please speak with N Connolley, Deputy Headteacher for Inclusion n.connolley@netherthorpe.derbyshire.sch.uk
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.
The closing date is Monday 6th January 2025 and interviews will take place week commencing 13th January 2025
The application form and information pack is available on the school website Please ensure that you do not fill in a local authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.
What the school offers its staff
Please see attached Recruitment Information Pack
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.