What skills and experience we're looking for
Specialist Teacher
Qualifications and Attainments
Qualified Teacher with QTS Essential
Degree in a relevant subject area Essential
Further SEND qualifications, including National Award for SEN Co-ordination / NPQ SEN or other Level 7 qualifications appropriate to act as a Specialist Teacher, or a willingness to complete these Essential
Training, Experience and Knowledge
Successful teaching experience in a relevant subject area Essential
Demonstrate a student centered approach to teaching, including an appreciation of inclusive provision and practices Essential
Experience of conducting training/leading INSET Essential
Involvement in self-evaluation and development planning Essential
Experience of working in partnership with parents/carers to facilitate effective links between home and school Essential
Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice Essential
Understanding of what makes ‘quality first’ teaching, and of effective intervention strategies Essential
Ability to plan and evaluate interventions Essential
Personal Skills and Attitudes
Display initiative, be positive and enthusiastic Essential
Demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity Essential
Possess excellent communication and relationship building skills Essential
Be a team player Essential
Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, resilient and results orientated approach Essential
Ability to lead and manage own workload effectively, and take responsibility for own professional development Essential
Good record-keeping skills Essential
Suitability to work with children and young people Essential
What the school offers its staff
Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work just completed.
We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.
By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.
We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.
We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a result of a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.
Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.
Please take the time to read the information in this booklet to find out more about this role and we look forward to receiving your application.
Further details about the role
Role Specific
1. Support the SENDCO / Director of Inclusion in developing and implementing the provision for students with SEND, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision
2. Contribute to quality assurance and self-evaluation of the provision for students with SEND
3. Support the SENDCO with ensuring the SEND policy is put into practice across school
4. Support the SENDCO with the operation of the SEND policy and co-ordination of provision, as appropriate and/or where delegated by the SENDCO leading on the provision for individual or groups of students, including:
a. identifying a student’s SEN and coordinating provision that meets the student’s needs
b. maintaining an accurate SEND register and provision map, and ensuring records are kept up to date
c. providing training and guidance to colleagues on teaching and supporting students with SEN or a disability, and advise on the graduated approach to SEN support
d. as appropriate and/or where delegated by the SENDCO, working with and being a key point of contact for other schools, educational psychologists, health and social care professionals, and other external agencies, especially the local authority (LA)
e. Create and review the IEP with parents/carers and the student
5. Monitor the attainment and progress, with particular focus on SEND students, including analysing assessment data and implementing and leading interventions as needed, and evaluating their effectiveness
6. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national and local initiatives that may affect the school’s policy and practice, including being aware of the provision in the local offer
7. Support the SENDCO in leading and managing teaching assistants (TAs) working with students with SEN or a disability, including contributing to their ongoing professional development, effective deployment across school and the interventions they deliver
8. Be up to date, plan and prepare high quality teaching, delivering effective learning for students, including effectively assessing and adapting within lessons
Commitment to safeguarding