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SENCO - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Ramsgate Arts Primary School, Ramsgate

  • Ref:KCC886 2064-16L
  • Posted:07/12/2016
  • Pay:Leadership Pay Range
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:31/01/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Wk Beg 06/02/17

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An exciting and innovative leadership position has arisen at the Viking Academy Trust.

Can you be the voice of our most vulnerable children?

Are you a passionate advocate of highly effective special needs provsion?

Do you inspire confidence in staff, parents and children?

If so, read on as this is the job for you!!! 

The Viking Academy Trust are looking to appoint a Trust-wide SENCo to work across the three Viking primary schools in Thanet. 

The successful applicant will become part of the Trust Leadership Team, working alongside the Inclusion Team to lead Special Education Needs provision across the Trust.

The successful candidate will:

  • Have previous experience working as a SENCo
  • Be flexible and organised in order to work across three schools  
  • Be a courageous leader, a passionate advocate of highly effective Special Education Needs provision, inspiring confidence in staff across the Trust in relation to children with SEND  
  • Fully embrace our 'One Childhood One Chance' philosophy

As Viking Trust SENCo you will have overall responsbility for:

  • Leading, managing, developing and maintaining high quality special educational needs provision 
  • Keeping all paperwork including records and policies, up to date and actioned as appropriate  
  • Liaising and communicating with outside agencies  
  • Referrals to outside agencies  
  • Managing and upkeeping children's SEN files

We offer you:

  • A strong, dynamic Trust Leadership Team to work alongside  
  • Fabulous pupils, each deserving of a first class educational experience  
  • Outstanding continuing professional development opportunities  
  • A dedicated, sociable team of staff working across the Trust that will warmly welcome you aboard the 'Viking Ship!'

The post is non-teaching and will be paid on the Leadership Pay Range.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Executive Headteacher, Mrs Michaela Lewis to discuss finer details of the role, with visits prior to submitting an application strongly advised. Tel: 01843 861393. Email: eht@vikingacademytrust.com.

Interview date: week beg: 06/02/2017

Start date: TBC 

The Viking Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the care and welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to follow this commitment.  Appointment to this post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service records check and references.

Information about the school

Ramsgate Arts Primary School is a brand new two-form entry primary school that has been moved to its new purpose built building.

Ramsgate Arts Primary is part of the Viking Academy Trust; a primary only, three school Multi-Academy Trust, with Chilton Primary and Upton Junior School the other members of our Viking family of schools.

The vision of our Arts school is to provide a high-quality, rounded and creative education, through which every child can experience the joy of learning and also be supported to reach his or her potential. This is made possible through a relentless focus on high quality teaching and learning, ensuring all children make good or better progress in reading, writing and maths. This academic rigor goes hand in hand with our belief that developing a love of the arts - music, art dance and drama, will enrich our children and offer them an all-encompassing primary school experience.

We endeavour to nurture and build on creativity. Through our Arts Curriculum, our children are taught the skills of creative subjects. Our specialist teaching team will guide children in learning the value of discipline, commitment and work ethic as well as creative thinking skills. The result will be children who not only have a secure educational foundation, but also have the ability to think outside the box and channel their creativity enabling them to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

We aim to create a calm yet highly stimulating environment, within which every child can feel secure and grow in self-confidence, gaining the necessary personal, social and academic life-skills to succeed in society today as well as preparing them for a largely unknown tomorrow.

Classrooms are full of children motivated by positive, well-paced and purposeful lessons which encourage them to develop autonomy and become independent learners. Our staff are passionate about the children’s success and ensure that Ramsgate Arts Primary provides a first class education for every child. One Childhood: One Chance!

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.