Farsley Westroyd Primary School and Nursery is a small and friendly village school, at the heart of the thriving community of Farsley. At Westroyd we love to learn. We make the most of every opportunity to learn and there are no barriers or limits to what we can achieve. There is a strong sense of belonging to the school and we invest time to get to know our children and foster their individual characters. We have a strong inclusive culture and the children naturally support and nurture each other and easily work in collaboration.
Like many schools we have a growing number of children in school with special educational needs. Ensuring that children with special educational needs have the provision in place to ensure they are successful without limits, is a non-negotiable for governors and school leaders at Westroyd. We focus on the child as an individual, their identified needs and then adapt our teaching to ensure they can be successful. We are looking for a SENCO who will not only lead the graduated targeted response, but will also work with senior leaders to strategically ensure that our universal offer is inclusive of the needs of a growing, neurodiverse school cohort. The role as SENCO will be three days and non-class based. Working days are flexible and can be negotiated with opportunities to work from home. The leadership team are new since September 2023 and you will be joining an exciting school development journey that is strongly supported by the local authority. This is an incredible exciting time for the school, we are all learners and this is a real opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career. We are looking ideally for an experienced SENCO but as a learning school we would also welcome applications from individuals wanting to start their SENCO career. There is a real buzz about our school and we strongly suggest you visit us, as you will be hooked in!
The successful candidate will have:
-Proven strengths in teaching children with special educational needs.
-The skills to lead school improvement initiatives.
-Achieved or commitmented to achieve a SENCO qualitification
-A solution focused approach with the child at the centre.
-Passion, commitment, energy and drive to achieve high standards.
-A strong understanding of how children learn and be up to date with the latest research.
-Recent experience of working in a neurodiverse environment
-Strong understanding of the graduated response, experience of writing funding applications and EHCP plans
-Experience of working in partnership and collaboratively with colleagues and outside agencies
-Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge and be able to promote a safeguarding culture.
We will offer the successful candidate.
Funny, quirky, well mannered, well behaved children who are eager and motivated to learn.
An exciting place to work with a genuine buzz!
A supportive, hardworking, friendly staff
An opportunity to influence change
An exciting school development opportunity which will benefit your career.
Ownership and autonomy in your role
A spot light school with strong support from the local authority.
Very engaged and supportive governors
A beautiful historic spacious school building with plenty of space in the centre of the Farsley community in close proximity to shops and a strong café culture.
A school committed to SMART working practices and work life balance.
A comprehensive CPD programme supported by local partners and the local authority.
A headteacher and governor knowledgeable about SEND.
Safeguarding:
At Westroyd, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our children. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment requirements and best practice as set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All shortlisted applicants will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an online search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available on-line. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced Disclosing Barring Service Check. The details of the DBS Code of Conduct can be found at:
Policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation.