Directorate: People Services
Hours: 32.5 hours per week (open to flexible working requests)
Contract type: Permanent
Location: The Harmony Trust, Derby
Our vision and Values The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. We work hard to ensure that every child achieves. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education that gives our children the very best chance of succeeding in life. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children Believe Achieve Succeed. Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. We believe that school should be a place where every child achieves and makes progress in their learning. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.
We also believe in The Harmony Trust being an organisation where Learning Matters and where children become confident learners and staff are committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work
Development Opportunity The Board of Trustees wish to appoint an enthusiastic, full time SENDCo. This unique role forms part of the Harmony Trust Inclusion Service which offers support and intervention to our academies within the Derby hub, and is primarily focused on ensuring that pupils in the nominated academies are fully supported and engaged in the academy curriculum, to enable them to achieve to the best of their ability.
The role does not include a fulltime teaching responsibility; however, candidates may be required to teach to model excellent practice and demonstrate key strategies that improve outcomes for pupils with additional needs as part of the professional development offer. Occasionally the role may need to teach within the academy due to exceptional circumstances.
The successful candidate will:
- Have High Expectations of achievement, attainment and behaviour
- Be and excellent teacher with potential to develop further in the trust
- Lead by example, inspiring and motivating children and colleagues
• Have a commitment to supporting & developing the learning of all learners including those with EAL, who are disadvantaged or have SEND • Support principals in implementing the academy visions and development priorities
The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 25 September at midnight. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interview date to be confirmed