Deputy SENDCO (TLR2c + SEN allowance)

Thomas Tallis is a flourishing and popular school situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We currently have over 2000 pupils on the school roll with around 700 students in our highly competitive sixth form. We strive for excellence in all that we do underpinned by our vision of education to understand the world and change it for the better.

We wish to appoint an outstanding Deputy SENDCO to work with the SENDCO championing inclusion and high expectations for SEND children throughout the school. You will work with Curriculum Leaders throughout the school to lead and manage the inclusion curriculum in KS3. The successful candidate will also have responsibility for the day to day running of our Support Centre for Autism and Language Impairment (SCALI).

We are looking for someone who has:

·        a SEND-related qualification, or the willingness and ability to undertake one

·        successful experience of specialist SEND teaching and of raising the achievement of SEND students

·        the ability to design, plan and teach a SEND appropriate KS3 curriculum

·        excellent communication skills and a commitment to inclusion

We can offer you:

• staff who are supportive, committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for the students here
• an excellent physical environment with state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure
• a school with humane management principles committed to your professional development
• an opportunity to take on additional responsibilities within the department for suitable candidates.

Thomas Tallis School has adopted the Framework for Ethical Leadership in Education. This means that we try to behave in a principled and correct manner in everything we do. We therefore behave with selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.  We demonstrate trust, wisdom, kindness, justice, service, courage and optimism.  We are committed to ensuring that our school community practices anti-racist behaviours and has a culture that values equality and diversity.

If you are passionate about providing young people with a safe, supportive environment in which to ensure their success, we want to hear from you.  

For more information about our fantastic school please visit www.thomastallisschool.com. 

Application closing date: 13 May 2024, noon

Interview: 21st May 2024

Thomas Tallis School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. All posts within the school are subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.