SENDCo (0.6 FTE)
Beech Hall School
Cheshire East
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Competitive and Dependent on Experience
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
You will be a dynamic and highly motivated teacher who is committed to supporting young people with additional needs to achieving the very highest academic outcomes. The successful candidate will join a thriving Enhanced Learning Department, working under the direction of the Director of Inclusion.
You will be a highly committed individual, who demonstrates high levels of resilience and emotional intelligence. You will be passionate about enabling success for all children and have a resolve to make a real difference to pupils’ lives, both in the classroom and outside. You will have a good understanding of the EHCP process.
Your potential is as important as your experience.
Requirements for the role:
Qualifications:
- A relevant, good degree and teaching qualification
- Qualified Teacher Status
- National Award for SEND qualification
- Evidence of professional development relevant to the role
- Current enhanced DBS
- Further relevant qualifications
- Level 7 qualification in assessing access arrangements would be desirable
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
- An excellent classroom practitioner
- Experience working at whole school level
- Experience of line-managing support staff
Skills:
- Sound knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
- Sound knowledge of the function of external agencies
- Understanding of what makes outstanding teaching, and of effective intervention strategies
- Ability to plan and evaluate interventions
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build effective working relationships
- Ability to influence and negotiate
- Good record-keeping skills
Personal attributes:
- Ability to inspire, challenge and motivate both pupils and colleagues
- Commitment to getting the best outcomes for pupils, promoting the ethos and values of the school
- Commitment to equal opportunities and securing good outcomes for all pupils
- Ability to work under pressure, and to prioritise effectively
- Flexible with an excellent work ethic
Above all, the successful candidate will put children at the heart of everything that they do, and be willing to engage with the school as a learning community, establishing and fostering links with parents, colleagues, external stakeholders and the local community.
A completed application, together with a covering letter demonstrating why you want this position, and why you would like to work at Beech Hall, should be submitted to the Headmaster’s PA no later than 12 noon on Friday 10 May 2024.
Shortlisting will take place on Monday 13 May, with interviews scheduled for Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May 2024.
All applicants are actively encouraged to make an arrangement to visit the school and to meet the Headmaster in advance of your application. Visits to the school can be made in the following ways:
Phone: 01625 422192 - speak to Mrs Heather Goodwin, Headmaster’s PA
Email: secretary@beechhallschool.org
Post: Beech Hall School, Beech Hall Drive, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 2EG
Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
Beech Hall School is an equal opportunities employer and values a diverse workforce; we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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About Beech Hall School
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History of Beech Hall
Beech Hall was built for a prosperous mill owner in the 19th Century, but became a school in 1926. The school buildings are sited at the top of a hill overlooking the Bollin Valley, a beautiful stretch of Cheshire countryside. The school has extensive playing fields set in the valley below, and these are reached by a long walk down steps cut into the hill (the return walk after games seems like an even longer walk!) For the teaching of games and PE we also have a heated sports hall on site and a heated swimming pool that is used in the summer months. During the winter, we swim at a local indoor pool however the outdoor pool is still used for our winter training camps!
In 2002 Beech Hall School purchased its land and buildings. Since then, there has been investment in new and existing facilities. A new playground has been installed and next to it an astro turf pitch. The Nursery has been relocated in what was the Headmaster’s house, whilst the senior school is accommodated in attractive classrooms in the old stable block and on Ivy Bank. Junior classes have been moved from school outbuildings into beautifully restored rooms in the main building. There have been significant improvements in ICT, Library and Drama facilities.
The School - Composition.
Beech Hall is a very friendly place. The staff are dedicated and hardworking; the children are amiable and receptive; and the parents supportive and enthusiastic.
Beech Hall School accepts both boys and girls. The pupil roll is currently two-thirds boys, one-third girls. The children that attend Beech Hall School range from 6 months to 16 years old. The youngest children are housed in the nursery building. This is staffed by a team of trained Nursery Nurses. A pre-school is also sited in the nursery building. From 4 to 7, the children are in a part of the infant school and from 7 to 11 the children join the junior school. Pupils from age 11 upwards are in the senior school. The average class size at the school is currently 12 children.
The Curriculum
The children are taught a broad and balanced curriculum: Maths, English, Science, IT, Art and DT, History, Geography, French, German, PE, Games, RE, Swimming and Music. Children have the option of taking private music lessons, and some have private tutoring on site out of school hours in maths and English. A number of children also receive learning support for various special needs.
After school activities range from numerous sports to music, art and drama. The school has a fine sporting record and enjoys significant success at football, rugby, hockey, athletics and netball.
Local Area
Macclesfield is set in the prosperous area of South East Cheshire. To the east lies the beautiful hills of Derbyshire and the Peak District National Park. Immediately to the west lie the exclusive towns of Alderly Edge and Wilmslow, home to celebrities from sport and show business. To the north is Manchester (about 15 minutes by train, 30 minutes by road) filled with culture, restaurants, various sporting arena, and a thriving nightlife. Manchester has recently become one of the most fashionable and vibrant cities in England.
Manchester airport is no more than 30 minutes from the school and London about three hours by road, 90 minutes by train.
There are local shops and amenities within walking distance. Large supermarkets are also close by in the town centre.
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