Vacancy Reference
JOB002573
Job Title
SENDCO
Job Start Date
1 January 2025
Salary Range
MPR/UPR plus SEND Allowance
Hours Per Week
Full time preferred but part time will be considered.
School Address
Saint Anne's Catholic Primary School
Lowe Street
Birmingham
B12 0ER
Telephone number: 0121 675 5037
Contact Email
enquiry@st-annes.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
29 November 2024, midday
Job Information

The Governors of Saint Anne’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly skilled teacher as SENDCo who:

  • is passionate about children’s wellbeing, especially those who have additional needs
  • has a proven track record of improving learning and progress for all children
  • has excellent knowledge of the curriculum and SEND Code of Practice
  • would provide inspiring leadership for SEND provision across the school
  • works effectively and supportively with teachers, parents and external agencies
  • would enhance the Catholic ethos of the school

We would consider part time applications.
Qualifications and training required:

  • qualified teacher status
  • degree
  • national award for SENDCo

What our school can offer:
Saint Anne’s Catholic Primary School is a ‘Good’ one form entry school (Ofsted 2019) and judged ‘Good ’ in our Catholic Schools Inspection (2024).
We are/have:

  • an oversubscribed, warm and friendly school with wonderful children, supportive governors, staff and parents
  • a caring Catholic ethos where every child matters
  • children whose behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary
  • friendly, highly motivated staff who work exceptionally as a happy team
  • a supportive wider school community
  • committed to your further professional development including mentoring and support
  • a leadership team that maintains an open-door policy, where fresh, innovative ideas are welcome and genuinely considered in order to continuously improve our school
  • a place where the spirit of teamwork and mutual respect and support permeates throughout. We believe this ethos is what makes our school a ‘family’

How to Apply

Application forms and relevant documents can be requested and are to be returned via email to: enquiry@st-annes.bham.sch.uk

School visits are highly recommended and can be arranged by calling the school office on 0121 675 5037

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.