Inclusion Leader - High Wycombe, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council
Description
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
Do you believe all children have the right to a high-quality education suited to their needs? Are you passionate about ensuring the best provision for all pupils? Ash Hill Primary School have an exciting new opportunity for an Inclusion Leader to join the Ash Hill family.
The inclusion at Ash Hill School is at the heart of all that we do, and we believe that every child has a right to an excellent education that meets their needs. We are looking for an experienced, proactive and passionate Inclusion Leader who shares this vision.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead on the provision for all pupils with additional needs at Ash Hill, including pupils with SEND, LAC, EAL, disadvantaged and gifted and talented pupils.
Term time only
Salary Type: Leadership
Salary details: L3-L7
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time/ Part-Time
Closing date: 08/05/2024 00:00
Interviews to be held: 14th or 15th May 2024
About us
Ash Hill is a school that is committed to providing the best for every child in our care. We are innovative in our approach, and ensure that everything we do is purposeful. We are a school driven by our values; consideration, honesty, responsibility, determination, resilience and community mindedness. We believe in preparing our pupils for an ever-changing world. At Ash Hill our mission is growing minds for learning, crafting skills for life. If you share our vision, we welcome your application.
The school owes its success to a hardworking, passionate and motivated team and our amazing pupils. We are committed to the wellbeing and professional growth of all our staff. You will have the opportunity to participate in our high quality CPD and to enhance your own skills and expertise. We are proud of our caring, nurturing and dedicated team who work together to achieve the best possible outcomes for all children in our care.
About the role
Key responsibilities:
• To coordinate the strategic direction and development of inclusive provision across the school so that all pupils with a range of additional needs, as identified as EAL, SEND, Disadvantaged and G&T, are well supported
• To lead and develop the school's safeguarding culture, policies and practices alongside the Headteacher.
• Play a leading role in maintaining/establishing the whole school's learning culture and ethos and providing strategies to support pupils with
additional learning needs to meet Ash Hill's challenging expectations in the area of behaviour for learning.
• Act as Designated Person for Child Protection, ensuring that arrangements are robust and meet statutory requirements.
• Act as designated person for Children Looked After and work with the virtual school to ensure their needs are met.
• Work closely with external agencies to ensure the needs of pupils are met.
See job specification for more details.
About you
The successful candidate will:
· Be proactive and hardworking
· Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
· Hold the NASENCO or NPQ for SENCOs qualification
· Have a successful track record of teaching across the whole curriculum and be able to evidence good progress and achievement of all pupils, but especially those who have SEN
· Have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with a range of strategies to support learning for a variety of additional needs
· Experience of building positive links with parents and external agencies
· Strong commitment to the principles of equality, inclusion, and diversity
· Be committed to the safeguarding of all children
· Be experienced in leading a positive culture of safeguarding