KS1 Teacher and Trainee SENCO

Salary: MPR 1-6/ UPS & SEN allowance & opportunity for TLR + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: January / April 2025

With you in our classrooms, we can change lives.

We are excited to be offering the opportunity to join our amazing school as a Teacher and Trainee SENCO. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced KS1 teacher looking to develop in our school as well as our specialised provision within our SEND base. The trainee will teach in the mainstream school while training as a SENCO and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people within the school, in collaboration with the SENCO.

The SEND base supports learners with a wide range of needs, including high level needs such as MLD and ensures an enriching and purposeful education is provided.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity for a skilled teacher to make an impact within our school. In collaboration with colleagues, you will deliver outstanding teaching to every child, in every classroom, every day.

You are someone who can or is willing to train to:

• support the strategic development of special educational needs (SEN) policy and provision in the school;
• guide the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy and coordination of specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability;
• provide professional guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies.
  model outstanding teaching for SEND learners.
• actively engage in the development of the school's specialist provision for Deaf Learners in conjunction with the Deputy head.
• this is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

About our school.

Beacon Academy is situated in Loughborough, with approximately 395 children on roll including a Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD) resource unit and a Nursery. Staff and families are working enthusiastically with the new leadership, as it has vision, integrity and rigour. Beacon has a huge potential and a commitment to rapid improvement. This position will be a highly rewarding role with the potential to make a significant and sustained impact on our school and community in which it sits.

The role is due to commence January / April - negotiable

Closing date: 5th December 2024.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.