Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO)

Contract term: Permanent

The School:

Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement as well as for its outstanding SEND provision, respected across Nottinghamshire. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment.

Our most recent Ofsted report endorsed the incredibly positive and inclusive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing this culture enables us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals.

Ashfield School is a great place to work and as part of the DFE school re-building project we will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school site are excellent with numerous social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities all available.

The role:

Ashfield School are looking to appoint a second full time SENCO to work alongside our existing and highly experienced and respected SENCO to add capacity to our strong, hardworking and very effective team. The collective aim will be to lead the continued delivery of a high quality SEND provision across this large and inclusive school.

The person:

The successful candidate will have the passion, commitment and ability to champion the progress of our wonderful SEND students across the school. The post holder will either hold the relevant SENCO qualification or be willing to work towards achieving the SENCO qualification in the first year of employment.

Applicants must be able to attend the school in person if selected for interview.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

If you would like to visit the school to discuss this role in more detail, there will be opportunity to do this on Tuesday 11 March 2025 at 4:15pm. To register your attendance, please email HR@ttct.co.uk.

We offer:

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

The closing date for applications is: Friday 14 March 2025 at 8:00am

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 20 March 2025

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.