SENDco

Tadcaster Primary Academy and Camblesforth Community Primary Academy

One day per week

M1 – M6

About the Trust

Ebor Academy Trust is a family of schools located across North and East Yorkshire, York and the Humber region.   Our vision is to deliver high quality, rich and engaging education at the heart of our diverse communities. To do this, we are committed to building professional collaborations of best practice both across and beyond the Trust.  Through this, we aim to enable all our learners to flourish, and to open doors for their best futures.

We genuinely seek to live our values of Excellence, Belonging, Opportunity and Respect, which underpin all we do.

About the role

We are currently seeking an experienced and outstanding SENDco to join our team at Ebor Academy Trust, you will be working across two of our schools. These will be as follows

• Tadcaster Primary Academy 
• Camblesforth Community Primary Academy 

To be successful within this role you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a number of different professionals. You will work closely and be supported by both the teaching team and the senior leadership team.

You will also be a key contact for parents and carers, so you will need to be approachable with a positive and caring disposition.

You will be passionate about improving learning outcomes and experiences for all our children.

 The job requirements

The primary role of the SENDco is to manage the day-to-day operational work alongside the school leadership team to ensure that the children’s needs are met. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• To lead EHCP reviews 
• To support staff with the writing of EHCP documentation and the writing of SMART targets
• To assist the leadership team in leading the provision for special educational needs within school, liaising with the Headteacher as required 
• To assist the leadership team to manage appropriate SEND resources and to ensure that they are used efficiently and effectively 
• To assist the leadership team develop curriculum resources to ensure that pupils with SEND have the necessary levels of support
• To support the leadership team in managing the implementation of an inclusive curriculum for our pupils
• To support the leadership team in sustaining the effective teaching of pupils with SEND across the school leading to high quality outcomes 

This is an exciting opportunity for dynamic and highly motivated SENDco to join an excellent, hardworking and friendly team.

Working with us

All new starters with the Trust receive a thorough induction programme, followed by a programme of training which is essential to the role.  But it doesn’t stop there, all staff receive development on an ongoing basis and we actively encourage career development through a range of CPD and longer programmes of learning, including apprenticeships.

The Trust is striving to be an inclusive and diverse organisation, where everyone feels able to be themselves and experiences a strong sense of belonging. The Trust wholeheartedly supports the principle of equality and diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unfair or unlawful discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sex.  We encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds and seek to develop a community of staff that accurately represents society as a whole.  All applications for employment with the Trust will be considered against the criteria outlined in the person specification for the position advertised.

 Closing date: Thursday 4th July 2024 at 12.00noon

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For enquires please contact, Deborah Meiklejohn, SEND Lead, d.meiklejohn@ebor.acadmey