Do you want to make a positive difference to young people and their lives? Are you patient, empathetic, resilient and supportive? If you have answered yes - we want you!

As a proud member of the St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust, our vision is supported with a ‘Bring It!’ approach to all areas of our school life. 

The purpose of the role is to promote and inspire excellence in learning, assessment and quality first teaching for pupils with SEND and vulnerable pupils. Provide mentoring, coaching and guidance to support teaching staff to deliver consistently good or outstanding learning, assessment and quality first teaching. To research best practice and develop your own skills to support and sustain excellence in learning, assessment and teaching.  To actively promote sharing of good practice from both within and outside of the Trust.

Undertaking the role of Trust Safeguarding Lead, working with the CEO, to ensure our schools and services meet all regulatory standards with regards to safeguarding. Acting as the Trust’s safeguarding expert and being the point of contact for child protection issues and queries. Working closely with the Executive Team and Directors, oversee all aspects of the Trust’s safeguarding arrangements – from monitoring safeguarding and child protection issues to managing specific cases. Responsible for developing bespoke safeguarding training for all staff and developing strategies for improving current arrangements.

Promote pupil attendance across the Trust. Monitoring data particularly pupils with persistent and severe levels of absence.

We seek an experienced and innovative senior education professional with a good working knowledge of SEND, safeguarding and attendance. They will have a record of successful strategic leadership and sustainable academy improvement with imagination, flair and determination to succeed. They will be experienced in creating safe environments for children.

***This role is a full time, term time role and the base school is St Petroc's CofE Primary School, Athelstan Park, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DS*** 

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

We do not discriminate against staff based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.

St Barnabas Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will have an online search conducted as part of the Trust’s due diligence checks in line with KCSIE.