Please note, this is a Trust wide role, and not solely for Cherry Fields Primary School.
Is your professional ‘why’ to ensure all children, in all their diversity, are enabled to experience the joy of learning, know they belong and feel valued in their school community?
Do you love contributing to the growth and development of school leaders, teachers and support staff?
Your Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader with a proven track record of success to join our trust School Support Team (SST), which includes our Director of Inclusion, our MATDSL, our Director for Attendance, Behaviour and Personal Development and primary SEND and Inclusion Leads. Our SST also includes subject specialists, passionate about adaptive teaching and a strong, inclusive curriculum. We are firm believers that ‘every leader is a leader of SEND’.
As a SEND and Inclusion Lead, your priority will be the improvement of holistic outcomes for all our children, particularly those with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities and children who are disadvantaged. You will provide support and challenge to leaders in our schools, with a focus on supporting and developing our brilliant school-based SENCOs and Inclusion AHTs. This will complement the support provided by the Educational Psychology service that we invest in for all our schools.
This fixed-term, part time (0.8) position for the 2024/5 academic year offers an ideal opportunity for an experienced SENCO (Special Education Needs Co Ordinator) or school leader experienced in leading inclusion, to support school development across several schools.
What we are looking for
The role is varied and exciting and includes offering in-school support, coaching, facilitating professional development programmes and creating resources to support schools. You will be a qualified teacher and have both management and extensive teaching and inclusion experience across the primary phase, ideally including nursery phase.
About GLF Schools
GLF currently has 35 schools in the primary phase, one of which has recently opened a local authority ‘resourced-base’ provision for children with Communication and Interaction needs. We have 8 secondary schools. Most of our schools are in Oxfordshire, Wokingham, Surrey, Croydon and West Sussex. Therefore, this role does involve travelling to schools, as well as some remote working opportunities.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our school support team.
- A Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
Our Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive teaching pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model:
The Details
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: Dependant on experience
Contract: Fixed term for the 2024/2025.
Hours: Part time (4 days a week 0.8)
Close Date: 23rd September 2024 9am
Shortlisting: 24th September 2024
Interview Date: 30th September 2024
Contact
If this is a role that interests you and you would like to find out more, please email our Director of Inclusion, Becky Jones (email address can be found in the Job Description). Becky would be delighted to share more about what the role involves and to answer any questions you may have.
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.
We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.