Assistant Headteacher – SENCO and Inclusion

1 FTE

L11-L15

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated colleague to join our current leadership team adding capacity and thinking to drive our strategic development.  A colleague who will work with staff at all levels to champion inclusion and inclusive approaches.  They will ensure our student support systems are as effective as possible, allowing students the opportunities they deserve to make great progress and achieve highly.  You will be joining a hard-working leadership team; the team has a range of skills and experiences, a strong team ethos and a total commitment to driving the school even further forwards.  We are ambitious for our school and students and seek a colleague who can help to further shape and take a leading role in delivering our vision.

Hilbre has a significant reputation for Special Educational Needs provision.  Currently, there are over 250 students on the SEN Register and the school has a Resourced Provision.  Our Resourced Provision is a facility which operates as a specialist provision, commissioned by the Local Authority, where all students are placed via their Education Health Care Plans.  It has the capacity for 30 students with complex needs (Moderate Learning Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Condition).  All students from the Resourced Provision are involved in programmes designed to facilitate integration into mainstream lessons, whilst students are taught within the Provision’s base for specialist lessons.  All students attend mainstream lessons to varying degrees.  Resourced Provision is managed by its own manager and is staffed by a designated team of Teaching Assistants.
After reading the information in this pack, we hope you are considering applying for this new post in our school. 

Closing date for applications:     Friday 17th January 2025, 9am

This post is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS check. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of sex, race or disability.

We welcome phone calls, visits or video meetings to enable you to find out more about us and help your decision-making process. 

You can find our application form on our website:  https://www.hilbre.wirral.sch.uk/ 

Applications must be made using our application form and submitted with a supporting letter of application, no more than two sides of A4.  We do not accept CVs as a method of application. 

Applications can be emailed to: schooloffice@hilbre.wirral.sch.uk or posted to Mr Mark Bellamy, Hilbre High School, Frankby Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 6EQ.