Required to start 1st September 2025 or earlier if possible.Braunton Academy seeks a visionary and exceptional individual to be a leading and inspiring SENDCO.
The successful candidate will hold the highest standards of expectations for all students.
You will play an active and influential role in all aspects of school leadership.This is an exciting position for a suitably qualified candidate or an aspiring Senior/experienced Middle Leader with the commitment to completing the SENDCO qualification.
You will be part of a forward thinking and successful Senior Leadership Team.
Our Academy is greatly respected within the local community and is routinely over-subscribed.Due to the recent expansion to the school site, the Academy is currently developing a new Inclusion base for SEND students and the successful candidate will take a significant strategic role in the development of this area.
Braunton Academy is determined to be one of the very best schools in Devon.
We have a culture where the highest standards are expected of everyone in our learning community and we take a great pride in our students' achievements.
The inclusion and pastoral staff are a highly committed team with great skills and expertise.
Both students and staff are exceptionally well supported and given every opportunity to aspire and achieve.The successful candidate will be a reflective practitioner able to evaluate practice and embed a process of continuous improvement.
You will have a high level of leadership and management skills and be totally committed to improving the life chances of all of our SEND students.
You will be a highly inclusive leader with a determination to find effective solutions based on students individual needs.
You will receive support and guidance where appropriate, but ultimately will have the autonomy to lead your main areas of responsibility.You will have:Recent experience either in a Senior or Middle leadership role (curriculum or Inclusion) and be able to demonstrate effective leadership of an area.
Proven track record of success in raising progress and attainment of students including SEND.Outstanding teaching ability.
High expectations of all and commitment to all aspects of school life.
An open and collaborative approach to leadership.
The ability to inspire, engage and communicate with learners/students, staff and parents/carers.
Flexibility, energy and imagination.
Passion and drive to help the academy realise its vision.
Commitment in your own continued professional development including the NPQ for SENDCOs.We will offer you:An outstanding, positive ethos, where learners/students enjoy, aspire and achieve.A school genuinely at the heart of its community.Staff and Trustees who are committed, talented and highly motivated.First class learning facilities.A commitment to support all staff through CPD opportunities, in both their existing responsibilities and their aspirations for their future careers.An enviable lifestyle living in beautiful North Devon.Our vision is about securing positive futures for all of our students and providing a sustainable, high-quality educational and creative provision for generations to come: every member of staff at Braunton Academy is a committed and experienced professional, dedicated to developing students' interests and inspiring them to be successful.
We continue to develop our excellent teachers further so that they are able to increasingly apply a range of teaching methods to develop our students' ability to think and reflect.
We look forward to you joining us to work with parents, carers and the wider academy community to realise this vision.
If you would like to arrange a tour of the Academy so you can see for yourself everything that we have to offer, please ring 01271-812221 and ask for Mrs Hellmund.Safeguarding: Braunton Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students therefore an online check of publicly available information will be completed to assess shortlisted candidates' suitability to work with children.
The successful applicant will also be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and full identity and qualification checks.