Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo)

Required for Easter 2025 (or sooner) We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and well qualified Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo), a colleague who can:

• provide strategic direction and development of SEND provision
• assist with teaching and learning and pastoral needs
• lead and manage staff ensuring efficient and effective deployment of staff and resources
• work as part of the school's Middle Leadership Team
You will have a proven track record of raising achievement for different groups of students through a wide range of support and intervention strategies. The successful candidate will work with the Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion) to strategically direct and co-ordinate provision for students with a range of additional needs in SEND, leading a highly committed and experienced team. You will be supported in your role by a highly experienced, committed non-teaching Administrative Assistant to the SENDCo, in addition to a large team of dedicated Teaching Assistants. This role is ideal for a colleague seeking to progress into middle leadership, offering an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills within SEND provision. While full qualification as a SENDCo is not required initially, a commitment to pursuing the National Award for SEND Coordination is essential, with support provided for professional development in this area. Hall Green School is a very popular, heavily oversubscribed and academically successful 11 to 16 Converter Academy. We are a highly diverse institution, both ethnically and as a fully accessible mainstream school, attracting pupils from across the city with physical disabilities and other special educational needs. We have wonderful students who fully contribute to the school's 'caring, nurturing and inclusive culture' described by Ofsted (2019) as 'a welcoming and inclusive school' where 'pupils are happy, and they achieve well' and the 'positive relationships between pupils and staff are a hallmark of the school'. Most importantly, we are looking for a candidate who shares the school's approach and commitment to inclusion and the success and wellbeing of its young people. You are warmly invited to speak to the Assistant Headteacher and to make an appointment to visit the school in action.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.