Assistant SENDCo Inclusion Bases and Internal Provision

Plymstock School is a vibrant, diverse, inclusive and ambitious community where staff and students, in partnership with their parents and carers, work towards our vision of achieving excellence through our curriculum and culture. This vision is aimed at giving every individual the best chance to thrive. We take inspiration from those in our community. We strive to provide an environment full of integrity and knowledge, where students are dedicated to their work and are proud of what they do and who they are.

Our ambition is to empower our young people, through education, to have the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in life and make a positive difference to their communities. Our school culture is underpinned by our core values of ‘be kind, work hard and aim high’. Our staff offer powerful and shared knowledge to the children who attend Plymstock School. By moving along the path of our broad, balanced and ambitious academic and behaviour curriculum, students develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to pursue their personal and career ambitions.

Our curriculum prepares our young people for the demands and challenges of our multicultural society, to be equipped for life in modern Britain and beyond. This progression is underpinned by a sharp focus on reading. Students read daily and are supported to develop a love of reading while accessing high quality and challenging literature. Where students find reading challenging, we provide them with the support needed to become competent and engaged readers.

We set clear rules for young people to teach them how to secure every benefit of a good education, to control their impulses, delay gratification, and exert self-discipline, often in the face of peer social norms that are powerful. We believe that students have the best opportunity to thrive within a framework of high expectations and clear routines to enable all students to consistently meet our school CORE expectations rooted in strong, respectful and positive relationships. Our pastoral care provision supports where students find it difficult to meet our CORE expectations.

We endeavour to work in partnership with the student and the parent/carer to support. Our academic and behaviour curriculum is also underpinned by a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. In addition, we offer cultural experiences beyond the school gates, including work experience, student leadership, trips and visits, and our annual Community Cohesion and Challenge Week programmes enabling our young people to further develop their skills, knowledge and experiences.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and dedicated individual to become an Assistant SENDCo and coordinate the running of the Alternative Provision Base. The successful candidate will work closely with the Inclusion Team to support young people working within the AP Base, including students who may have challenging behaviour and complex needs. The Assistant SENDCo will work closely with the SENDCo to support pupils' progress and achievement and link with external professionals and agencies as appropriate.

We are looking for:

• Significant experience of working with children
• Experience of dealing with a range of student behaviours
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with staff, parents, outside agencies and be able to foster good relationships and gain the confidence of young people
• Ability to remain calm and measured in challenging situations

This role is full-time, term time - 37 hours per week x 39 weeks per annum. All appointments are subject to pre-employment checks. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.