SENDco and SRP Vice Principal
Salary information: £59,826 - £65,629 per annum (depending on experience)
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Start date: January 2025 or sooner
Lake Farm Park Academy opened in 2014 and is an established three-form entry primary academy with a Specialist Resource Provision unit for 12 pupils with ASD. It serves the children and families of the richly diverse and welcoming community of Hayes in West London. The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across nine academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high quality training.
We are looking for enthusiastic and ambitious SENCo/SRP Vice Principal. The ideal candidates will be caring, patient, self-motivated and able to work from their own initiative. They will support the academy to establish a safe, happy and inclusive school where hard work, good behaviour and excellent progress are prized. This is an exciting opportunity as you will also be instrumental in designing and developing the brand new junior curriculum and the future direction of the Academy as it grows.
You will need to demonstrate:
- A passion for teaching and learning.
- High expectations of yourself and the children you work with.
- Good knowledge of the National Curriculum requirements.
- Committed to working as part of a team.
- Experience of supporting young people.
- A knowledge of the challenges children with SEND face and how to support them in a mainstream school.
- Good knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and the National Curriculum requirements.
- Committed to working as part of the leadership team.
- Experience of supporting staff.
For the right candidate, we will offer:
- Extensive support and CPD.
- The opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the Multi-Academy Trust.
- A welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team.
- An ambitious and dynamic Senior Leadership Team.
- A dedicated Governing Body.
- Supportive parents and children who are keen to learn.
- An employee assistance programme (EAP).
We warmly welcome candidates coming to visit the school prior to application; please contact the school to arrange.
Applicant instructions: Please download the application form from here or visit the school website. Completed application forms must be sent to: recruitment@theparkfederation.org.
Closing date & Interviews: As and when we receive successful applications.
