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SENDCO
Required April or September 2019
Main or Upper Pay Scale includes London Fringe Allowance + TLR 1 (£11,145) p.a.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person to lead the SEND department.
2013 OFSTED Outstanding in all categories. "Students' attitudes to learning are excellent. They come to school ready to learn and take a full and active role in the life of the school."
2018 St Martin's School is in the top 10% of mixed comprehensive schools in Essex at GCSE.
2018 79% of students achieved grades 9-4 in both GCSE English and Maths and top 10% provider for A level nationally.
• Average 25 students per class
• 60% of grades at A Level A* to B
• 78% grade C/4 and above at GCSE
• Very popular: 1113 applications for 292 Year 7 places
• All staff are provided with a school laptop
• Accelerated career progression available through the teachers' main scale for experienced and/or outstanding teachers
• On-site subsidised accommodation currently available
It is our policy to only recruit staff to permanent positions via a direct application, not through an agency placement.
Application pack available from Mrs L Knight, HR Officer: 01277 238348 or
e-mail lknight@st-martins.essex.sch.uk.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding our students against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Closing date: Monday 4th February 2019
Information about the School
St Martin's is a large co-educational comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. The school benefits from a pleasant semi-rural environment with agricultural land to the rear. The school, which also includes a large sixth form block, is situated on an open, attractive 30 acre site. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. Hutton is five miles from the M25 and 19 miles from London, which is easily reached by road or train (25 minutes to Liverpool Street Station).
This is a large, but friendly school in which all staff are helped to develop their talents. This is supported by an extensive and wide ranging in-house continual professional development programme (CPD). We have high quality mentoring and induction programmes for staff with excellent opportunities for training and professional development. The school has 207 staff of which 88 are support staff.
In March 2019 the school was judged to be good with an outstanding sixth form by OfSTED.
Achievement at St Martin's School is outstanding. In 2022 72% of students achieved grades 5+ at GCSE. 57% of grades A*-B grades at A-level. A number of A-level students go on to study at Russell Group universities in subjects such as Medicine, Veterinary Science and Law. Students arrive at the school in Year 7 with an average point score greater than 29.0. All students follow an accelerated KS3 programme in English, Mathematics, Science and Technology, beginning KS4 work at the start of Year 9. Learning and teaching is supported by a deputy head of faculty, and regular meetings to improve the teaching practice of all staff.
The school's emphasis on traditional values and high standards of behaviour, appearance and hard work has led to an excellent reputation in the community, which is reflected by the fact that we have attracted over 1166 applications annually for the 324 year 7 places. With 399 A-level students, we have one of the largest academic sixth forms in the country. All staff are required to set an example in areas such as personal appearance because this contributes positively to the ethos and influences the students' standards.
If you feel the school would suit you, and you have the passion, drive and commitment to work with us to make all aspects of our provision outstanding, please apply now.