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Additional Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCO)

About Nord Anglia Education
Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with more than 70 schools located across dozens of countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 68,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.
Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes, and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.
Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

About Nord Anglia International School Dublin
Nord Anglia International School Dublin is the first and only IB continuum school in Ireland offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). The school opened in September 2018 and is now one of the fastest growing Nord Anglia Education schools globally. As the school continues to expand, we are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and committed teachers to help us develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed.
We have over 45 nationalities represented in the school community, who thrive academically; are committed to achieving their best and who grow with us as true global citizens through our culture of respect, opportunity and personal development. We also have highly supportive parents who engage fully in the life of the school and their children’s education.
The successful candidates will be excellent teachers who provide personalised learning opportunities that inspire our students. They will be effective communicators, who value relationships and will want to participate fully in all aspects of school life as well as the classroom. Amongst other things, they will be well organised, have a good sense of humour and enjoy collaborating as a team.

Our Schools
Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people, and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success.
We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, and King’s College London.

Global academic results
The 2020-2021 school year was the strongest ever in terms of Nord Anglia Education’s academic results. For the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, our students achieved a 36.2 global point average and a 98% pass rate, with over 20 students earning a perfect score of 45. In the A-levels, our students achieved 65.4% of grades at A*-A, along with 83.7% at A*-B, with a group-wide pass rate of 99.4% and seven schools achieving a perfect 100% pass rate. In this year’s I/GCSE results, 59.6% of students achieved A*-A grades, with a group-wide pass rate of 89.5% and 13 Nord Anglia schools achieving a perfect 100% pass rate.

About the role
We will expect you to provide effective leadership and management and thereby build and maintain an effective teaching and support team which continually enhances the quality of learning and achievement. You will create a vision, sense of purpose and pride in supporting additional educational needs and oversee the AEN development plan, its implementation and the part it plays in the whole school development. We’ll look to you to promote high expectations for our students, designing learning activities that are aligned to our school’s IB curriculum, creating a learning culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved. You will foster an environment of respect within the classroom, facilitating learning through inquiry, questioning and discussion.
This is a whole school role with the AEN Department spanning both our Primary and Secondary schools from KG3- Grade 12. You will be responsible for line managing and leading a large team of Teaching and Learning Assistants and 1:1 Special Needs Assistants, therefore some leadership experience is necessary. The role also involves working with the child, parents, teachers and external therapists to create Personalised Learning Programmes that meet the individual needs of the child. These will need to be reviewed regularly and targets and updates shared with all stakeholders. You will need good communication skills to share AEN information and strategies with teachers. This will also be done through professional development sessions that you will need to be comfortable in leading across the school. Regular meetings with the Head of Primary and Deputy Head of Secondary with responsibility for Academics will be required, in which you will provide regular updates on the progress and any concerns of children on the AEN register, and those who have been referred by teachers.

About you
Able to adapt quickly to our fast-paced international environment, you will bring a university degree, a recognised teaching qualification and experience of additional educational needs to the table. Familiarity of the IB programmes is desirable. Committed and creative, you will be reflective on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative methods to raise the school’s level of achievement.
Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with staff, parents and students. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions for Ireland and hold a tertiary degree with qualified teacher status or equivalent.

Benefits
When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 14,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.
We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform, which harnesses the collective expertise of peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking.

Our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London, offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.
Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

 A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
 An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
 A culture that is fair and consultative
 Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection Process

The closing date for applications is 31st March 2022. However, successful short-listed candidates may be contacted straight away with initial discussions conducted remotely by telephone or Skype prior to the final deadline. Appointments may also be made before the closing deadline, if you are the right teacher for our school.

Start Date:16th August 2022

How to apply

Applications should be made via the Nord Anglia Education recruitment website at https://www.nordangliaeducation.jobs/vacancies.aspx and should contain a CV, letter of application, including any curriculum and co-curricular strengths, as well as the details of two professional referees, one of which is your current Headteacher/Principal.Any offer of appointment will be subject to clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously known as CRB).

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All postholders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both their country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.