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  • Start date details

    1st September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    1 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Salary at main pay scale/Upper pay scale + SEND allowance

Qualified Teacher/SENDCO job summary

An opportunity to work in a highly successful, family orientated school. Prospective candidates are warmly encouraged to visit.

Purpose of the role is to work closely with Executive Head and Head of School, senior leadership team and all colleagues in the strategic development of the school's SEN policy.

To oversee the day-to-day operation of the SEN policy with the aim of raising achievement of pupils with special educational needs and abilities.

Exercise a key role in assisting the Executive Head and Head of School and governors with the strategic development of SEN policy/ provision.

Support all staff in understanding the needs of SEN pupils and ensure the objectives to develop SEN are reflected in the school development plan.

Monitor progress of objectives and targets for pupils with SEN from teachers plans, evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning by work analysis and use these analyses to guide future improvements.

Analyse and interpret relevant school, local and national data and advise and advise the Head of school on the level of recourses required to maximise

achievement.

Liase with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to co- ordinate their contribution, provide maximum support and ensure continuity of provision.

Work with Executive Head and Head of school and staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning through assessment of needs, target setting, developing a record system for progress.

Support teachers and support staff in the identification of the most effective teaching approaches for pupils with SEN. Monitor teaching and learning activities to meet the needs of pupils with SEN.

Liase with other schools to ensure continuity of support and learning when transferring pupils with SEN.

Lead professional development of teaching staff and teaching assistants through example, written guidance, modelling teaching, coaching and mentoring.

Provide training opportunities for learning support staff and teachers to learn about SEN. Disseminate good practice in SEN across the school.

Identify resources needed to meet the needs of pupils with SEN; advise the leadership team of priorities for expenditure and manage the SEN budget where appropriate.

Attend Senior Leadership meetings and pupil progress meetings when required. Develop links with other professionals, agencies, governors and neighboring schools. Play a key role in maintaining the school provision map.

Management of teaching assistants.

Set targets for raising achievement among pupils with SEN.

Collect and interpret specialist assessment dats. Set up systems for identifying, assessing and reviewing SEN.

Update the Head of School and governing body on the effectiveness of provision for pupils with SEN.

Develop understanding of learning needs and the importance of raising achievement among pupils.

Keep parents and carers informed about their child's progress.

Keep up to date with relevant developments in the area of SEN to ensure these are reflected in the school policies and procedures.

Regularly review the effectiveness of teaching and assessment procedures and it's impact on pupils progress, attainment and wellbeing, refining your processes where necessary.

Be responsible for your own continuous professional development and participate fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school or as developed as an outcome of your performance management.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional colleagues and other subject leaders to creative approaches to learning.

Play a full part in the life of the school community, to support it's distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example.

Undertake any other duty as specified by Executive Head and Head of School not mentioned in the above.

Note : The duties and responsibilities of the post may vary from time to time according to the changing demands of the school. This job description may be reviewed at the reasonable discretion of the Executive Head and Head of School in the light of those changing requirements and in consultation with the post holder.

In any event the Executive Head and Head of School reserves the right to review and amend the job description.

All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a school teacher as set out in the current School Teachers pay and conditions document.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About St Pancras Catholic Primary School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
182 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
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St Pancras Primary School, is Part of Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

We pride ourselves on being a friendly and caring school which works together as a community to prioritise both education and the development of the whole child. our children are happy, enthusiastic and eager to learn; this is clearly evidenced by their calm and positive behaviour and the way they present themselves- and their work - with pride.

From the summer term, the successful candidate will be part of a strong team of teachers supported directly by the Head of School. We have an exceptional and experienced classroom support staff who form part of an integral part of the St Pancras team.

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