SENCO

Silsoe CofE VC Lower School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4GP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025 (or sooner if available)

• Closing date

  2 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay scale with SEN allowance

SENCO job summary

Hours: 2 days/0.4 (days of week are flexible)

We are an excellent, values based Church of England Lower School that aims to welcome everyone and provide the very best education. We are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and tenacious Special Educational Needs Coordinator to be responsible for SEN leadership and development across the school.

The ideal candidate will be a well organised exemplary practitioner who is positive and has ambition and aspiration for all pupils. They will be skilled and sensitive and confident to work with pupils, parents and professional partners.

We are proud of our high achieving school and our Christian values and ethos. We have delightful children, supportive families and community, a welcoming and friendly staff team, and excellent professional development and career progression.

If you would like to discuss the role/s further or arrange a visit, please contact Jo Gidley on 01525 860247

The Governing Board is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We carry out enhanced DBS checks and online checks on all staff and volunteers and take references. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all members of the community.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 283 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Silsoe CofE VC Lower School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/silsoe-cofe-vc-lower-school

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