SENCo

Berger Primary School, London, E9 6HB

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  29 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 November 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Scale - UPS
• Additional allowances:

  SENCo TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

• a strong commitment to raising educational attainment for children and young people with SEN, including working with pupils directly and supporting other staff

• a willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge and keep up to date with local and national policy and developments

• influencing and negotiation skills - to ensure the strategy and policy of the school is effective for SEN pupils, this may require further sufficient internal resources and necessary support from external agencies

• leadership skills - to inspire and motivate other teachers, model good practice and embed a whole school commitment to supporting pupils with SEN

• interpersonal skills and teamworking - for building relationships with parents, teachers and external professionals, and working together to achieve the set strategy

• written communication skills - for writing education, health and care (EHC) plans and setting targets, completing termly reports on pupil progress and writing training guides for staff

• organisation and time-management skills - needed for prioritising and balancing a busy and varied workload

• empathy and emotional intelligence, for recognising and responding sensitively to the needs of pupils and parents

• analytical and problem-solving skills - necessary for analysing school, local and national data and developing appropriate strategies and interventions.

• experience running and establishing groups

What the school offers its staff

• A permanent role starting in January 2025

• An exciting and positive working atmosphere.

• The support of a very close knit, positive and dedicated team of staff, parents and governors.

• A well-planned, broad, balanced, and inspiring curriculum which develops the whole child.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Berger SENCo Job Description.pdf - 364 KB (opens in new tab)

SENCo Advert.docx (2).pdf - 132 KB (opens in new tab)

About Berger Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 437 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Berger Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr-berger@berger.hackney.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02089856280
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/berger-primary-school (opens in new tab)

We aspire for Berger children to be reflective and resilient lifelong learners with the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to solve problems effectively. Our children are diverse, curious and creative. Berger’s curriculum builds upon and enhances their cultural capital, experiences and communication skills. Explicit links between areas of learning and the arts allow us to broaden their horizons through accessible lessons and making learning exciting.

Arranging a visit to Berger Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr-berger@berger.hackney.sch.uk.

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